Embedded Color Bar and Method

1 . A printed substrate comprising:

a plurality of color bars printed on a substrate;

a space between each of the plurality of color bars; and

an image printed in the space between at least two of the color bars.

2 . The printed substrate as recited in claim 1 , wherein each color bar includes at least one target.

3 . The printed substrate as recited in claim 2 , wherein each color bar includes at least two targets.

4 . The printed substrate or embedded color bar as recited in claim 3 wherein each target is a different color.

5 . The printed substrate as recited in claim 1 , wherein the color bar is incorporated into the printed image.

6 . An embedded color bar comprising:

at least one color bar printed on a substrate;

an image printed adjacent the at least one color bar on the substrate.

7 . The embedded color bar as recited in claim 6 , wherein the at least one color bar includes two color bars and the image is printed in a space between the at least two color bars on the substrate.

8 . The embedded color bar as recited in claim 6 , wherein the at least one color bar includes at least one target.

9 . The printed substrate as recited in claim 8 , wherein each color bar includes at least two targets.

10 . The embedded color bar as recited in claim 9 , wherein each target is a different color.

11 . The embedded color bar as recited in claim 6 , wherein the color bar is incorporated into the printed image.

12 . A method of printing an embedded color bar comprising the steps of:

printing at least one color bar on a substrate; and

printing an image adjacent the at least one color bar.

13 . The method recited in claim 12 , wherein at least two color bars are printed on the substrate and the image is printed in an area between the at least two color bars.

14 . The method recited in claim 12 , further comprising the step of:

printing a second color bar adjacent the image.