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  • Page 1 C o l o r G u i d e D O C U C O L O R 4 0 C P...
  • Page 3 Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries. ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. Farallon, PhoneNET PC, and PhoneNET Talk are trademarks of Farallon Computing, Inc.
  • Page 4 CE Mark The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Rank Xerox’s declaration of conformity with the following applicable directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated. January 1, 1996—Council Directive 70/80/CCO amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEO. Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.
  • Page 5 Electronics for Imaging to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces reproduced therefrom (“Trademarks”); and d. assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and interest in and to DocuColor 40 CP provided the transferee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  • Page 6 EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ON THE SOFTWARE OR CODED FONT PROGRAMS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction About this manual Tips for success Chapter 1: Desktop Color Primer The properties of color The physics of color CIE color model Hue, saturation, and brightness Additive and subtractive color systems Printing techniques Halftone and continuous tone devices Using color effectively A few rules of thumb Color wheel...
  • Page 8 DocuColor 40 CP color management RGB Source Rendering styles CMYK Simulation Automatic DocuColor 40 CP color management features Optional ICC color management for advanced users Color management on Mac OS computers Color management on Windows computers Chapter 3: Working with Color in Applications...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Chapter 4: Printer Drivers and Print Options What a printer driver does Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Mac OS Setting color management print options Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 95 Setting color management print options Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 3.1x Setting color management print options Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Chapter 5: Adobe Photoshop 4.0...
  • Page 10 x Contents QuarkXPress 3.32 for Mac OS and Windows Importing images Selecting options when printing Chapter 7: Illustration Applications Working with illustration applications Defining colors Importing images CMYK simulation Adobe Illustrator 7.0 for Mac OS and Windows Defining colors Importing images Selecting options when printing Saving files for importing into other documents For advanced users: Using Illustrator color management...
  • Page 11 xi Contents Chapter 8: Office Applications Working with office applications Defining colors Working with imported files Selecting options when printing Calibration targets Microsoft Office 97 Glossary Bibliography Index...

  • Page 13: About This Manual

    About this manual This manual is written for anyone who prints to a DocuColor 40 CP using popular Windows and Mac OS applications. It goes beyond the mechanics of sending a print job and explains issues that affect the quality of the results, such as: •...

  • Page 14: Tips For Success

    Regardless of the computer you work on, the application you use, and the type of color work you do, your DocuColor 40 CP print device provides high-quality color output without any special effort on your part.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Desktop Color Primer

    1-1 The properties of color This chapter covers concepts that are basic to printing in color, including: Chapter 1: Desktop Color • The properties of color Primer • Printing techniques • Using color effectively • Raster images and vector images •...

  • Page 16: Cie Color Model

    1-2 Desktop Color Primer Like the sun, most light sources we encounter in our daily environment emit a mixture of many light wavelengths, although the particular distribution of wavelengths can vary considerably. Light from a tungsten light bulb, for example, contains much less blue light than sunlight.

  • Page 17: Hue, Saturation, And Brightness

    Computer monitors and scanners use the additive color model. Printing technologies, including DocuColor 40 CP print devices and offset presses, use the subtractive color model. Additive (RGB) color Color devices that use the additive color model make a range of colors by combining varying amounts of red, green, and blue light.

  • Page 18: Printing Techniques

    (CMYK). The use of black ink helps in producing rich solid blacks and also allows for improved rendition of black text. The CMYK colorants used in offset printing and by your DocuColor 40 CP print device are to some degree transparent. When one layer of colorant is applied on top of another, you see the effect of both.

  • Page 19: Halftone And Continuous Tone Devices

    Print device computer With a DocuColor 40 CP, you simply print the file. The DocuColor 40 CP processes the PostScript information in the file and sends four bitmaps (one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) to the print engine. The ease of DocuColor 40 CP print- ing makes possible experimentation that would be too costly on press, allowing unlim- ited fine-tuning of color and design elements.

  • Page 20: Using Color Effectively

    Some DocuColor 40 CP systems have an optional Halftone Printer mode. When this option is selected, the DocuColor 40 CP sends data to the print device as though it were a halftone device, with each device pixel assigned either the maximum amount of toner, or none at all.

