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  • Page 1: Graphic Arts Package

    Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server ® Graphic Arts Package...
  • Page 2 © 2007 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45059280 09 February 2007...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS NTRODUCTION APER Terminology and conventions About this document Graphic Arts Package Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition Available upgrade Enabling the feature at the Fiery EXP50 Updating the status of Graphic Arts Package Updating the status on Windows Updating the status on Mac OS Setting up your monitor and the monitor profile IMULATION...
  • Page 4 ONTENTS OLOR ETUP EATURES ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup features Using Color Setup Control Bar Control Bar workflow Printing with the default Control Bar Control Bar pane Printing with a custom Control Bar Configurable Auto Trapping Configurable Auto Trapping workflow Printing with default Auto Trapping Auto Trapping pane Setting the Apply Auto Trapping option to On...
  • Page 5 ONTENTS MAGE IEWER Accessing ImageViewer ROOFING Viewing soft proofs REFLIGHT OLDERS ILTERS About file conversion Filters Specifying filter settings for a Hot Folder About PS->PDF Normalizer Using the filters Using the CT/LW to PostScript filter Using the DCS 2.0 to PostScript filter Using the EPS to PostScript filter Using the ExportPS filter Using the JPEG to PDF filter...
  • Page 6 ONTENTS Postflight workflow Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color Scenario 2: Check the calibration status Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object ULTIPLE LATE EPARATIONS Multiple plate separations workflow Combine Separations print option Supported applications APER...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION This document explains the Graphic Arts Package features and how they work. Because of the flexibility of the controls Graphic Arts Package provides, users in any environment can benefit from the Graphic Arts Package features. Novice users can use the default settings to obtain optimal results.

  • Page 8: About This Document

    NTRODUCTION About this document This document describes the features that are available through the print options and utilities such as ColorWise Pro Tools and Command WorkStation. The features are organized as follows: • Features accessible from or used to set the values in ColorWise Pro Tools –...

  • Page 9: Graphic Arts Package

    NTRODUCTION Graphic Arts Package The following features are included in Graphic Arts Package: Feature Where to set values or access Halftone screening ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup Soft proofing Command WorkStation Multiple plate separations Fixed paper simulation Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition The following features are included in Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition: Feature Where to set values or access...

  • Page 10: Available Upgrade

    NTRODUCTION Available upgrade The following feature package is available for Fiery EXP50. Graphic Arts Package Fiery EXP50 Standard There is no upgrade package available for Fiery EXP8000. Enabling the feature at the Fiery EXP50 To access the Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition features from your computer, the option must be enabled at the Fiery EXP50.

  • Page 11: Updating The Status On Windows

    The Graphic Arts Package option that is enabled at the Fiery EXP50 is displayed in the Installed Options area. If you use the Point and Print method to install the printer driver and printer description file, you must enable Two-Way Communication on the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface monitor at the Fiery EXP8000/50 for each connection (print, hold, or direct) before you install them on your computer.

  • Page 12: Updating The Status On Mac Os

    Mac OS X. Before updating the status of Graphic Arts Package on a computer running Mac OS X, install the printer driver. For information about installing the printer driver, see O UPDATE THE STATUS ON A COMPUTER RUNNING 1 Start Printer Setup Utility or Printer Center.

  • Page 13: Setting Up Your Monitor And The Monitor Profile

    NTRODUCTION Setting up your monitor and the monitor profile Some Graphic Arts Package features require that a job be displayed with correct colors on your monitor. The following features require the correct monitor display: • Paper Simulation White Point editing (see page •...

  • Page 14: Paper Simulation White Point Editing

    ICC profile. Paper simulation workflow You can print a job with the Paper Simulation feature set to On from the printer driver without customizing paper simulation. Many jobs may print satisfactorily with the fixed default Paper Simulation setting.

  • Page 15: Printing With Default Paper Simulation

    The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS or a Windows computer are similar. O PRINT A JOB WITH DEFAULT 1 Choose Print from your application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 3 Click the ColorWise icon.

  • Page 16: Paper Simulation White Point Editing

    APER IMULATION HITE OINT DITING Paper Simulation White Point editing Your job may print satisfactorily with the fixed Paper Simulation setting. However, you can customize the Paper Simulation setting by editing the Paper Simulation White Point values with ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor. Paper Simulation White Point dialog box The Paper Simulation White Point dialog box displays Hue, Brightness, and Saturation sliders.

