Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 198

184 Chapter 14:
Making, Using, and Editing Palettes
Accessing the Gerber vinyl and foil palettes in Adobe Illustrator
Note: The following procedure uses Adobe Illustrator 10.0 and Windows XP. Procedure steps
and results may vary in other versions of Adobe Illustrator and other operating systems.
Once you have loaded the Gerber vinyl and foil palettes to the C:\Program Files\Adobe\
Illustrator 10\Presets\Swatches folder they are available in Adobe Illustrator.
Gerber vinyl and foil palettes are RGB files. Set your document color mode to RGB when
designing in Adobe Illustrator for the best color translation into OMEGA. Click File > New and
choose RGB Color. Setting the color mode to CMYK forces the RGB palette colors to be
translated to CMYK in Adobe Illustrator and back into RGB on import into OMEGA. The RGB
to CMYK to RGB conversion can alter colors significantly.
To access the Gerber vinyl and foil palettes in Adobe Illustrator
1 Click Start > Programs > Adobe Illustrator to open Adobe Illustrator.
2 Click Window > Swatch Libraries and select the Gerber vinyl or foil palette from the
list. A custom palette window displays.
3 Repeat step 2 to select additional Gerber palettes. Each chosen palette displays in a
new tab in the Gerber palette window.
4 Use the swatches in the Gerber palette window as you would any other swatch in
Adobe Illustrator.
Setting Proof colors in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe PhotoShop
You can set Adobe Illustrator or PhotoShop to display colors on the screen as they would
appear on your Gerber printer. This procedure uses Adobe Illustrator 10 and Adobe PhotoShop
7 on Windows XP. The procedure may vary for other versions of software and other operating
systems.
To set Proof Colors in Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop
1 Click View > Proof Setup > Custom... to open the Proof Setup dialog box.