Background

In order to use Harmony curves in ColorFlow, you must first import your existing Harmony database (Calcurve.hmy) into ColorFlow.

In Prinergy 11 and above, once the Harmony database has been imported into ColorFlow, you can run the Migrate Process Template Curves... utility in Prinergy Administrator to automatically switch all Process Templates from Harmony curves to ColorFlow curves, provided that the Harmony Plate and Print Curves specified in the output process template still exist in the imported Harmony Database.

See Prinergy Workflow Help for full details about the Migrate Process Template Curves... utility.

You can also import individual Harmony curves and manually enable them in Prinergy Output Process Templates.

Tasks

Goal
Import a Harmony plate curve into ColorFlow and use it to output a page in Prinergy using the ColorFlow curve source. 

Task 1: Import Harmony plate curves

1. In ColorFlow, click the Plate Curves tab.
2. Download the CF-AG01_Harmony_Plate_Curves.hmy file.
3. In the Harmony Curves section at the bottom left, click Import... 
   The Load HMV File dialog will open at the Harmony share location. 
4. Browse to the location of CF-AG01_Harmony_Plate_Curves.hmy and click Open.
5. Select all four curves in the Import dialog box and click OK.
6. In the Harmony Curves section, select the Show in Prinergy Plate Curves check box for the two DERIVED curves.
   Note: If the Show in Prinergy Plate Curves column is not shown, click File > Preferences... and select the Show Prinergy Workflow settings check box in the Preferences > User Interface tab.
7. To view the Harmony curve value, in the Harmony Curves list, do one of the following:
   • Double-click the PLATE XL Euclidean 150 DERIVED curve
   • Click the PLATE XL Euclidean 150 DERIVED curve, and then click the Curve icon  in the curve object on the right window
8. View and remember the 50% black ink value shown in the Curve Values list on the right. (47%)
   

Task 2: View the plate curves in Prinergy

1. In Prinergy, click Tools > Process Template Editor > Loose Page Output > Virtual Proof
2. Click Virtual Proof.LoosePage.
3. In the Loose Page Output Process Template editor, tip open Calibration & Screening.
4. Click the ColorFlow Current State radio button.
5. Expand the Plate Curve drop down list, and confirm you see the two plate curves you selected in Show in Prinergy Plate Curves.

Task 3: Output a page using the plate curve in Prinergy

1. In Prinergy, create a new job, and name it XX Harmony Activity 01 Plate (where XX = your initials).
2. Refine Chart_TintRamp_CMYK.pdf with 1stRef-Normz.
3. Output the PDF file using Virtual Proof.LoosePage with one of the imported Harmony plate curves:
   1. Leave ColorFlow Color Relationship Management unchecked.
   2. Tip open the Calibration & Screening section.
   3. Click the ColorFlow Current State radio button.
   4. Expand the Plate Curve drop down list and select curve PLATE XL Euclidean 150 DERIVED.
4. Output and open the file in VPS and measure the 50% black patch.
   Confirm that the plate curve has been applied and that the 50% black patch measures 47%. 

Outcome

You have imported a Harmony curve into ColorFlow and used it in Prinergy to linearize the tonal response of a plate.