Color management processing system

A color management system, comprising:

• a Counseling/Management site communicatively coupled to a processing site and operable to receive density values generated by at least one reflective multi-color reproduction system (RM/CRS), measure the density values, and perform quality control related to the density values;
• the processing site operable to
• evaluate characteristics from the density values;
• and
• calculate factors in response to the density values and and the evaluation and transmit the factors to a subscriber site;
• and
• wherein the factors are to be used to adjust and generate image data to be printed.

A color management method, comprising:

• receiving identifiers for one of a plurality of proofing systems and one of a plurality of press output devices over a network at a processing site;
• calculating in the processing site one-dimensional data and system admixture data associated with the identified one of the plurality of proofing systems and the identified one of the plurality of press output devices, the data to be used by at least one of a plurality of subscribers in performing a production print job using the identified one of the plurality of press output devices;
• storing the one-dimensional data and system admixture data in a centralized repository;
• and;
• communicating the adjustment data from the processing site to the at least one of the plurality of subscribers over the network.

A color management system, comprising:

• a central data repository in a processing site operable to store adjustment data to be used in performing a production print job using one of a plurality of press output devices and in response to one of a plurality of proofing systems, the processing site operable to store transformation data associated with the plurality of proofing systems and the plurality of press output devices;
• logic in the processing site operable to
• communicate over the network with the central data repository and operable to cause identifiers for the one of the plurality of proofing systems and the one of the plurality of press output devices to be received at the processing site over a network, and
• cause the adjustment data to be provided from the central data repository over the network to at least one of a plurality of subscribers in response to the provided proofing system and press system identifiers;
• and
• wherein the processing site is operable to communicate with the plurality of subscribers.

A color management method, comprising:

• providing identifiers for one of a plurality of proofing systems and one of a plurality of press output devices;
• providing adjustment data in response to the provided proofing system and press system identifiers that compensate for one at least variation in at least one of five principal variables affecting aspects of color management;
• and
• wherein the adjustment data to be used in performing a production print job using the one of the plurality of press output devices and in response to the one of the plurality of proofing systems.

A printed image, comprising:

• a substrate;
• image data produced by a press output device in response to a proof of a production print job using a proofing device compliant with a first set of specifications and in response to one-dimensional density values and system admixture density values, the image data residing on the substrate;
• and
• wherein the one-dimensional density values and the system admixture density values are produced by a second proofing device according to the first set of specifications and by the press output device according to a second set of specifications.