  • Page 17: Editing Paper Simulation White Point

    APER IMULATION HITE Preview This area in the lower-left corner of the dialog box displays a preview of the paper simulation color, surrounded by a white border for contrast. The preview is based on the monitor profile you specified next to Current Monitor Profile. To preview the color correctly with your monitor, select the Monitor Compensation option, and then select the correct monitor profile for your monitor.
  • Page 18 APER 3 Select Simulation from the View list. Select Simulation output profiles. 4 Select a simulation profile and click Select. The Color Editor dialog box appears. 5 Select Full (Output GCR) in the Edit Mode menu. Select Full (Output GCR) Output profile name 6 Select an output profile to link to the edited simulation profile.
  • Page 19 APER IMULATION HITE 7 Click Paper Simulation. The Paper Simulation White Point dialog box appears. Use the following procedure to edit the Paper Simulation White Point values. O EDIT APER IMULATION HITE OINT VALUES 1 Select the Monitor Compensation option in the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box. 2 Make sure that the correct monitor profile for your monitor is displayed next to Current Monitor Profile.

  • Page 20: Printing With Custom Paper Simulation Values

    Printing with custom paper simulation values After you edit the paper simulation values in Color Editor, you can print a document with the custom paper simulation values from the printer driver. You can also override the setting with Command WorkStation.
  • Page 21 APER IMULATION HITE OINT 6 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode area. The ColorWise Expert Settings dialog box appears. 7 Select the custom simulation profile from the CMYK Simulation Profile list. Select the simulation profile you saved after editing the Paper Simulation White Point values in the previous section.

  • Page 22: Spot -O N With Two -Color Print Mapping

    When the feature is turned on from the printer driver, Fiery EXP8000/50 replaces the document colors with the colors you defined in the Define Two-Color Print Map dialog box.

  • Page 23: Defining A Color For Two-Color Print Mapping

    Defining a color for Two-Color Print Mapping Use the following procedure to define the color mappings in the Two-Color Print Map dialog box. O DEFINE A COLOR FOR 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50. Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation, at your computer or at the monitor connected to the Fiery EXP8000/50.
  • Page 24 N WITH OLOR RINT 5 Double-click one of the color lines. The Define Two-Color Print Map dialog box appears. The document colors on the left side represent the colors that are used in a job. Map these colors to the named or process colors that you select on the right. Initially, Black and Magenta appear as placeholder colors on the left.

  • Page 25: Printing A Job With Two-Color Print Mapping

    You can also override the print option setting using Command WorkStation. When you print a job, select the same output profile from the printer driver as the one that was selected in the Select Output Profile dialog box. Otherwise, print mappings that are defined in Spot-On have no effect.
  • Page 26 N WITH OLOR O PRINT A TWO COLOR JOB 1 Open a document in your application. 2 Choose Print. 3 Click Copies & Pages and choose ColorWise from the menu. The ColorWise pane appears. 4 Select 2-Color Print Mapping. 5 Click Print. The job is printed with the mapping you defined in Spot-On.

  • Page 27: Color Setup Features

    OLOR ETUP EATURES OLOR ETUP EATURES With Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup offers the following customizable features, in addition to the Color Process Flow feature: • Control Bar • Auto Trapping • Progressives • Halftone Simulation For information about Color Process Flow, see Color Printing.

  • Page 28: Using Color Setup

    OLOR ETUP EATURES Using Color Setup Use the following procedure to start Color Setup. For information about installing ColorWise Pro Tools and configuring a connection, Color Printing. O START OLOR ETUP 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50. Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation, at your computer or at the monitor connected to the Fiery EXP8000/50.

  • Page 29: Control Bar

    The default Control Bar provides a color bar and dynamic job information. Print a job with the default Control Bar by setting the Control Bar print option to On from the printer driver. Many jobs print satisfactorily with the default Control Bar, but if you require your own color bars, create them by defining custom values in the Control Bar Definition dialog box.
  • Page 30 O PRINT A JOB WITH THE DEFAULT 1 Choose Print from your application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears, with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 3 Click the Job Info icon.

