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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction About the documentation Key features of ColorWise Chapter 1: Fiery X40 Color Management Managing color on the Fiery X40 Rendering styles RGB Source Proﬁle RGB Separation CMYK Simulation Proﬁle CMYK Simulation Method Output Proﬁle Pure Black Text/Graphics Black Overprint Spot Color Matching Printer Drivers and Print Options What a printer driver does...
Page 8 viii Contents Advanced workﬂows Short-run printing examples Color prooﬁng examples Chapter 3: Color Calibration Introduction Understanding calibration How calibration works Scheduling calibration Checking calibration status Using a densitometer Setting up the densitometer Calibrating the densitometer Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Expert Mode Chapter 4: ColorWise Pro Tools Proﬁle Manager...
Page 9 ix Contents Chapter 5: Working with Color in Applications Working with color Color reference pages Ofﬁce applications Choosing colors in ofﬁce applications PostScript applications Choosing colors in PostScript applications Default output proﬁle CMYK simulation Chapter 6: Ofﬁce Applications Working with ofﬁce applications Deﬁning colors Working with imported ﬁles Selecting options when printing...
Page 10 x Contents Chapter 8: Page Layout Applications Working with page layout applications Deﬁning colors Importing images CMYK simulation Adobe PageMaker 6.5 for Mac OS and Windows Importing images Selecting options when printing Optional Color Management from PageMaker QuarkXPress 4.02 for Mac OS and Windows Importing images Selecting options when printing Optional Color Management from QuarkXPress...
Page 11 xi Contents Macromedia FreeHand 8.x for Windows and Mac OS Deﬁning colors Importing images Selecting options when printing from FreeHand Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents Optional Color Management in FreeHand CorelDRAW for Windows and Mac OS Deﬁning colors Importing images Selecting options when printing Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents...
Page 12 Contents Appendix B: Color Management Controlling printed color Maintaining copier consistency Print device gamut Basics of color management Color conversion Appendix C: Importing densitometer measurements Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF) Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page...
Page 13: About The Documentation
The term “Fiery X40” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery X40 Color Server. The Fiery X40 supports the DocuColor 40 color copier. The term “copier” is used in this manual to refer to this supported device.
Page 14 xiv Introduction This manual is part of a set of Fiery X40 documentation that also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: • The Conﬁguration Guide explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the Fiery X40 for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients.
Page 15: Key Features Of Colorwise
RGB data with no source information • Deﬁne whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier or whether it is ﬁrst converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is very helpful for making one device behave like another.
Page 16 ICC proﬁles to the Fiery X40, it can simulate a custom press (or another copier) as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or a particular scan- ner. In addition, you can create customized ICC proﬁles for the copier.
Page 17: Chapter 1: Fiery X40 Color Management
RGB, CMYK, or spot color data. Fiery X40 color management generates CMYK data to be sent to the copier; additional processing may then be performed before printing begins.
Page 18 Fiery X40 in CIEBasedDEFG format, for example, by choosing PostScript Color Management in Adobe Photoshop, the Fiery X40’s Rendering Style selection— which normally affects only RGB data—will also affect this CMYK data. Color data Fiery X40 sent to color copier processor...
Page 19 Adjusts CMYK color data to simulate an offset press standard or a custom color gamut deﬁned at your site. The Match Copy setting bypasses Fiery X40 calibration to match a copy made from the copier glass. Choosing None bypasses simulation (see page 1-8).
Page 20 1-4 Fiery X40 Color Management Fiery X40 color print option: CMYK Simulation Method Quick/Full (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools) Output Proﬁle default output proﬁle/Output 1–10 (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools) Pure Black Text/Graphics On/Off (Default set at Setup) Black Overprint...
Page 21: Rendering Styles
1-5 Managing color on the Fiery X40 Rendering styles The Rendering Style option speciﬁes a CRD for color conversions. You can modify the Rendering Style option to control the appearance of images, such as prints from ofﬁce applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop. The Fiery X40 lets you select from the four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC proﬁles.
Page 22: Rgb Source Proﬁle
1-6 Fiery X40 Color Management RGB Source Proﬁle The RGB Source Proﬁle setting allows you to deﬁne the characteristics of the RGB data in your document so that the appropriate color conversion can occur on the Fiery X40. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the driver and from the ColorWise Pro Tools Proﬁle Manager.
Page 23: Rgb Separation
The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier (Output) or whether it is ﬁrst converted into the gamut of another digital printer or a press standard (Simulation). This feature is helpful for making one device behave like another for RGB data.
Page 24: Cmyk Simulation Proﬁle
1-8 Fiery X40 Color Management • converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a speciﬁed Simulation simulation (make sure to select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option). CMYK Simulation Proﬁle The CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations.
Page 25: Cmyk Simulation Method
If so, the new customized output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job. Changing only the output proﬁle does not affect its associated calibration target (since the target is based on a copier model). If you wish, you can edit D-Max values of the calibration target separately (see page 4-7).
Page 26: Pure Black Text/Graphics
Prints only with black toner, because spot color simulations preserve the black channel. The actual amount of toner used depends on the current simulation and the calibration state of the copier.
Page 27: Black Overprint
(CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript Level 2 driver for Windows NT 4.0. To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the copier, set the Pure Black Text/Graphics option to On. Black Overprint The Black Overprint option lets you specify whether or not black text, deﬁned as...
Page 28: Spot Color Matching
CMYK equivalents. • —The Fiery X40 uses its built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of PANTONE colors your copier can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output proﬁles.) • —The Fiery X40 uses the CMYK equivalents deﬁned by your application to print PANTONE colors.
Page 29: Printer Drivers And Print Options
A PostScript printer driver also allows you to select print options speciﬁc to your copier. To do this, the printer driver must be matched with a PostScript printer description ﬁle (PPD) for your Fiery X40. The PPD contains information about the particular features supported by the Fiery X40 and the copier.
Page 30: Postscript Printer Driver For Windows 95/98, Windows Nt 4.0, And Windows 2000
1-14 Fiery X40 Color Management PostScript printer driver for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 The printer driver options described in this section can be accessed by clicking Start\Settings\Printers, right-clicking the appropriate PPD name, and selecting Properties (Windows 95/98), Document Defaults (Windows NT), or Printing Preferences (Windows 2000) from the pop-up menu.