  • Page 21: A Few Rules Of Thumb

    1-7 Using color effectively A few rules of thumb Try some of the following strategies for creating successful color materials: • Rather than applying colors indiscriminately, use color to aid comprehension. In presentations, graphs, and charts, use color to highlight patterns and emphasize differences.

  • Page 22: Color And Text

    1-8 Desktop Color Primer Once you have mastered the concept of the color wheel, you have a good framework for experimenting with color combinations. Many books targeted at graphic designers show groups of preselected color combinations. Some are organized by themes or moods, and some are based on a custom color system such as PANTONE.

  • Page 23: Registration And Trapping

    See the Bibliography for sources of information on trapping. The DocuColor 40 CP includes a Combine Separations print option. This option can be used with PageMaker and QuarkXPress to proof trapping, overprinting, and other four-color printing effects before creating film separations.

  • Page 24: Optimizing Files For Processing And Printing

    While a 72 ppi raster image appears sharp on a monitor, the same image would likely appear pixelated when printed to the DocuColor 40 CP. Color print devices are capable of much greater detail than monitors, and require correspondingly higher resolution image files.
  • Page 25 1-11 Optimizing files for processing and printing The resolution of a raster image, along with its bit depth and physical dimensions, determine its file size. The following table shows the file sizes of color raster images at different dimensions and resolutions. Image size 100 ppi RGB/CMYK...

  • Page 26: Scaling

    Image resolution Raster images prepared for offset printing may need to be at higher resolutions than needed for proofing on your DocuColor 40 CP. Check with your prepress service provider and printing vendor for their recommendations on image resolution based on your job specifications.

  • Page 27: Workflow Scenarios

    Workflow scenarios Color print jobs can be divided into two categories: • Short-run print jobs for which the DocuColor 40 CP is the final print device • Offset print jobs being proofed on the DocuColor 40 CP For either type of job, issues of effective color usage, trapping, file optimization, and scaling are important ones.

  • Page 28: Offset Printing

    1-14 Desktop Color Primer Offset printing For jobs that will be proofed on the DocuColor 40 CP in preparation for being printed on an offset press: • Work in the CMYK color model only (see the application notes). All elements in your document, including placed images, must be in the CMYK color model to create film separations for printing.

  • Page 29: Chapter 2: Color Management

    • If you have designed a brochure to print on the DocuColor 40 CP, you want the printed colors to match the design specification.

  • Page 30: Maintaining Print Device Consistency

    You can do this easily by printing the DocuColor 40 CP Test Page. Save the prints and show them to the service technician whenever output densities vary from the norm or other problems appear.

  • Page 31: Print Device Gamut

    The DocuColor 40 CP is specially designed to perform gamut mapping at high speed with high quality results. It provides these color management features automatically,...

  • Page 32: Basics Of Color Management

    2-4 Color Management job. For added flexibility, the DocuColor 40 CP color management system can also be used in combination with color management systems on Mac OS and Windows computers (see page 2-11 and page 2-13). Basics of color management The past several years have seen progress toward standardization in the field of digital...

  • Page 33: Color Conversion

    Before a color document can be printed, the color data in it must be converted to the color space and gamut of the print device. Whether performed by DocuColor 40 CP color management or by an ICC CMS, the process of converting color data for a print device is the same: the CMS interprets RGB image data according to a specified source...

  • Page 34: Docucolor 40 Cp Color Management

    DocuColor 40 CP color management also includes some automatic color controls that are always enabled. These are described on page 2-10. The output of the DocuColor 40 CP color management process is CMYK data that is ready to be sent to the print device. Additional processing may be performed on board the print device before printing begins.
  • Page 35 2-7 DocuColor 40 CP color management Settings for the following DocuColor 40 CP options can be specified via print options when you send a job. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator during DocuColor 40 CP Setup. Settings specified via print options override the defaults set at Setup.

  • Page 36: Rgb Source

    DocuColor 40 CP. The source color EFIRGB space defined by this setting is optimal for color conversions that will be sent to a DocuColor 40 CP print device. It also allows for consistent output across different platforms. •...

