Hybrid Software Helix signs color profiling agreement with Toyo Ink

Hybrid Software Helix, formerly Global Graphics Software, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Toyo Ink for ICC color profiles created using ColorLogic technology.

Under the agreement, Toyo Ink will develop profiles for its printing inks using ColorLogic’s CoPrA profiling software and ColorAnt color measurement and analysis software. The profiles are intended to support consistent, predictable color reproduction across printing processes and production environments.

CoPrA generates ICC device and DeviceLink profiles, while ColorAnt provides tools for analyzing, correcting and optimizing color measurement data.

Standard CMYK profiles will be available to download free of charge from Toyo Ink’s website. Customers can use these to convert RGB images to CMYK, preview printed colors through soft proofing and establish reference colors for digital proofing.

Toyo Ink will also offer specialized CMYK and multicolor profiles for commercial use. These will support customized color reproduction and extended color gamut (ECG) printing, allowing printers to reproduce a wider range of colors using additional process inks and reduce reliance on individual spot colors.

Masahiro Sakazume, division director of Toyo Ink, said: ‘By making ICC reference profiles available for our ink ranges, we aim to help customers achieve more predictable color reproduction and simplify color management in their printing operations. Working with Hybrid Software Helix and ColorLogic gives us access to proven profiling technology and enables us to offer customers both standard and specialized color management solutions.’

Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, representative director of Global Graphics K.K. and representative of Hybrid Software Helix in Japan, added: ‘By combining Toyo Ink’s expertise in printing inks with ColorLogic’s advanced color management technology, we can help printers achieve consistent, high-quality results while making professional color profiling solutions more widely available.’

Hybrid Software Helix also offers the ColorLogic SDK, which enables printer manufacturers and software developers to integrate color management capabilities into their products and workflows.