Page 31 1-15 Printer Drivers and Print Options Setting color management print options for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT This section explains how to set Fiery X40 color print options with the Adobe PostScript printer driver version 4.3.x for Windows 95/98 and version 5.1 for Windows NT, PostScript 3 printer drivers that can take full advantage of the color features of the Fiery X40.
Page 32 1-16 Fiery X40 Color Management Click the Expert Settings button to access additional ColorWise options Click on the Expert Settings button on the ColorWise window (above). This brings up the Expert Color Settings ﬂowchart window (below), which displays additional color settings for the Fiery X40.
Page 33 1-17 Printer Drivers and Print Options Selecting Other for RGB Source Proﬁle brings up the following window for specifying custom RGB source settings (see page 1-6). Clicking on the Update button in the lower right-hand side of the Expert Color Settings window (on the previous page) queries the Fiery X40 for the current default settings.
Page 34 1-18 Fiery X40 Color Management Setting color management print options for Windows 2000 This section explains how to set Fiery X40 color print options with the Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 2000. This is a PostScript driver that can take full advantage of the color features of the Fiery X40.
Page 35: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Mac Os
1-19 Printer Drivers and Print Options Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS This section explains how to set color management print options with the AdobePS 8.6 printer driver for Mac OS, a PostScript 3 driver that takes full advantage of the color features of the Fiery X40 and lets you save a set of print option settings.
Page 36 1-20 Fiery X40 Color Management printed according to all speciﬁed CMYK Simulation Proﬁle and CMYK Simulation Method settings. By setting RGB Separation to Output, CMYK data is converted to the selected output proﬁle’s CMYK color space. • ColorSync Color Matching option can be used with PostScript devices such as the Fiery X40, but it is intended for use with PostScript Level 1 devices.
Page 37 1-21 Printer Drivers and Print Options In the Color Matching pane, choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color pop-up menu. Choose Color/Grayscale In the Printer Speciﬁc Options pane, choose settings for the print options described on page 1-3. If these settings are ones you use regularly, click Save Settings to save them for subsequent jobs.
Page 39: Chapter 2: Simple And Advanced Workﬂows
• For short-run jobs, bright, saturated colors are often desirable. These are achieved by using the full range of colors available, referred to as the full gamut of copier, or more simply copier CMYK. See “Advanced Workﬂows” on page 2-9 for short-run printing examples.
Page 40: Rgb, Cmyk, And Pantone Colors
Spot colors can be simulated using CMYK copier toners or process color inks. Two basic workﬂows exist for printing PANTONE colors to the Fiery X40: Spot Color Matching On instructs the Fiery X40 to match the output of the copier to the PANTONE spot color.
Page 41: Desktop Versus Fiery X40 Color Management
(see Appendix B). The color data is converted when it is passed from one application to another or when the job is sent to the copier, so the processing occurs on your computer as opposed to the Fiery X40.
Page 42: Simple Workﬂows
For the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your printed output, they must go through color management, including precise calibration of your monitor and copier. If you are not equipped or inclined to maintain accurate monitor color management, you may opt for an easier approach. First, determine which is more important for you—printed colors or monitor displayed colors.
Page 43: Select A Short Workﬂow
Colors in output from the copier ColorWise ColorWise Application File format Printer driver calibration While this workﬂow lends some control over the color quality produced by the copier, you should consider additional ColorWise color management, as described in the next section.
Page 44 2-6 Simple and Advanced Workﬂows Workﬂow 2 using ColorWise color management—standard workﬂow Fiery X40 servers are highly optimized for the speciﬁc copier they drive, and ColorWise addresses many issues unique to your copier, including screens, individual toner response, interactions among toners, natural smoothness of blends, and the capability to render PANTONE and custom colors.
Page 45 Simulation option set to Match Copy. The Fiery X40 still prints pages using your PostScript ﬁles, and drives the copier and its accessories, but it does not perform CMYK color transformation, nor does it consider the calibration of the copier.
Page 46 2-8 Simple and Advanced Workﬂows • Include ICC color information in ﬁles. ColorWise will not conﬂict with this information, and such data can be useful to identify the speciﬁc color space used by your ﬁles. • Do not include halftone and transfer functions. •...
Page 47: Advanced Workﬂows
• Create an RGB image in Photoshop. • Print the ﬁle directly to the Fiery X40. See Chapter 7 for recommended print settings from Photoshop. • Use ColorWise to convert the RGB image to copier CMYK, or the full gamut of copier.
Page 48 PostScript Color Matching Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Sim.: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 49 • Import the Illustrator EPS into QuarkXPress and place the Photoshop EPS image. • Print the QuarkXPress document to the Fiery X40. • Use ColorWise to convert the RGB image to copier CMYK, to adjust the process colors for short-run printing, and to match the PANTONE spot colors using the...
Page 50 Select RGB Separation: Output Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Simulation: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 51 • Print the PowerPoint document to the Fiery X40. • Use ColorWise to convert the PowerPoint RGB colors and Photoshop RGB image to copier CMYK, to adjust the process colors for more saturated short-run printing, and to match the PANTONE spot colors using the full copier gamut.
Page 52 Select RGB Separation: Output Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Simulation: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 53: Color Prooﬁng Examples
2-15 Advanced workﬂows Color prooﬁng examples The following examples illustrate methods for simulating the output from another printing system, such as an offset press. Each of the prooﬁng examples uses an ICC proﬁle to describe the destination color space. While some examples use simulation proﬁles built in to the Fiery X40, others use ColorWise Pro Tools (see Chapter 4) to download custom ICC output proﬁles to the Fiery X40 for use as simulation proﬁles.
Page 54 PostScript Color Matching Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Simulation: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 55 2-17 Advanced workﬂows Photoshop 5.x Built-in RGB-to-CMYK workﬂow This workﬂow is useful for prepress environments that have not integrated ICC color management and do not have proﬁles for the presses they use. In this example, an image is converted from RGB to CMYK using Photoshop 5.x’s Built-in color conversion features in the CMYK Setup option.
Page 56 PostScript Color Matching Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Simulation: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 57 • Place the EPS image in a QuarkXPress document. • Create several process-colored page elements alongside the image and print. • Use ColorWise to convert the RGB image to simulated press CMYK and to adjust the process colors for prooﬁng to the copier.
Page 58 PostScript Color Matching Select RGB Separation: Simulation Convert Press CMYK to Press Sim. Convert Press CMYK to Custom Sim. Select Copier CMYK Simulation: None Turn Spot Color Matching On Turn Spot Color Matching Off Select Output Proﬁle Select Custom Output Proﬁle...
Page 59: Chapter 3: Color Calibration
(measurements) and the response expected by the output proﬁle. • Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the copier. • Calibration sets are sets of measurements. • A calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the copier is contained in each output proﬁle.
