Chapter 4: Managing Color In Postscript Applications; Working With Postscript Applications - Oki ES3640eMFP Reference Manual

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Chapter 4:
Managing
Color in
PostScript
Applications
This chapter provides guidelines for using applications that have
the ability to write their own PostScript, such as some page
layout, illustration, and pixel-editing applications. For information
about using specific applications, see
Photoshop" on page 5-42,
Applications" on page 6-56, or
Applications" on page 7-72.
Working with PostScript applications
Most applications used for illustration,
layout can create the PostScript information they send to a
PostScript printer or save in PostScript files. Illustrator,
Photoshop, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and Macromedia FreeHand
are all PostScript applications.
PostScript applications work with color in many different ways.
Most allow you to choose
for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), as well as
colorsfrom a spot color system, such as PANTONE. When you print
composites, these applications send process-color equivalents for
named spot colors to the Fiery. In some applications, you can also
choose colors using the RGB, HSB, HSL, or other color models.
Generally, PostScript applications send color information to the
Fiery as CMYK data. An exception to this is an RGB image placed
in a document, which is sent directly to the Fiery (unless you
specify special color management settings in the application). In
addition, some PostScript applications that allow you to define
colors in RGB or other color models also send data to the Fiery in
those color spaces.
Color controls in PostScript applications are typically designed for
printing on an offset press, and some adjustments are required
for printing to the Fiery. Displayed versions of colors you choose
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"Managing Color in Adobe
"Managing Color in Page Layout
"Managing Color in Illustration
pixel editing, and page
process colors (by entering percentages
named