  • Page 31: Control Bar Pane

    Selecting the Print Control Bar option sets the Printer’s Default value to On. If this option is selected, a Control Bar is printed on all pages sent to the Fiery EXP8000/50 when Printer’s default is selected from the printer driver or with Command WorkStation.
  • Page 32 OLOR ETUP EATURES Viewing the definition of a Control Bar Selecting a Control Bar in the Available Control Bar list allows you to view the settings information in the Control Bar Definition area. With this feature, you can identify the Control Bar without opening the Control Bar Definition dialog box.
  • Page 33 OLOR ETUP EATURES The Control Bar Definition dialog box The explanation of each section in the Control Bar Definition dialog box is as follows: The Control Bar Definition dialog box is displayed when you click New in the Color Setup dialog box. Each field of this dialog box initially displays the value from the Control Bar that is currently set as default, except for the System Page Size.
  • Page 34 EATURES • The options vary, but typically the following information is available, in Job Information: addition to the print options you specify in the Color pane from the printer driver: – Page Size – Control Bar Name – User Name –...
  • Page 35 OLOR ETUP EATURES • This text field allows you to define the distance from the lower-left Distance from the edge: corner at which you want the job information to begin printing. The settings to define are as follows: – Select inches, millimeters, or points from the Units list. Units: –...

  • Page 36: Printing With A Custom Control Bar

    Selecting On from the printer driver affects the current job only. If you selected Print Control Bar in the Control Bar pane, selecting Printer’s Default has the same effect as On. Selecting Print Control Bar in the Control Bar pane sets the default value to On for all jobs.

  • Page 37: Configurable Auto Trapping

    fixed values when you set Auto Trapping to On, with generally good results. However, to customize the values for Auto Trapping, define the values in the Auto Trapping pane in Color Setup. After you define the values, print a job with Auto Trapping set to On from the printer driver.

  • Page 38: Auto Trapping Pane

    OLOR ETUP EATURES 4 Select Auto Trapping. 5 Click OK. 6 Click Print. The job is printed with the default Auto Trapping values. Auto Trapping pane Access the Auto Trapping pane by clicking the Auto Trapping tab in the ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup dialog box (see page The settings in the Auto Trapping pane allow you to perform the following tasks:...

  • Page 39: Setting The Apply Auto Trapping Option To On

    EATURES Setting the Apply Auto Trapping option to On When you select the Apply Auto Trapping option, you set the Printer’s default value to On. When you select Printer’s default from the printer driver, the configured auto trapping is applied to all jobs sent to the Fiery EXP8000/50.
  • Page 40 OLOR ETUP EATURES Specifying Trap Shape Trap Shape represents how a single pixel appears when trapped against a contrasting background. With elements bigger than one pixel, the shape, or part of the shape, is only visible at the corners of objects. Select any of the following shapes: •...

  • Page 41: Defining Custom Values For Auto Trapping

    After you define the Auto Trapping values, print a job with the Auto Trapping feature by setting the Auto Trapping print option to On from the printer driver. You can change the setting for this print option using Command WorkStation.

  • Page 42: Progressives

    Progressives pane in Color Setup. After specifying the color channels, print a job with the customized Progressives by setting the print option to On from the printer driver. You cannot use the Progressives and Postflight features at the same time. A constraint is set for these print options from the printer driver.

  • Page 43: Printing With Default Progressives

    O PRINT A JOB WITH DEFAULT ROGRESSIVES 1 Choose Print from your application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 3 Click the Job Info icon.

  • Page 44: Progressives Pane

    OLOR ETUP EATURES Progressives pane Access the Progressives pane by clicking the Progressives tab in ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup. For more information about accessing the pane, see the procedure on The settings in the Progressives pane allow you to do the following: •...

  • Page 45: Specifying Color Channels

    Alternatively, you can send a job with default Progressives setting and change the print option setting using Command WorkStation. Use the same procedure on the printer driver. The printed job reflects the Progressives settings you defined in the Progressives pane. EXP8000/50...

  • Page 46: Halftone Simulation

    Color Setup, and then select the screen in the Halftone Simulation print option from the printer driver. For information about the print option and the procedure to print with the pre-defined halftone screens, see the following section.

  • Page 47: Printing With Pre-Defined Halftone Screens

    O PRINT A JOB WITH A DEFAULT HALFTONE SCREEN 1 Choose Print from your application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 3 Click the Image icon.

  • Page 48: Halftone Simulation Pane

    OLOR ETUP EATURES Halftone Simulation pane You can define three custom halftone screens on the Halftone Simulation pane. For each of these screens, you can define the following values: Angle Type a number (from 0-360) for each color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. Frequency (LPI) Type a number for each color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black.