  • Page 37: Rendering Styles

    The Rendering Style option is used to specify a CRD for color conversions. The following table describes the various color rendering styles (CRDs) provided with DocuColor 40 CP software and provides guidelines on when to use each one. Each color rendering style uses a different gamut mapping method, such as Photographic or Solid, designed for a particular kind of color usage.

  • Page 38: Cmyk Simulation

    ICC profile), choose None as the CMYK Simulation setting. The Match Copy setting bypasses DocuColor 40 CP calibration to simulate the color of a copy produced by the copier. The CMYK Simulation Method setting specifies the quality of simulation to perform.

  • Page 39: Optional Icc Color Management For Advanced Users

    PostScript applications (for example, QuarkXPress) may convert elements defined as R0%, G0%, B0% to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the DocuColor 40 CP. These elements are not affected by the Pure Black Text and Graphics feature; i.e., they print as four-color black.
  • Page 40 Source option (see page 2-8). The RGB Source setting overrides the ColorSync System Profile setting for RGB data sent to the DocuColor 40 CP. If you do not want the ColorSync profile setting to be overridden, set the RGB Source print option to Off.

  • Page 41: Color Management On Windows Computers

    The Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems include the Image Color Matching (ICM) color management system. • The AdobePS4 printer driver for Windows 95 (included in your DocuColor 40 CP user software) supports ICM features and all PostScript Level 2 and 3 printing features.
  • Page 42 Matching (as described above), the printer driver performs the color conversion and sends CMYK data to the DocuColor 40 CP. In another example, if you assign an ICM source profile to an RGB image placed in a document, the application performs the conversion to CMYK and the assigned source profile is not overridden by the RGB...

  • Page 43: Chapter 3: Working With Color In Applications

    DocuColor 40 CP versus offset press printing—determines the way you define colors as well as the print option settings you choose. • For short-run printing on the DocuColor 40 CP, use any type of application and define colors in either RGB or CMYK. If your application provides, you can also choose colors from the PANTONE Coated color library.

  • Page 44: Color Reference Pages

    Although some applications allow you to specify color using the CMY, HSL, and HSV color models, these applications always send RGB color data to the DocuColor 40 CP. (An exception to this is a CMYK EPS file placed in the document, which is sent as CMYK data.) ®...

  • Page 45: Choosing Colors In Office Applications

    RGB color reference page and then use those colors in your document. Resident calibration The resident calibration on the DocuColor 40 CP is applied to all data in the print job, so make sure the resident calibration is the right one for your job. The DocuColor 40 CP includes a calibration target designed for your particular print device;...

  • Page 46: Postscript Applications

    Color controls in PostScript applications are typically designed for printing on an offset press, and some adjustments are required for printing to the DocuColor 40 CP. Displayed versions of colors you choose in these applications may not match DocuColor 40 CP output exactly, and named colors may not print accurately on the DocuColor 40 CP, since these colors typically require custom inks.
  • Page 47 3-5 PostScript applications should use swatch color matching to ensure predictable color printing results with the DocuColor 40 CP or to match your DocuColor 40 CP color output to colors produced by other print devices. Swatch color matching Your DocuColor 40 CP user software includes downloadable PostScript files of reference pages for CMYK colors and PANTONE-equivalent colors.

  • Page 48: Resident Calibration

    CMYK Simulation is applied. CMYK simulation If you are using the DocuColor 40 CP to print proofs for an offset press job or to simulate another print device, choose the appropriate CMYK Simulation and CMYK Simulation Method print option settings.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4: Printer Drivers And Print Options

    PostScript Level 2 printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 What a printer driver does To take full advantage of the features of the DocuColor 40 CP, your print jobs must be sent as PostScript Level 2 (or higher) files. Most applications cannot create this PostScript data directly.

  • Page 50: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Mac Os

    AdobePS 8.5.1 printer driver for Mac OS. AdobePS is a PostScript 3 driver that can take full advantage of the color features of the DocuColor 40 CP, and lets you save a set of print option settings that you use often.
  • Page 51 This option can be used with PostScript Level 2 printers such as the DocuColor 40 CP, but is intended for use with PostScript Level 1 printers, or in cases where the computer’s processing capability exceeds that of the printer, or for use with customized ICC profiles.
  • Page 52 4-4 Printer Drivers and Print Options In the Color Matching pane, choose PostScript Color Matching as the Print Color setting and choose Printer’s Default as the Printer Profile setting. The Printer Profile setting must be Printer’s Default. If you choose a named printer profile from this menu, it overrides any Rendering Style setting you choose.