Page 60: Understanding Calibration
Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from a color server such as a Fiery X40 connected to a copier depends on many factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities. Density is a measure of the light absorbed by a surface.
Page 61 Measurements Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by the copier when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of those colors. To create a measurement file, first print a page of color patches from ColorWise Pro Tools.
Page 62: Scheduling Calibration
Since printed output from the copier is very sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity, the copier should not be installed near a window or in direct sunlight, near a heater or air conditioner. Paper is sensitive to climate changes as well. It should be stored in a cool, dry, stable environment, and reams should remain sealed until they are needed.
Page 63: Checking Calibration Status
Checking calibration status You can check whether the Fiery X40 is calibrated, which calibration set and output proﬁle were used, and when the copier was last calibrated: • Print a Conﬁguration page or Test Page from the Control Panel or the Command WorkStation.
Page 64 3-6 Color Calibration O CONNECT THE 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the I/O port on the side of the X-Rite DTP32. 3. Attach the connector to the computer. For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable into the 9-pin DB9 Connector cable adapter.
Page 65 3-7 Using a densitometer For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of the computer. Unused connector Connect to serial port adapter to connect the DTP32 to your computer. See the X-Rite, Inc. web site (www.x-rite.com) for information on supported adapters.
Page 66: Calibrating The Densitometer
3-8 Color Calibration Calibrating the densitometer You will need the black-and-white X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip included with the densitometer. Calibrating the densitometer does not require ColorWise Pro Tools. DTP32: O CALIBRATE THE 1. Connect the densitometer to the computer and supply power (see page 3-5). 2.
Page 67: Calibrating With Colorwise Pro Tools
An Administrator password can be set from the Fiery X40 Control Panel to control access to calibration. O CALIBRATE THE COPIER USING ALIBRATOR 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery X40.
Page 68 3-10 Color Calibration 2. Click Calibrator. 3. Select a measurement method. Mousitometer and X-Rite DTP32 should appear as the measurement methods. This information is provided to Calibrator by the Fiery X40. If neither option appears, make sure you are connected to the Fiery X40. 4.
Page 69 3-11 Using a densitometer 5. Under Generate Measurement Page, click Print. 6. In the Print Options dialog box that appears, choose the page type, paper size, and input tray to use for the measurement page and click Print. Select either 34 Sorted Patches or 21 Sorted Patches. The Paper Size pop-up menu will automatically select LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches or 11x17/A3 for 34 Sorted Patches.
Page 70 3-12 Color Calibration Checking the Audio Feedback checkbox instructs the computer to signal you audibly after each patch measurement is completed. This allows you to take the measurements without having to see the computer screen. One tone indicates the patch was measured successfully, while another indicates a measurement error occurred.
Page 71 3-13 Using a densitometer 13. If you chose the DTP32 method, select the Page Type and Paper Size options you selected for the measurements page, and click Measure. Then follow the directions in the dialog box that appears for feeding the measurement page through the X-Rite DTP32.
Page 72 3-14 Color Calibration O RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click Calibrator. 2. Click Restore Device. 3. Click OK to restore the preset default calibration set. Restore device applies only to the currently selected calibration set.
Page 73: Expert Mode
3-15 Using a densitometer Expert Mode Expert Mode offers two additional options: Print Pages and View Measurements. With the Print Pages option, you can print a calibration Comparison Page showing the results of the new measurements with any proﬁle associated with the currently selected calibration set.
Page 74 3-16 Color Calibration With the View Measurements option, you can view the current set of measurements as a table or as a graph that shows both the measurements and the target curves (shown below). When more than one proﬁle use the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against appears at the top right of the window above.
Page 75: Chapter 4: Colorwise Pro Tools
4-1 Proﬁle Manager ColorWise Pro Tools are color management applications that give you ﬂexible control Chapter 4: of color printing. There are four tools: ColorWise Pro Tools • Calibrator (see Chapter 3) • Color Editor • Proﬁle Manager • Color Setup ColorWise Pro Tools for Windows and Mac OS computers are fundamentally the same;...
Page 76 —preset default setting for a Fiery X40 EFIRGB Simulation: • —United States press standard SWOP-Coated • —European press standard Euroscale • —Japanese press standard Output: • —proﬁle that describes the copier Fiery DocuColor 40 For more information on output proﬁles, see page 1-9.
Page 77: Setting The Default Proﬁles
4-3 Proﬁle Manager Setting the default proﬁles The default proﬁles are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery X40, unless you override them using print options. Therefore, the defaults should be the most commonly used proﬁles. O SPECIFY A DEFAULT PROFILE 1.
Page 78 4-4 ColorWise Pro Tools 2. Select the proﬁle you want as the default for a proﬁle type, and click Proﬁle Settings. 3. In the Proﬁle Settings dialog box, click Default and click Apply. Proﬁle Settings windows for Simulation (left) and Output (right) 4.
Page 79: Downloading Proﬁles
4-5 Proﬁle Manager Downloading proﬁles The Fiery X40 comes with default proﬁles. It is possible to download additional proﬁles from any computer connected to the Fiery X40. O DOWNLOAD A PROFILE 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Proﬁle Manager. The left side of the main Proﬁle Manager windows lists the ICC proﬁles in the default directory of your workstation.
Page 80 If you want the Fiery X40 prints to look like another printer, download that proﬁle as a Simulation. If you have a custom proﬁle of the copier your Fiery X40 is connected to, download that proﬁle as an Output proﬁle.
Page 81: Editing Proﬁles
The proﬁles on the Fiery X40 can be customized to meet your speciﬁc needs and the characteristics of your copier using Color Editor either directly or through Proﬁle Manager. See “Color Editor” on page 4-12 for more information on how to edit proﬁles.
Page 82: Deﬁning Proﬁles
4-8 ColorWise Pro Tools Delete proﬁles to make sure no one uses the wrong proﬁle and to free up disk space on the Fiery X40 (although proﬁles are small and don’t take up much space). O DELETE PROFILES FROM THE IERY 1.
Page 83 4-9 Proﬁle Manager O DEFINE A PROFILE 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click Proﬁle Manager. For the purposes of this example, assume DIC-new is a custom simulation proﬁle created with Color Editor. As you can see, DIC-new has no information under the heading “Appear in Driver as.”...
Page 84 4-10 ColorWise Pro Tools While you cannot delete a preset proﬁle, you can use a preset proﬁle’s name for your edited proﬁle when you select the “Appear in Driver as” option. This replaces the preset proﬁle with your own proﬁle. When you choose Proﬁle Settings for an output proﬁle, the Use Calibration Set option also appears.
Page 85 4-11 Proﬁle Manager Simulation-1 now appears under the “Appear in Driver as” column for DIC-new. Choosing Simulation-1 from the CMYK Simulation option of the printer driver applies the DIC-new simulation to the print job. If you do not deﬁne a custom simulation proﬁle, your job will print with CMYK Simulation Proﬁle set to None.
