Useful files, charts, and links for color management test charts.
PhotoDisc PDI Target
One of the best royalty free test targets is included on the Apple OS 9 CD. PhotoDisc PDI Target is a very difficult image that helps in determining faults in conversions. The PDI Target is located in /CD Extras/ColorSync CD Extras/Target Photodisc/ of the Apple OS 9 CD. This image has been replaced by the Getty Images Test Image.
Getty Images Test Image
The Getty Test Image is an update of the original PhotoDisc image. Three different flesh tones are included.Available in TIFF and JPEG formats. Vist Getty Images - Color Resources website to download.
RPimaging test charts
Neutrality Checker Use this TIFF file to check how neutrals in LAB are converted to your destination ICC profile.
Grainger Rainbow test This test file helps to define how colors are translated from one color space to another. Convert to either a RGB or CMYK ICC profile to see how using different rendering intents affects color translation.
Don Hutcheson Test files
Don Hutcheson of Hutcheson Consulting has created a number of excellent test files to determine short comings in ICC profiles and imaging devices. Visit Hutcheson Consulting website.