  • Page 53: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Windows 95

    Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 95 This section explains how to set DocuColor 40 CP color print options with the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 4.2.x for Windows 95. Before you proceed, make sure you have completed the following procedures described in Getting Started: •...

  • Page 54: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Windows 3.1X

    PostScript Printer Driver version 3.01 for Windows 3.1x. Before using the instructions in this section, make sure you have installed the printer driver and DocuColor 40 CP PPD and set up the DocuColor 40 CP for printing, as described in Getting Started.

  • Page 55: Setting Color Management Print Options

    To set default print options, open the Printers Control Panel and select the DocuColor 40 CP in the Installed Printers box. For more information on how to access the dialog boxes shown in this section, see the Printing Guide.

  • Page 56: Microsoft Postscript Printer Driver For Windows Nt 4.0

    It is recommended that you set these options initially from the Windows Control Panel as described in this section. This provides you with a default configuration that is appropriate for most DocuColor 40 CP print jobs. You can choose different settings for individual jobs from the applications you use.

  • Page 57: Chapter 5: Adobe Photoshop

    5-1 Before you begin This chapter covers features of Photoshop version 4.0 for Mac OS and Windows. The Chapter 5: illustrations show only Mac OS dialog boxes, but the information and instructions Adobe apply equally to the Windows version of Photoshop. Most of the information Photoshop 4.0 presented in this chapter also applies to previous versions of Photoshop.

  • Page 58: With Photoshop 2.5 For Mac Os

    It is recommended that you use the EPS or TIFF file formats to save RGB images that will be imported into other documents and printed to the DocuColor 40 CP. EPS and TIFF files can be imported into virtually all page layout applications.

  • Page 59: Selecting Options When Printing

    You can print RGB or CMYK images from Photoshop. • When you print RGB images, you can choose whether the conversion to CMYK data is performed by the DocuColor 40 CP (using a CRD) or by Photoshop (using Photoshop’s separation settings).

  • Page 60: Printing Rgb Images

    Mac OS, these options appear in the Adobe Photoshop pane of the Print dialog box.) If you select “Print in RGB,” Photoshop sends RGB data to the DocuColor 40 CP and a CRD is used to perform color conversion. Choose the appropriate print option settings for RGB data (see Chapter 2 and Chapter 4).

  • Page 61: Printing Cmyk Images

    5-5 Selecting options when printing For fastest print times, select JPEG encoding. You should, however, check the printed output carefully for unwanted artifacts that can appear as a result of JPEG compression. If you see unexpected results in the printed output when printing with JPEG encoding, print the job again using Binary encoding.
  • Page 62 5-6 Adobe Photoshop 4.0 Choose any other print options you want to use (see Chapter 4). • If the image was separated for an offset press standard, apply the corresponding CMYK Simulation setting. For example, if the image is separated for SWOP, choose SWOP-Coated as the CMYK Simulation setting.

  • Page 63: Chapter 6: Page Layout Applications

    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 DocuColor 40 CP, the Pure Black Text and Graphics feature will have no effect when you print the job.

  • Page 64: Cmyk Simulation And Calibration

    All RGB images placed in your document are affected by the RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. The DocuColor 40 CP color management system applies the specified RGB Source setting to all RGB data and then uses the specified Rendering Style (CRD) to perform a color conversion.

  • Page 65: Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 For Mac Os And Windows

    PageMaker print dialog boxes, not the printer driver dialog boxes described in Chapter 4. However, you must use a PostScript Level 2 (or higher) printer driver to access DocuColor 40 CP print options when printing from PageMaker.

