are a special form of ICC profiles, which offer a color transformation from source to destination in ONE profile. This way, each color of the source color space is directly transformed to a certain color in the destination color space. DeviceLink profiles are certified by the ICC (International Color Consortium).

callas DeviceLink Add-on is delivered with a package of the most common DeviceLink profiles but also offers the possibility to install your own.

DeviceLink profiles complement the usage of regular ICC profiles to avoid weaknesses of a color conversion based on ICC profiles for certain tasks. These weaknesses mainly are the CMYK to CMYK transformation and e.g. the preservation of pure black text in a picture.

A CMYK to CMYK transformation with ICC profiles always is performed via the device independent Lab color space, which leads to a complete reseparation of the data with partly unpredictable and unwanted results. This does not happen with DeviceLink profiles, which offer a direct control of color composition.

• Commercial Printing Europe to Japan
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to JapanCoated
• Commercial Printing Europe to US
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to GRACol, max. 330% ink limit
• Commercial Printing Europe to Web Offset US
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to SWOP, grade 3 paper, max 300% ink limit
• Commercial Printing Europe, max. 300% ink limit
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to ISOcoated V2, max. 300% ink limit
• Commercial Printing Europe, V2 Profile
  • Conversion from ISOcoated to ISOcoated V2
• Commercial Printing US to Europe
  • Conversion from GRACol to ISOcoated V2, max. 300% ink limit
• Commercial Printing coated to uncoated paper (Europe)
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to ISOuncoated
• Commercial Printing to Newspaper (Europe)
  • ISOcoated_V2 to ISOnewspaper, 26% dotgain and max. 240% ink limit (ifra)
• Commercial Printing to Web Offset on LWC paper (Europe)
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to ISOwebcoated, LWC paper
• Commercial Printing to Web Offset on SC paper (Europe)
  • Conversion from ISOcoated V2 to SC paper (super calendered, FOGRA 40)
• Web Offset Printing Europe to Japan
  • Conversion from ISOwebcoated to JapanWebCoated
• Web Offset Printing Europe to US
  • Conversion from ISOwebcoated to SWOP, grade 3 paper, 300% total ink limit
• Web Offset Printing US to Europe
  • Conversion from SWOP (grade 3 paper) to ISOwebcoated, LWC paper
• Web Offset printing to Newspaper (Europe)
  • ISOwebcoated to ISOnewspaper, 26% dotgain and max. 240% ink limit (ifra)
• Web Offset printing to Newspaper (US)
  • SWOP (grade 3 paper) to ISOnewspaper, 26% dotgain and max. 240% ink limit (ifra)