Page 86: Color Editor
4-12 ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor Color Editor is used to customize simulation and output proﬁles and can be accessed either directly by clicking its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window, or indirectly through the Proﬁle Manager. Editing Proﬁles Color Editor allows you to create custom proﬁles by editing existing simulation or output proﬁles and saving the changes as a new proﬁle.
Page 87 4-13 Proﬁle Manager Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output density only, while Full provides a more complete and accurate simulation by applying colorimetric transformations that adjust hue as well as output density (see page 1-9). If you made edits to a master simulation after you created a linked simulation, the edits are not applied to the linked simulation.
Page 88 4-14 ColorWise Pro Tools 4. For a simulation proﬁle, choose Master from the Edit Mode menu. For an output proﬁle, choose Custom from the Edit Mode menu. (See page 4-18 for instructions for using Quick or Full mode.) The eye icons indicate cyan, magenta, and yellow are visible and can be edited...
Page 89 4-15 Proﬁle Manager 5. Select the colors you want to edit by turning colors off and on. The box with the eye icon to the left of each color indicates whether that color is visible on the graph and will be affected by changes to the curves, brightness, and dot gain controls.
Page 90 4-16 ColorWise Pro Tools If you use Dot Gain values, you should apply the settings ﬁrst so that the curves are deﬂected from their straight-line positions. Then make edits to the new curves. When you adjust Dot Gain values, all existing points on the curve are removed. A warning dialog box gives you the chance to cancel Dot Gain settings before they are applied.
Page 91 4-17 Proﬁle Manager For greater precision, you can key in percentages in the Input and Output boxes or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust the curve. To use the arrow keys, you must ﬁrst click on the curve to establish an anchor point that serves as a reference. 9.
Page 92 4-18 ColorWise Pro Tools O EDIT A SIMULATION IN UICK OR 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Color Editor. 2. Choose Simulation from the View pop-up menu, choose the simulation proﬁle to edit, and click Select. You can also open the Proﬁle Manager, select a simulation proﬁle, and click Edit.
Page 93: Undoing Simulation Edits
4-19 Proﬁle Manager 4. Edit and save the simulation as described in the procedure (steps 5 through 10) starting on page 4-15. For this new simulation to be automatically applied to a print job, the CMYK Simulation, Simulation Method, and Output Proﬁle settings must be the same as those used when you edited the proﬁle.
Page 94 4-20 ColorWise Pro Tools 3. Choose Quick or Full from the Edit Mode menu and choose the output proﬁle with which your unwanted edits are linked from the Link with menu. 4. Click Revert to Master. Revert to Master makes the curves for one or more linked simulations match the last saved master simulation.
Page 95: Checking Edited Proﬁles
4-21 Proﬁle Manager 6. If you choose “For all Edit Modes and all Proﬁle Links,” a warning dialog box appears. Click OK. The curves for the linked simulation(s) now match the last saved master simulation exactly. Checking edited proﬁles You can view a printed sample of a proﬁle before you save it to the Fiery X40. You can print a: •...
Page 96 4-22 ColorWise Pro Tools O CHECK A PROFILE 1. Click Test Print from the Color Editor window. 2. Select a page to print, specify the paper size and input tray (Comparison Page only), and click Print. For Comparison Page, specify the paper size (LTR/A4 or 11 pop-up menu.
Page 97: Color Setup
4-23 Proﬁle Manager Color Setup Color Setup is used to set the default ColorWise settings for the Fiery X40 and can be accessed by clicking its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window. Setting default ColorWise options Color Setup allows you to conﬁgure the default color management settings for the Fiery X40.
Page 98 4-24 ColorWise Pro Tools For those color options that offer multiple choices, click on the down arrow and make your selection from the pop-up menu that appears. For RGB Separation and CMYK Simulation Method, make your selection by clicking on the appropriate radio button. Other options are selected simply by clicking on a checkbox next to the option’s name.
Page 99: Chapter 5: Working With Color In Applications
5-1 Working with color This chapter provides guidelines for deﬁning colors in your documents to produce the Chapter 5: results you want. The following topics are covered: Working with Color in • Factors affecting how you work with color Applications •...
Page 100: Color Reference Pages
Fiery X40 user software includes several types of color reference pages that let you see the range of colors that can be printed on your copier. For predictable color, use the color reference pages when deﬁning the colors in your document.
Page 101: Ofﬁce Applications
• The range of colors that can be displayed in RGB on your monitor is much larger than the range of colors that can be printed on your copier. When you print the document, out-of-gamut RGB colors are mapped to colors your copier can produce.
Page 102: Choosing Colors In Ofﬁce Applications
5-4 Working with Color in Applications Choosing colors in ofﬁce applications Two RGB color reference pages, a Microsoft Word ﬁle and a Microsoft PowerPoint ﬁle, are provided with your Fiery X40 user software. Print these ﬁles using different CRDs to see how the colors appear when printed to the Fiery X40. For best results, print the color reference page using the same print options you plan to use for your ﬁnal document.
Page 103: Postscript Applications
PANTONE. When you print composites, these applications send process-color equivalents for named spot colors to the copier. In some applications, you can also choose colors using the RGB, HSB, HSL, or other color models.
Page 104 Fiery X40 user software includes several color reference pages (see page 5-2). By choosing colors from these reference pages, you can be sure of obtaining the same color from your copier. For best results, calibrate the Fiery X40 before printing the reference pages.
Page 105 The information printed by the PANTONE Coated Color Reference depends on the setting of the Spot Color Matching setting. • —Prints swatches of the closest equivalents of PANTONE colors your copier can produce. The equivalent PANTONE color name/number is printed below each swatch.
Page 106: Default Output Proﬁle
5-8 Working with Color in Applications Default output proﬁle The default output proﬁle consists of both a proﬁle for your copier, describing its color characteristics, and a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the copier. For more information on output proﬁles, see page 1-9.
Page 107: Chapter 6: Ofﬁce Applications
6-1 Working with ofﬁce applications This chapter provides instructions for printing color documents from GDI and Chapter 6: QuickDraw applications such as presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing Ofﬁce software. You can use these instructions with the Microsoft Ofﬁce 2000, Microsoft Applications Ofﬁce 97 and Microsoft Ofﬁce 95 suite of applications.
Page 108: Selecting Options When Printing
All color data in the job is affected by the output proﬁle on the Fiery X40. This proﬁle may be the one designed for your copier and shipped with the Fiery X40, or it may be a custom proﬁle created at your site (see page 1-9). If necessary, print the Test Page to...
Page 109: Chapter 7: Adobe Photoshop
7-1 Photoshop 5.x This chapter covers features of Adobe Photoshop versions 4.x and 5.x for Windows Chapter 7: and Mac OS. The illustrations show only Mac OS dialog boxes, but the information Adobe and instructions apply equally to the Windows version of Photoshop. Photoshop Photoshop 5.x Because Photoshop 5.x uses a sophisticated color management system, there are several...