  • Page 49: Setting A Custom Halftone Screen

    OLOR ETUP EATURES Dot shape Select a PostScript function for dot shape. When you select Custom, the Dot Shape dialog box appears. This dialog box provides a text field in which you type a PostScript function. When this dialog box first opens, it reflects the last custom-defined dot shape. Setting a custom halftone screen Use the following procedure to access the Halftone Screens pane and specify a custom halftone screen.

  • Page 50: Printing With Custom Halftone Screens

    Printing with custom halftone screens After specifying the halftone screen values for User Screen 1, User Screen 2, or User Screen 3, select a corresponding custom screen name from the printer driver. Use the same procedure page 47 to print a job with a custom halftone screen.
  • Page 51 You must print this measurement page with the CMYK Simulation Profile print option set to ColorWise Off, which produces an uncalibrated page. To calibrate your copier, you must print CMYK patches in the raw state of the printer. Except for the Output Profile print option, the ColorWise print options are irrelevant and will be ignored.
  • Page 52 OLOR ETUP EATURES 5 With ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor, open any Output profile. You can select any Output profile because you will be printing the measurement page with the CMYK Simulation Profile set to ColorWise Off. With this setting, color conversions using an Output profile will not occur.

  • Page 53: Image Viewer

    MAGE MAGE IEWER ImageViewer allows you to soft proof and adjust colors in a job before it is printed. You can use the preview in ImageViewer to verify job placement, orientation, and content, as well as general color accuracy. If the job contains halftone screened settings, the preview shows a composite view of all separations at the dot level.
  • Page 54 MAGE O START MAGE 1 In the Active Jobs window of Command WorkStation, select the job that you want to preview. 2 If needed, choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to move the job to processed/held status. 3 Choose Preview from the Actions menu. Page thumbnails appear in the Preview window.

  • Page 55: Soft Proofing

    ROOFING The Soft Proofing feature allows you to view accurate color previews of print jobs on a monitor. Use soft proofs to preview colors as they will appear when the job is printed. Viewing soft proofs The Soft Proofing feature applies a specified color profile to the preview of a job to compensate for the unique display characteristics of your monitor.
  • Page 56 4 Select the thumbnail of the page that you want to soft proof, and click the Full-Screen Preview button. The full-screen preview may take a few moments to open. The full-screen preview window is independent of and may appear behind the application on the screen. Bring the full-screen preview window to the front, if necessary.
  • Page 57 6 Locate and select the monitor profile for your monitor. Be sure to select a profile customized for the characteristics of your monitor. Otherwise, the soft proof will not be accurate. Also, be sure to configure the monitor display according to the manufacturer’s recommended settings.

  • Page 58: Preflight

    REFLIGHT REFLIGHT The Preflight feature performs a simple check of the most common areas of error to ensure that the job will print successfully and to the expected quality on the selected printing device. The Preflight feature is also offered as a part of the Production Printing Package. For more information about this feature, see Utilities.

  • Page 59: Hot Folders Filters

    OLDERS ILTERS This chapter describes how to configure the Hot Folders filters to convert various files to PostScript or PDF (Portable Document Format), or to preflight certain files. For information about operating systems that support Hot Folders, see Welcome. For information about installing the Hot Folders application, see Utilities. For information about using the Hot Folders application, see Hot Folders Help.

  • Page 60: Filters

    Filters The following table describes the available filters and indicates whether the filter is Exclusive or Non-exclusive: Filter name Type of filter CT/LW to PostScript Exclusive DCS 2.0 to PostScript Exclusive EPS to PostScript Exclusive ExportPS Exclusive JPEG to PDF Non-exclusive PDF/X Preflight Exclusive...

  • Page 61: Specifying Filter Settings For A Hot Folder

    OLDERS ILTERS Specifying filter settings for a Hot Folder After specifying the filter settings and options for your Hot Folder, drag and drop the proper file formats onto your Hot Folder to begin the conversion process. Open the Filter Settings dialog box from the Folder Properties dialog box. O SELECT A FILTER SETTING 1 From the Hot Folders Control Panel, select the Hot Folder and click Properties.

