METHOD FOR INK JET PRINTING A DIGITAL IMAGE ON A TEXTILE, THE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PRACTICING THE METHOD, AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS USING THE METHOD

摘要

The present invention provides a method of printing a digital image on atextile including the steps of selecting 8 to 16 inks to form an ink set,calibrating the ink set to create an ink set profile, using the ink setprofile to calculate hue and shade-based look-up tables directly correlatingthe inks with the color space coordinates of the pixels of the digital image.The present invention also is a system and a apparatus providing means forperforming the calibration of the ink set and direct correlation of the colorspace coordinates. The printed fabric has a first plurality of dots having 8to 16 differently colored inks per dot and a second plurality of dots havingone color per dot. Significantly, the present invention produces printedtextiles having a high detail, deep color, and broad shading, as well ascombination of dyes heretofore considered incompatible.