Page 110 7-2 Adobe Photoshop poor monitor-to-print matching. If a proﬁle for your particular monitor is not available, use the Adobe Gamma control panel’s setup Assistant (or Wizard on Windows) to customize an available proﬁle that at least has the same type of phosphors as your monitor. •...
Page 111 7-3 Photoshop 5.x Proﬁle Setup From the Photoshop 5.x File menu, choose Color Settings>Proﬁle Setup. In the Embed Proﬁles area, check all boxes to embed the appropriate ICC proﬁle when saving a ﬁle. By embedding a proﬁle during the saving process, Photoshop can link a color space (working space) deﬁnition with that ﬁle for future use.
Page 112 7-4 Adobe Photoshop RGB Setup Photoshop 5.x allows you to simultaneously use two RGB spaces, one for the monitor and one for the Photoshop RGB working space. The monitor RGB space setting does not affect the image data in the ﬁle; it affects only the way the image is displayed on the monitor.
Page 113 ICC describing their target press, such as SWOP. Ofﬁce users should choose the ICC proﬁle describing the copier connected to the Fiery X40. In this case, it is recommended to leave images in RGB and allow the Fiery X40 to convert them to CMYK.
Page 114: Colorsync Defaults
7-6 Adobe Photoshop • From the Intent menu, choose Perceptual (Images), which is appropriate for photographs normally edited in Photoshop. The Intent setting is used only when you convert between color spaces. It is often better to turn on the Black Point Compensation option. With many ICC proﬁles, this check box has no effect.
Page 115: Deﬁning Colors
7-7 Photoshop 5.x • CMYK default • Preferred CMM ICM 2.0 are based on this color management module). Deﬁning colors You can choose colors in Photoshop with various color models including HSB, CIE Lab, RGB, and CMYK. You can also choose named colors from the PANTONE Coated color library.
Page 116 7-8 Adobe Photoshop In the EPS Options dialog box, choose binary encoding and do not check PostScript Color Management (see the following section for more information on PostScript Color Management). Do not include transfer functions or halftone screens. A TIFF preview is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS computers.
Page 117: Selecting Options When Printing
7-9 Photoshop 5.x Printing RGB EPS Files Saved with PostScript color management When you print an RGB EPS ﬁle (that contains an embedded proﬁle) to the Fiery X40, the working space information from the embedded RGB proﬁle can be used as an RGB source deﬁnition for Fiery X40 CRDs. To use the embedded proﬁle’s source color space information with Fiery X40 CRDs, choose None as the Fiery X40 RGB Source when you print.
Page 118 7-10 Adobe Photoshop Printing RGB images Use the following instructions to print RGB images. Choose an encoding method Do not check PostScript Color Management Choose RGB Color from the Space pop-up menu. Any other setting causes Photoshop to convert image data to that color space before sending it to the Fiery X40. With the AdobePS 8.6 printer driver for Mac OS, these options appear in the Adobe Photoshop pane of the Print dialog box.
Page 119: Printing Tips For Advanced Users
7-11 Photoshop 5.x Choose CMYK Color from the Space pop-up menu. Any other setting causes Photoshop to convert image data to that color space before sending it to the Fiery X40. (With the AdobePS 8.6 printer driver for Mac OS, these options appear in the Adobe Photoshop pane of the Print dialog box.) If you choose JPEG encoding, keep a backup of the original image saved with binary encoding until you have seen the printed results of the JPEG ﬁle.
Page 120 7-12 Adobe Photoshop Printing CMYK images with Photoshop PostScript color management If you select a CMYK color space and decide to use PostScript Color Management from the Photoshop pane of the printer driver, Photoshop sends CMYK data to the Fiery X40 along with PostScript color information deﬁning this CMYK color space. Remember that when you select PostScript Color Management, a CRD will be used to perform color conversions to the CMYK color space of the Fiery X40.
Page 121: Photoshop 4.X
7-13 Photoshop 4.x Photoshop 4.x A special feature of Photoshop allows you to save RGB EPS (PostScript) images that include independent source color space information. This feature is sometimes referred to as “PostScript Level 2 tagging” or “RGB tagging.” You deﬁne the source color space to apply to RGB EPS images by specifying a Monitor Setup in Photoshop.
Page 122 7-14 Adobe Photoshop Choose Photoshop EPS or TIFF In the EPS Format dialog box, choose binary encoding and do not include transfer functions or halftone screens. A TIFF preview is compatible with both Mac OS and Windows computers. image, substitute an ASCII-encoded version of the same image, and print the document again.
Page 123: Selecting Options When Printing
7-15 Photoshop 4.x 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 Fiery X40 (using a CRD), by PostScript (using PS Color Management), or by Photoshop (using Photoshop’s separation settings).
Page 124 7-16 Adobe Photoshop • If you select Print in CMYK CMYK data to the Fiery X40. With this setting, RGB Source, Rendering Style, and Spot Color Matching settings have no effect. For printing in CMYK, consider these Photoshop separation settings: •...
Page 125 7-17 Photoshop 4.x Choose an encoding method. (With the AdobePS 8.6 printer driver for Mac OS, these options appear in the Adobe Photoshop pane of the Print dialog box.) 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.
Page 127: Chapter 8: Page Layout Applications
8-1 Working with page layout applications This chapter provides instructions for printing color documents from Adobe Chapter 8: PageMaker 6.5, QuarkXPress 4.02, and QuarkXPress 3.32. Page Layout Applications Before printing from these applications, make sure the appropriate printer driver and the Fiery X40 PPD are installed on your computer as described in Getting Started.
Page 128: Importing Images
8-2 Page Layout Applications Importing images EPS and TIFF are the recommended formats for images imported into page layout documents. Support for importing other ﬁle formats may be provided by individual applications. All RGB images placed in a document are affected by the RGB Source and Rendering Style settings.
Page 129: Cmyk Simulation
8-3 Working with page layout applications CMYK simulation You can specify a CMYK Simulation and a CMYK simulation method for the job with the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle and CMYK Simulation Method print options (see page 1-8). The CMYK Simulation setting affects all CMYK color data sent by the page layout application.
Page 130: Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 For Mac Os And Windows
8-4 Page Layout Applications Adobe PageMaker 6.5 for Mac OS and Windows The Mac OS and Windows versions of PageMaker 6.5 are essentially the same. The illustrations in this section show only the Windows version, except where differences exist between the two versions. Windows version requirement For the Windows version of PageMaker 6.5, make sure a copy of the Fiery X40 PPD ﬁle is in both of the following folders:...
Page 131: Selecting Options When Printing
8-5 Adobe PageMaker 6.5 for Mac OS and Windows Selecting options when printing All print settings are speciﬁed from the various Print dialog boxes in PageMaker 6.5. The printer driver interface described in Chapter 1 is not used. Choose the Fiery X40 PPD Click Options In the Print Document dialog box, choose the Fiery X40 PPD from the PPD menu.
Page 132: Optional Color Management From Pagemaker
8-6 Page Layout Applications If a 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 in the Print Features dialog box. If the document contains PANTONE colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
Page 133: Quarkxpress 4.02 For Mac Os And Windows
8-7 QuarkXPress 4.02 for Mac OS and Windows QuarkXPress 4.02 for Mac OS and Windows If you have additional color management requirements not offered by ColorWise, you may want to consider using features offered by the Quark CMS XTension for QuarkXPress 4.02.