  • Page 62: About Ps->Pdf Normalizer

    OLDERS ILTERS About PS->PDF Normalizer The PS->PDF Normalizer feature offers the Convert PS to PDF option. The Convert PS to PDF option is available only when Acrobat Distiller is installed on the same system as the Hot Folders application. For more information about installing Acrobat Distiller, see Utilities.

  • Page 63: Using The Filters

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the filters Certain filters provide extra user control and conversion settings. To access these settings, right-click or double-click the Plugin Name in the Filter Settings dialog box. This section describes each filter and its optional settings. The procedures for using the filters from a Mac OS or a Windows computer are similar.

  • Page 64: Using The Dcs 2.0 To Postscript Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the DCS 2.0 to PostScript filter The DCS 2.0 (Desktop Color Separation) to PostScript filter accepts DCS 2.0 files and outputs a single preseparated PostScript file. This filter accepts the following DCS 2.0 files: • Single/Multiple DCS files, no composite •...

  • Page 65: Using The Eps To Postscript Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the EPS to PostScript filter The EPS to PostScript filter accepts all EPS files. This filter gives you the flexibility to force changes in the final dimensions and page size of a file. O USE THE CRIPT FILTER 1 Follow steps through The EPS to PostScript Filter Options dialog box appears.

  • Page 66: Using The Exportps Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the ExportPS filter ExportPS was developed by Creo-Scitex as an option to their Brisque print workflow. ExportPS translates Brisque jobs into portable, raster PostScript or EPS output that can be processed on the digital press. The ExportPS filter processes the ExportPS file by rendering and resampling it to the resolution of the digital press.

  • Page 67: Using The Jpeg To Pdf Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the JPEG to PDF filter The JPEG to PDF filter accepts all standard JPEG files. In addition to allowing you to convert JPEG files automatically without opening them from the application from which they were created, the JPEG to PDF filter allows you to change the final page size of print jobs and adjust the resolution.

  • Page 68: Using The Pdf/X Preflight Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the PDF/X Preflight filter PDF/X (PDF Exchange) Preflight is a subset of Adobe PDF designed specifically for prepress data interchange. It defines how applications that read and create PDF/X files should behave. Two PDF/X standards are commonly used: •...

  • Page 69: Using The Pdf2Go Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the PDF2Go filter PDF2Go is a PDF output developed by Creo-Scitex as an option to their Brisque workflow. It usually contains PDF layers of rasterized CT and LW job pages, each with a different resolution, in one PDF file. The PDF2Go filter processes the PDF2Go file by rendering and re-sampling it to the resolution of the digital press.

  • Page 70: Using The Tiff To Pdf Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the TIFF to PDF filter The TIFF to PDF filter accepts TIFF files up to TIFF 6.0. In addition to allowing you to convert TIFF files automatically without opening them from the application from which they were created, the TIFF to PDF filter allows you to change the final page size of print jobs and adjust the resolution.

  • Page 71: Using The Tiff/It To Postscript Filter

    OLDERS ILTERS Using the TIFF/IT to PostScript filter TIFF/IT (Tagged Image File Format/Image Technology) is a common TIFF standard. The TIFF/IT-p1 file format usually consists of three files. All TIFF/IT-p1 files contain an FP (Final Page) file. The FP file includes page dimension and position required subfiles, such as CT (Contone) and LW (Line Work) files.
  • Page 72 OLDERS ILTERS TIFF/IT O USE THE CRIPT FILTER 1 Follow steps through The TIFF/IT Filter Options dialog box appears. 2 Specify the following options: Resolution (Auto, 200, 400, or 600): the list. Select Auto to use the device resolution of the digital press. Compression (None or RLE Lossless): output.

  • Page 73: Postflight

    For example: using one specific combination of a printer driver, an OS, and a desktop publishing application emitting separations for plates, you might find that: 1) the Postflight color-coded pages show the Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow separations in the “DeviceGray”...

  • Page 74: About Postflight

    OSTFLIGHT About Postflight When the Postflight print option is set to values other than Off, it provides the following information to help you identify possible problems: Postflight Test Page, Postflight color- coded pages, and Postflight reports. Postflight Test Page You can print the Postflight Test Page alone or in combination with the color-coded pages. The Test Page is printed using the exact same media and global settings (such as calibration) as your job.

  • Page 75: Postflight Reports

    This Postflight feature is especially useful in cases where a workflow that was used to submit a job inadvertently converts colors. This conversion occurs with some printer drivers, printing options, and conversions to PDF.