  • Page 66: Selecting Options When Printing

    DocuColor 40 CP name appears here Choose the DocuColor 40 CP PPD In the Print Document dialog box, select the DocuColor 40 CP PPD from the PPD menu. Choose Normal In the Print Options dialog box, choose Normal (not the Optimized Subsampling default) from the Send image data menu.
  • Page 67 RGB Source and Rendering Style settings in the Print Features dialog box. Choose any other DocuColor 40 CP print options you wish. When you click Print from any of the PageMaker 6.5 dialog boxes the job is sent to the DocuColor 40 CP.
  • Page 68 6-6 Page Layout Applications After selecting an image to import with the Place command, the CMS Source button becomes active in the Place dialog box. Click CMS Source and choose settings in the CMS Source Profile dialog box. Windows Choose Kodak ICC Choose a source profile Choose a rendering intent Click to select an ICC profile...
  • Page 69 Choose a rendering intent With the Mac OS version of PageMaker, choose ColorSync from the This Item Uses menu; with the Windows version, choose Kodak ICC. The rendering intents correspond to DocuColor 40 CP CRDs as follows: • Default •...

  • Page 70: Quarkxpress 4.02 For Mac Os And Windows

    QuarkXPress. If it is not, use the Quark XTensions Manager to install it. Refer to your QuarkXPress documentation for instructions. sending color data to the DocuColor 40 CP. RGB Source and Rendering Style settings have no effect on this data.
  • Page 71 Choose the DocuColor 40 CP printer Choose the DocuColor 40 CP Choose any other DocuColor 40 CP print options you wish. For instructions on setting print options, see Chapter 4. Tips for advanced users If the Quark CMS XTension is installed, you can specify ICC profiles to control RGB to CMYK color conversions.
  • Page 72 Choose Color Management from the Edit>Preferences menu and specify settings in the Color Management Preferences dialog box as described below. Choose a monitor profile Choose the DocuColor 40 CP Choose a monitor profile Choose the same monitor profile in both the Destination Profiles and Default Source...
  • Page 73 Choose Composite Printer Color Space In the above illustration, choose the same DocuColor 40 CP profile in both the Destination Profiles and Default Source Profiles areas. When using the Quark CMS XTension, QuarkXPress sends all color data to the DocuColor 40 CP in CMYK.

  • Page 74: Quarkxpress 3.32 For Mac Os And Windows

    “Importing images” on page 6-1 and “CMYK simulation and calibration” on page 6-2. Selecting options when printing You must select the DocuColor 40 CP PPD from the Printer Type menu in the Page Setup (Mac OS) or Printer Setup (Windows) dialog box.
  • Page 75 If your document contains RGB placed images or colors defined in RGB that will not be separated to process colors, choose RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. Choose any other DocuColor 40 CP print options you wish. For instructions on setting print options, see Chapter 4.

  • Page 77: Chapter 7: Illustration Applications

    Windows. Applications Before printing from these applications, make sure the appropriate PostScript printer driver and the DocuColor 40 CP 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.

  • Page 78: Importing Images

    All RGB images placed in your document are affected by the RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. The DocuColor 40 CP color management system applies the specified RGB Source setting to all RGB data and then uses the specified Rendering Style (CRD) to perform a color conversion.

  • Page 79: Cmyk Simulation

    With Mac OS computers, you can specify the EFIRGB ICC profile as the Monitor profile. This defines the same source color space for RGB data defined in Illustrator as is defined by the DocuColor 40 CP RGB Source setting of EFIRGB (see Chapter 2).
  • Page 80 7-4 Illustration Applications If the “Use ICC profiles with TIFF” option is checked, you can specify an ICC profile and a rendering intent for each RGB TIFF image you place in the document (see “For advanced users: Using Illustrator color management” on page 7-7). Mac OS Choose an ICC profile Choose a printer profile...

  • Page 81: Importing Images

    7-5 Adobe Illustrator 7.0 for Mac OS and Windows Importing images All RGB images placed in your document are affected by your RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. For best results with placed images, use the instructions in “Importing images” on page 7-2 and “CMYK simulation” on page 7-3. Advanced users can use Illustrator’s color management tools for added flexibility with placed RGB images (see page 7-2 and page 7-7).