Page 134: Selecting Options When Printing
Choose an output paper size Click to specify printer settings Windows Choose the Fiery X40 copier Choose the Fiery X40 PPD If the document contains PANTONE colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting. For instructions on specifying print options, see Chapter 1.
Page 135: Optional Color Management From Quarkxpress
8-9 QuarkXPress 3.32 for Mac OS and Windows Optional Color Management from QuarkXPress If you have additional color management requirements not offered by ColorWise, such as managing color on non-Fiery X40 devices, you may want to consider using the color management features offered by QuarkXPress.
Page 136: Selecting Options When Printing
8-10 Page Layout Applications Selecting options when printing You must select the Fiery X40 PPD from the Printer Type menu in the Page Setup (Mac OS) or Printer Setup (Windows) dialog box. Mac OS version Choose the Fiery X40 PPD Choose an output paper size Choose Binary Windows version...
Page 137 8-11 QuarkXPress 3.32 for Mac OS and Windows If a document contains RGB placed images or RGB colors that QuarkXPress will print without converting to CMYK, choose RGB Source and Rendering Style settings. If the document contains PANTONE colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
Page 139: Chapter 9: Illustration Applications
9-1 Working with illustration applications This chapter provides instructions for using Adobe Illustrator for Windows and Chapter 9: Mac OS, Macromedia FreeHand for Windows and Mac OS, and CorelDRAW for Illustration Windows and Mac OS. Applications Before printing from these applications, make sure the appropriate PostScript printer driver and the Fiery X40 PPD are installed on your computer as described in Getting Started.
Page 140: Importing Images
9-2 Illustration Applications You can also choose named colors from the PANTONE color library. See “PANTONE Coated Color Reference” on page 5-7. Importing images In general, all images placed into illustration application documents should be in EPS format. All RGB images placed in a document are affected by the RGB Source and Rendering Style settings in the PPD.
Page 141: Adobe Illustrator 8.X For Windows And Mac Os
9-3 Adobe Illustrator 8.x for Windows and Mac OS • If the document contains CMYK images that were separated according to the color characteristics of a custom ICC proﬁle (not a press standard proﬁle), select the corresponding proﬁle from the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option on the Fiery X40.
Page 142: Optional Color Management In Illustrator
Illustrator. For more information, see your Illustrator documentation. Selecting options when printing For the Windows version of Illustrator, select the appropriate copier from the Name pop-up menu and select PostScript Level 2 or 3. Windows Select the copier name...
Page 143: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents
9-5 Adobe Illustrator 8.x for Windows and Mac OS For the Mac OS version of Illustrator, choose Composite output and PostScript Level 3. Mac OS Choose PostScript Level 3 Choose Composite If a document contains placed RGB images, click on the Properties button (Windows) or select Printer Speciﬁc Options from the pop-up menu (Mac OS) and choose RGB Source and Rendering Style settings for the Fiery X40.
Page 144: Macromedia Freehand 8.X For Windows And Mac Os
Management>Type pop-up menu. Deﬁning colors Any colors deﬁned in FreeHand are sent to the copier in CMYK—even those deﬁned using other color models. For best results, use the color deﬁnition methods described on “Choosing colors in PostScript applications” on page 5-5.
Page 145: Selecting Options When Printing From Freehand
9-7 Macromedia FreeHand 8.x for Windows and Mac OS When you import an EPS image into your document, FreeHand inserts a link to the image rather than embedding the original ﬁle, resulting in a smaller ﬁle size. If the image is a CMYK EPS ﬁle, the colors print just as they would from the originating application.
Page 146: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents
9-8 Illustration Applications To use Fiery X40 color management features, turn off the “Convert RGB to process” checkbox in the File>Output Options 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.
Page 147: Optional Color Management In Freehand
Any colors deﬁned in CorelDRAW 9.x for Windows or CorelDRAW 8.x for Mac OS are sent to the copier in CMYK—even those deﬁned using other color models. For the best results, use the color deﬁnition methods described in “Choosing colors in PostScript applications”...
Page 148: Selecting Options When Printing
Selecting options when printing On Windows computers, in the Print dialog box under the General tab, make sure the correct copier and PPD are selected and check the Use PPD box. Click Properties to specify Fiery X40 print options. Print device name appears here...
Page 149: Saving Files For Importing Into Other Documents
If a document contains placed RGB images, choose RGB Source and Rendering Style settings for your copier. With the exception of placed RGB images, these settings have no effect on colors printed with CorelDRAW. If the document contains PANTONE named colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
Page 151: Appendix A: Desktop Color Primer
A-1 The properties of color This appendix covers concepts that are basic to printing in color, including: Appendix A: Desktop Color • The properties of color Primer • Printing techniques • Using color effectively • Raster images and vector images •...
Page 152: Cie Color Model
A-2 Desktop Color Primer point, can adjust to the different light sources. However, color objects appear different under tungsten light than they do in sunlight because of the different spectral makeup of the two light sources. The mixture of light wavelengths emitted by a light source is reﬂected selectively by different objects.
Page 153: Hue, Saturation, And Brightness
A-3 The properties of color Hue, saturation, and brightness A color can be described in terms of three varying characteristics, called the HSB color model: • Hue—tint (the qualitative aspect of a color—red, green, or orange) • Saturation—the purity of the color •...
Page 154 (CMYK). The use of black toner helps in producing rich, solid blacks and allows for improved rendering of black text. The CMYK colorants used in offset printing and by your Fiery X40 copier are to some degree transparent. When one layer of colorant is applied on top of another, you see the effect of both.
Page 155: A-5 Printing Techniques
A-5 Printing techniques Printing techniques Until recently, most color printing was done on printing presses using one of several printing techniques—offset lithography, ﬂexography, and gravure, to name a few. All traditional printing techniques require lengthy preparation before a print run can take place.
Page 156: Halftone And Continuous Tone Devices
A-6 Desktop Color Primer Halftone and continuous tone devices Halftoning is used in offset printing to print each process color at a different intensity, allowing millions of different colors to be reproduced using only the four process colors. Depending on the required intensity of a given color, toner is placed on paper in dots of different size.
Page 157: A Few Rules Of Thumb
A-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 158: Color And Text
A-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 159: Raster Images And Vector Images
A-9 Raster images and vector images Raster images and vector images Two broad categories of artwork can be printed from a personal computer to a color printer: raster and vector images (plate 11). A raster image, also referred to as a bitmap, is composed of a grid of pixels, each assigned a particular color value.
Page 160: Optimizing Files For Processing And Printing
A-10 Desktop Color Primer Optimizing ﬁles for processing and printing The following sections provide tips on how to create image ﬁles that produce the highest possible print quality while minimizing the processing time and disk space they require. Resolution of raster images While a 72 ppi raster image appears sharp on a monitor, the same image would likely appear pixelated when printed to the Fiery X40.
