MACHINE LEARNING FOR COLOR OPTIMIZATION IN PRINTING
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v6.i4s.2025.6833Keywords:
Machine Learning, Color Optimization, Printing Technology, Gan-Based Color Prediction, Color Management SystemsAbstract [English]
The optimization of colors in printing has been a subject that is more than ever becoming a critical topic because industries are increasingly demanding greater precision, consistency and efficiency in printing on various substrates and equipment. Conventional color management methods are dependent on manual calibration, ICC profiling and deterministic models which sometimes do not cope with nonlinear device operation, ink substrate interactions as well as environmental uncertainty. The study discusses a machine learning-based infrastructure on enhancing the color prediction, correction, and output fidelity in current printing processes. The paper improves the mapping of the digital color values and printed outcomes by using various types of the reinforcement, unsupervised, and supervised learning. The suggested methodology uses datasets that were developed using printed test charts, scanned results, and device-specific color measurements. The process of preprocessing including normalization, illumination correction and noise filtering provides good input representation. Baseline color prediction takes the form of regression models and texture-dependent printing is based on extracting spatial-chromatic patterns by CNNs. Adversarial learning in GANs produces better color mappings and reduces metamerism and changes in perception. Reinforcement learning also enhances real-time optimization of the printer parameters comprising of ink density, dot-gain offset, and tone reproduction curves. Findings reveal high quality of ΔE, uniformity of perceptions and cross-device consistency as compared to the traditional workflows.
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