Patent ID: 8310498

Claim:
A method of creating an image using a device for soft proofing image data for printing, the device comprising a light source for producing light, a converter for converting the image data to form converted data, and a viewing screen for displaying an image according to the converted data, the method comprising: determining at least one characteristic of the printed material according to at least one of a spectrum of a set of inks and a color reflection characteristic of a material for receiving said set of inks; sliding or rotating a first filter set for selecting a correction filter according to the at least one characteristic of the printed material; producing spectrally-corrected light using the correction filter and using the light source; filtering the spectrally-corrected light to produce colored light; spatially modulating the colored light according to the converted data for producing modulated colored light; and projecting the modulated colored light onto the viewing screen to form the image.