  • Page 82: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents

    7-6 Illustration Applications Windows Choose Composite Choose PostScript Level 2 If your document contains placed RGB images, choose RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. With the exception of placed RGB images, these settings have no effect on colors printed with Illustrator 7.0. The PostScript Color Matching setting (made from the Mac OS printer driver) has no effect on colors printed from Illustrator 7.0.

  • Page 83: For Advanced Users: Using Illustrator Color Management

    Color Settings dialog box (see page 7-3). Mac OS Choose an ICC profile Choose a rendering intent Windows Choose an ICC profile Choose a rendering intent The rendering intents correspond to DocuColor 40 CP CRDs as follows: • Default • Image • Graphics •...

  • Page 84: Macromedia Freehand 7.0 For Mac Os And Windows

    7-8 Illustration Applications Macromedia FreeHand 7.0 for Mac OS and Windows The information in this section applies to both the Mac OS and Windows versions of FreeHand 7.0. Only Mac OS-version dialog boxes are shown, but the information and instructions are identical for the Windows version of FreeHand. Defining colors Any colors defined in FreeHand are sent to the printer in CMYK—even those defined using other color models.

  • Page 85: Selecting Options When Printing

    Normal. If the Use PPD option is on, a plus sign (+) appears in front of the word “Normal”. If the PPD name for your DocuColor 40 CP is not displayed next to the PPD selection button, click the button marked “…” and select the appropriate PPD.

  • Page 86: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents

    7-10 Illustration Applications To use DocuColor 40 CP color management features, turn off the “Convert RGB to process” checkbox in the Imaging tab of the FreeHand Print Setup dialog box. If this option is turned on, FreeHand’s color management settings are used to convert RGB colors and RGB TIFF, PICT, and JPEG images to CMYK (see page 7-11).

  • Page 87: For Advanced Users: Using Freehand Color Management

    With Mac OS computers, you can specify the EFIRGB ICC profile as the Monitor profile. This defines the same source color space for RGB data defined in FreeHand as is defined by the DocuColor 40 CP RGB Source setting of EFIRGB (see Chapter 2). Select ICC profiles...

  • Page 88: Coreldraw 7.0 For Windows

    7-12 Illustration Applications In the Imaging property sheet of the FreeHand Print Setup dialog box, turn on the “Convert RGB to process” option. This setting has no effect on RGB EPS images. Imaging property sheet of the FreeHand Print Setup dialog Turn on to use FreeHand’s color...

  • Page 89: Importing Images

    In the Print dialog box, make sure the correct printer and PPD are selected. To use DocuColor 40 CP color management, make sure the “Use color profile” option is not turned on. If this option is turned on, CorelDRAW’s color management settings are used to convert RGB colors and images to CMYK (see page 7-14).

  • Page 90: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents

    7-14 Illustration Applications Saving files for importing into other documents When saving files in CorelDRAW for importing into other types of documents, use the EPS file format. CorelDRAW saves all color information in CMYK, so CRDs have no effect on color output of artwork saved with CorelDRAW and imported into other kinds of documents.
  • Page 91 7-15 CorelDRAW 7.0 for Windows In the Print dialog box, turn on the “Use color profile” option. The printer profile you selected appears to the right of this checkbox. Turn on to use CorelDRAW’s color management...

  • Page 93: Chapter 8: Office Applications

    Working with imported files Use EPS format files for all raster images you import into office applications. They print at their full resolution on the DocuColor 40 CP (not at the low resolution used for the screen preview). Although your application may allow you to import a variety of file formats, EPS format files are recommended for all raster images you want to import;...

  • Page 94: Selecting Options When Printing

    DocuColor 40 CP. This target may be the one designed for your print device and shipped with the DocuColor 40 CP, or it may be a custom target created at your site (see the manual in your documentation set that describes DocuColor 40 CP calibration).

  • Page 95: Microsoft Office 97

    To uninstall a profile, browse to the Windows\System\Color folder and locate the DocuColor 40 CP ICM profile. If the icon is white, the profile is installed; if it is gray, it is not installed. If the profile is installed, select the profile and choose the right- mouse Uninstall command.