  • Page 76: Postflight Print Option

    (for example, 0% of a spot color), or when the specific application or printer driver asks the Fiery EXP8000/50 to process a particular color space but does not use it for user-visible objects.

  • Page 77: Postflight Workflow

    You cannot use Postflight at the same time that you use the following features: Progressives, Substitute Colors, or Combine Separations. Constraints are set for these print options from the printer driver. The follows scenarios show how Postflight can be helpful to users who demand high color quality.
  • Page 78 OSTFLIGHT To diagnose a color problem of a specific object (see When experts have verified that the calibration is correct and that the global settings, including the output profile, are correct, but the color of a specific object is still not as intended, you can print a color-coded document and diagnose the problem.

  • Page 79: Scenario 1: Diagnose An Unexpected Color

    1 Open a job from your application. 2 Choose Print. 3 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 4 Click each option icon, and specify the values for each print option.
  • Page 80 OSTFLIGHT O DIAGNOSE AN UNEXPECTED COLOR AND PRINT WITH EDITED COLOR SETTINGS 1 Click the Job Info icon. 2 Select All Components from the Postflight list. For information about the components of Postflight, see 3 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box. 4 Click Print.

  • Page 81: Scenario 2: Check The Calibration Status

    OSTFLIGHT Scenario 2: Check the calibration status Use the following procedure to check the calibration status prior to printing a job. O CHECK THE CALIBRATION STATUS AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM CALIBRATION CONDITION 1 If you have not printed the Detailed Report, select Detailed Report Only from the Postflight menu.

  • Page 82: Scenario 3: Check The Quality Of The Output Profile

    OSTFLIGHT Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile Use the following procedure to check the quality of the output profile of the print device. O CHECK THE QUALITY OF OUTPUT PROFILE AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM OUTPUT PROFILE 1 Click the Job Info icon.

  • Page 83: Scenario 4: Diagnose A Color Problem Of A Specific Object

    OSTFLIGHT Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object Use the following procedure to diagnose a color problem. O DIAGNOSE A COLOR PROBLEM OF A SPECIFIC OBJECT AND PRINT WITH THE EDITED COLOR SETTINGS 1 Click the Job Info icon. 2 Select Color-Coded Page Only from the Postflight list.

  • Page 84: Multiple Plate Separations

    This feature also fully supports DCS 2.0 file formats when included in a PostScript print job from a page layout application. Multiple plate separations workflow Use the following procedure to print a composite color print from the printer driver. computer are similar. O PRINT A COMPOSITE COLOR PRINT 1 Open a color-separated document in a supported application.

  • Page 85: Combine Separations Print Option

    ULTIPLE LATE Combine Separations print option Access the Multiple Plates Separations feature through the Combine Separations print option from the printer driver. The following values are available for the Combine Separations print option: • Off (Default) • On Supported applications...

  • Page 86: Paper Simulation

    O PRINT WITH THE FIXED 1 Choose Print from an application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected. 3 Click the ColorWise icon and then click Expert Settings.

  • Page 87: Paper Simulation Print Option

    APER IMULATION Paper Simulation print option Turn the Paper Simulation feature on or off through the print option from the printer driver. • Performs Absolute Colorimetric rendering. • Performs Relative Colorimetric rendering. Off (Default):...

  • Page 89: Index

    NDEX NDEX Auto Trapping Brightness, Paper Simulation 16 Color Setup colors, proofing 55 Combine Separation about 37 Apply Auto Trapping option 39 Color Setup 27 configurable 37 default 37 defining 41 factory defaults 40 pane 38 printing 41 tab 38, 41 trap color reduction 39 trap object types 40 trap shape 40...
  • Page 90 NDEX file conversion about 59 File Filters about 60 configuring 63 selecting settings 61 specifying 61 Graphic Arts Package features 9 Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition features 9 Halftone Screen angle 48 Application Defined 46 calibrating 50 Contone 46 Dot Shape 49 LPI (screen frequency) 48 Mac Color Files folder 51 Newsprint 46...
  • Page 91 NDEX Postflight about 74 accurate reporting 75 calibration status 77, 81 color problems 78, 83 color-coded pages 74, 83 ColorWise global settings page 75 ColorWise print options 75 Concise Report 75, 81 Detailed Report 75, 81 diagnosing 80 global settings page 81 Hold queue 83 ImageViewer 83 information 80...

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