Page 161 A-11 Optimizing ﬁles for processing and printing In this table, the shaded areas indicate that 200 ppi is typically the best trade-off between image quality and ﬁle size. However, higher resolutions (e.g., 250 to 300 ppi) may be needed for offset printing, when quality is of the utmost importance, or for images containing sharp diagonal lines.
Page 162: Scaling
A-12 Desktop Color Primer Scaling Ideally, each raster image should be saved at the actual size, and it will be placed into the document at the optimal resolution for the print device. If the image resolution is correct for the print device, there is no quality advantage to be gained by scaling an image down to a percentage of its actual size.
Page 163: Appendix B: Color Management
B-1 Controlling printed color This appendix provides information on controlling and managing color output in Appendix B: order to achieve predictable color results. It also discusses the basics of color Color management. Management Controlling printed color When working with color materials, whether they be presentations, illustrations, or complicated page designs, you make aesthetic decisions about the colors you use.
Page 164: Maintaining Copier Consistency
The factors described below affect print device consistency, as well as color ﬁdelity and overall output quality. Paper stock and toner The paper and toner used by your copier can greatly affect printed color. For best results, use the supplies recommended by the manufacturer of the copier. Maintenance Problems such as streaking and insufﬁcient or excessive amounts of one or more toners...
Page 165: Basics Of Color Management
B-3 Basics of color management You need to account for the gamut of your print device when designing on a color monitor. When printed, colors that fall outside the print device gamut are “mapped” to printable colors. This process, referred to as gamut mapping, takes place when color data is converted or adjusted to meet the gamut requirements of a print device.
Page 166: Color Conversion
B-4 Color Management Color conversion Before a color document can be printed, the color data in it must be converted to the gamut of the print device. Whether performed by the Fiery X40 or by a host-based 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 proﬁle and adjusts both RGB and CMYK data according to a speciﬁed output proﬁle, also called a destination proﬁle by some color management systems.
Page 167: Appendix C: Importing Densitometer Measurements
C-1 Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF) This appendix describes Simple ASCII File Format, which can be used to import Appendix C: density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data Importing from an alternate densitometer, record your individual readings in a text ﬁle and densitometer structure it as described below.
Page 168: Example Of 1D Status T Density For Efi 34 Patch Page
C-2 Importing densitometer measurements Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page This ﬁle format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch page. The value in the ﬁrst column is the patch number. The ﬁrst patch must be 1 and the last must be 34.
Page 169: Example Of 1D Status T Density For An Arbitrary Page
C-3 Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF) Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page This ﬁle format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-deﬁned patch page. The value in the ﬁrst column is the ink/toner percentage of the patch. The ﬁrst percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100.
Page 171: Glossary
Glossary additive color model A system in which colors are produced by combining red, green, and blue light (the additive primaries). An RGB video monitor is based on an additive color model. additive primaries Red, green, and blue light that is used in additive color systems.
Page 172 A color rendering dictionary (CRD) is used by the color management system or the copier’s PostScript interpreter when converting data between color spaces. The Fiery X40 includes several CRDs, each of which provides a different color rendering style.
Page 173 A range of colors. A device gamut is the range of colors that a device, such as a copier, can produce. An image gamut is the range of colors in a particular image. gamut mapping The conversion of color coordinates from one device’s gamut to another—...
Page 174 G-4 Glossary GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) A standard developed by CompuServe for bitmap graphics of up to 256 colors and used for posting photographic images on the Internet or intranet pages; rarely used for professional printing. gradient A smooth transition between two different colors or between two shades of a color.
Page 175 The output proﬁle describes the color characteristics of a printing device. It consists of both a proﬁle for your copier and a calibration target that deﬁnes the expected density response of the copier. phosphor Material used in making computer monitors;...
Page 176 G-6 Glossary colors. It is appropriate for bright saturated colors used in illustrations and graphs. process colors The four ink colors used in printing to simulate full-spectrum color images: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK (CMYK). QuickDraw Graphics and display technology built into Mac OS computers.
Page 177 G-7 Glossary process colors that are printed using combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Status T A spectral response for graphic arts reﬂection densitometers deﬁned by ANSI (the American National Standards Institute). subtractive color model A system in which color is produced by combining colorants such as paint, inks, or dyes on media such as paper or transparent ﬁlm or acetate.
Page 179: 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 181: Index
Index Numerics 8-pin DIN plug 3-7 Absolute Colorimetric 1-5 accent color A-7 additive color model A-3 additive primaries A-3 Adobe Illustrator, see Illustrator Adobe PageMaker, see PageMaker Adobe Photoshop, see Photoshop Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Mac OS 1-19 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source option 1-6 bit depth, of raster images A-9, A-10 bitmaps A-5...
Page 182 I-2 Index text A-8 theory A-1 triads A-7 using effectively A-6 to A-8 wheel A-7 working with 5-1 colorants A-4 Color Charts 3-4 Colorimetric ICC rendering style 1-5 color management basics B-3 to B-4 ColorWise 1-1 to 1-12, 2-3 color management print options for Windows 95/98 1-15 color management system (CMS) xv, B-3 color matching systems, see custom color...
Page 183 I-3 Index Fiery Scan 1-9 ﬁle size, of raster images 2-3, A-10 ﬂexography A-5 font size, for color text A-8 FreeHand 5-5, 9-6 Full simulation 1-8 gamma B-4 Gamma option 1-3 gamut of monitors B-2 of photographic transparencies B-2 of print devices B-1 gamut mapping B-3 GDI applications, using color in 5-3 to 5-5 Graphics Device Interface, see GDI...
Page 184 I-4 Index named colors 5-5 None setting, RGB Source option 1-7 ofﬁce applications 5-1, 5-3 to 5-5, 6-1 to 6-2 offset lithographic printing A-5 offset press printing A-5 to A-6 offset press print jobs, workﬂow issues 5-2 Other setting, RGB Source option 1-6 output proﬁle color conversion B-4 Output Proﬁle option 1-4...
Page 185 I-5 Index QuarkXPress 5-5, 8-7 QuickDraw applications, using color in 5-3 to 5-5 Quick simulation 1-8 raster images bit depth A-9, A-10 ﬁle size A-10 for offset press printing A-11 printing A-9 resolution A-9, A-10 to A-11 scaling of A-12 registration of colors A-8 Relative Colorimetric 1-5 Rendering Style option 1-3...
Page 186 I-6 Index vector images A-9 visible spectrum of light A-1 white point B-4 White Point option 1-3 Windows 2000 printer driver 1-18 Windows 95/98 color management print options 1-15 Windows 95/98 printer driver 1-14 Windows Graphics Device Interface, see GDI applications Word, see Microsoft Ofﬁce workﬂow...