  • Page 97: Glossary

    (CRD) is used by the color management system or the printer’s PostScript interpreter when converting data between color spaces. The DocuColor 40 CP includes several CRDs, including Solid Color, Photographic, and Presentation, each of which provides a different color rendering style.
  • Page 98 G-2 Glossary color space A model for representing color in terms of measurable values, such as the amount of red, green, and blue in an image. RGB and CMYK color spaces are based on color devices—monitors and printers respectively. Other color spaces, such as CIELAB, are based on mathematical models and are device-independent.
  • Page 99 G-3 Glossary are mapped exactly to output values. Most devices have a gamma curve greater than 1. gamut A range of colors. A device gamut is the range of colors that a device, such as a printer, can produce. An image gamut is the range of colors in a particular image.
  • Page 100 G-4 Glossary pixel The smallest distinct element of a raster image or an image displayed on a monitor. The term is a combination of the words “picture” and “element.” PostScript Adobe Systems’ computer language for defining text and pictures. The current version is PostScript 3.
  • Page 101 G-5 Glossary closest printable colors. Solid color rendering does the best job of preserving the saturation of displayed colors. source color space The color environment of the originating source of an image, including scanners and color monitors. source profile A profile used by the color management system to determine the context for the color values specified in a digital image.

  • Page 103: Bibliography

    Bibliography Books Adobe Print Publishing Guide. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 1995. (Comes as part of the documentation for Adobe products such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, P/N 0397 0719) Blatner, David and Fraser, Bruce. Real World Photoshop 3: Industrial Strength Production Techniques.

  • Page 105: Index

    Index accent color 1-7 additive color model 1-3 additive primaries 1-3 Adobe Illustrator, see Illustrator Adobe PageMaker, see PageMaker Adobe Persuasion, see Persuasion Adobe Photoshop, see Photoshop Adobe PostScript Printer Driver 3.0.1 for Windows 3.1x 4-6 to 4-7 Adobe PostScript Printer Driver 4.2.x for Windows 95 4-5 to 4-6 Adobe PostScript Printer Driver 8.5.1 for Mac OS 4-2 to 4-5...
  • Page 106 I-2 Index trapping 1-9 triads 1-7 using effectively 1-6 to 1-8 wheel 1-7 working with 3-1 colorants 1-4 Color/Grayscale option of Adobe PostScript Printer Driver 8.5.1 4-3 Colorimetric ICC rendering style 2-9 color management 2-4 to 2-14 basics 2-4 ColorWise 2-6 to 2-11 Mac OS, see ColorSync Windows, see ICM color management system (CMS) 2-4...
  • Page 107 I-3 Index Graphics Device Interface, see GDI Graphics ICC rendering style 2-9 graphs, using color in 1-7 gravure 1-4 Halftone Printer mode 1-6 halftoning 1-4, 1-5 screens 1-5 HSB color model 3-4 HSL color model 3-2, 3-4 HSV color model 3-2 hue, saturation, and brightness 1-1, 1-3 ICC color management 2-11 ICC profiles 2-5, 2-11 to 2-13...
  • Page 108 I-4 Index PageMaker 6.5 for Mac OS and Windows 3-4, 6-1 to 6-5 painting applications 1-9 PANTONE color reference pages 3-6 color system 3-4 PANTONE Coated Color Reference Book 3-2 paper stock 2-2 Perceptual ICC rendering style 2-9 Persuasion 3.0 8-1 to 8-3 phosphors 1-3, 2-5 Phosphors option 2-7 photographic prints 1-4...
  • Page 109 I-5 Index QuarkXPress 4.02 for Mac OS and Windows 6-1 to 6-2, 6-8 to 6-11 QuickDraw 3-2 applications, using color in 3-2 to 3-3 Quick simulation 2-10 raster images 1-9 bit depth 1-9, 1-11 file size 1-11 for offset press printing 1-12 printing 1-9 resolution 1-9, 1-10 to 1-12 scaling of 1-12...
  • Page 110 I-6 Index vector images 1-9, 1-10 types of fill 1-10 visible spectrum of light 1-1 white point 2-5 White Point option 2-7 Windows 3.1x printer driver 4-6 to 4-7 Windows 95 printer driver 4-5 to 4-6 Windows color management Windows Graphics Device Interface, see GDI applications Windows NT 4.0 PostScript Printer Driver 4-8...

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