Chapter 9: Illustration Applications; Working With Illustration Applications; Defining Colors - Canon ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Manual

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9-1 Working with illustration applications

Chapter 9:
Illustration
Applications
This chapter provides instructions for using Adobe Illustrator for Windows and
Mac OS, Macromedia FreeHand for Windows and Mac OS, and CorelDRAW for
Windows and Mac OS.
Before printing from these applications, make sure the appropriate PostScript printer
driver and the ColorPASS PPD are installed on your computer as described in
Getting Started.
Working with illustration applications
You can print directly from an illustration application or use it to create and save files
that will be imported into a page layout document. To print from an illustration
application, use the printer driver and the print settings recommended in Chapter 1.
These application notes provide instructions for printing composites only.
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For instructions on printing color separations, refer to the documentation for your
application.
As a general rule, use the EPS file format when saving files with an illustration
application.
Defining colors
All illustration applications use the CMYK color model. While some also allow you to
define colors using other color models, they all send CMYK data to the ColorPASS.
Consequently, the RGB Source and Rendering Style settings in the PPD do not affect
all colors printed from illustration applications. For predictable results with CMYK
colors, use the CMYK Color Reference pages when defining colors (see "Choosing
colors in PostScript applications" on page 5-5).
If you define colors in RGB and print directly from the application, the
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application converts the RGB data to CMYK before sending it to the ColorPASS. This
conversion by the application will determine which ColorPASS print options affect
your job. For example, if the application converts RGB black (defined in your
document as R0%, G0%, B0%) to four-color CMYK black when it sends the job to
the ColorPASS, the Pure Black Text/Graphics option in the PPD will have no effect
when you print the job.