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About the Documentation

Key Features of Colorwise

Chapter 1: Fiery X40 Color Management

Managing Color on the Fiery X40

Printer Drivers and Print Options

Chapter 2: Simple and Advanced Workﬂows

Workﬂow Concepts

Simple Workﬂows

Advanced Workﬂows

Chapter 3: Color Calibration

Introduction

Understanding Calibration

Using a Densitometer

Calibrating the Densitometer

Calibrating with Colorwise Pro Tools

Chapter 4: Colorwise Pro Tools

Proﬁle Manager

Color Editor

Color Setup

Chapter 5: Working with Color in Applications

Working with Color

Ofﬁce Applications

Postscript Applications

Chapter 6: Ofﬁce Applications

Working with Ofﬁce Applications

Chapter 7: Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop 4.X

Chapter 8: Page Layout Applications

Working with Page Layout Applications

Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 for Mac os and Windows

Quarkxpress 4.02 for Mac os and Windows

Quarkxpress 3.32 for Mac os and Windows

Chapter 9: Illustration Applications

Working with Illustration Applications

Adobe Illustrator 8.X for Windows and Mac os

Macromedia Freehand 8.X for Windows and Mac os

Coreldraw for Windows and Mac os

Appendix A: Desktop Color Primer

The Properties of Color

A-5 Printing Techniques

Using Color Effectively

Raster Images and Vector Images

Optimizing Files for Processing and Printing

Appendix B: Color Management

B-1 Controlling Printed Color

Basics of Color Management

Appendix C: Importing Densitometer Measurements

Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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