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  • Page 1: Color Printing

    Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server ® Color Printing...
  • Page 2 © 2007 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45059273 09 February 2007...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS NTRODUCTION OLOR Terminology and conventions About this document Key features of ColorWise OOLS About this chapter Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer Installing ColorWise Pro Tools Installing the ICC profiles Configuring the connection Editing the configuration Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer Installing the ColorSync profiles...
  • Page 4 ONTENTS ALIBRATION About this chapter Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator Starting Calibrator Expert mode Applying measurements to multiple calibration sets Restoring default calibration measurements Calibrating with the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II Calibrating with the DTP41 Calibrating with the ES-1000 Understanding calibration An overview of calibration How calibration works...
  • Page 5 Print Gray using Black Only Rendering Styles RGB Separation RGB Source Profile Spot Color Matching Substitute Colors Printer drivers and print options Setting print options for Windows Setting color management print options for Mac OS Using Expert Color Settings to enable Device Link Profiles...
  • Page 6 ONTENTS MPORTING ENSITY EASUREMENTS Simple ASCII Import File Format Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page NDEX...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Windows Refers to Fiery EXP8000/50 (in illustrations and examples) Command WorkStation, Windows Edition and Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition DocuColor 8000/7000/5000 digital press Fiery EXP8000/50 Color Server Apple Mac OS X italics Other documents in this set Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP,...

  • Page 8: About This Document

    NTRODUCTION About this document This document is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color output of your Fiery EXP8000/50. This document covers the following topics: • Installing and configuring ColorWise Pro Tools • Using Color Editor, Profile Manager, and Color Setup •...

  • Page 9: Key Features Of Colorwise

    NTRODUCTION Key features of ColorWise ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality, out-of-box color from many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery EXP8000/50.

  • Page 10: Color Wise Pro Tools

    OLOR OOLS OLOR OOLS The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality out-of-box color from many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing about or changing color settings on the Fiery EXP8000/50. The ColorWise color management system (CMS) also allows expert users to obtain the best color output.

  • Page 11: About This Chapter

    OLOR About this chapter This chapter describes the procedures for installing, configuring, and using ColorWise Pro Tools on Windows and Mac OS computers. Platform Windows Mac OS Windows and Mac OS OOLS To do this Install ColorWise Pro Tools Install the ICC profiles Configure the connection Modify the configuration Install ColorWise Pro Tools...

  • Page 12: Setting Up Colorwise Pro Tools On A Windows Computer

    OLOR Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and configure the connection on a Windows computer. Installing ColorWise Pro Tools All installation of user software on a Windows computer is done through the Fiery User Software Installer.
  • Page 13 OLOR OOLS Windows Color CMYK Color Reference.ps: Files folder used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications. PANTONE Book.ps: indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery EXP8000/50 and your digital press model can produce. The method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps file differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting.

  • Page 14: Configuring The Connection

    OLOR 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools. 2 If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add. 3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery EXP8000/50. Type a name for the Fiery EXP8000/50. This name does not have to match the Nickname: actual Server Name of the Fiery EXP8000/50.

  • Page 15: Editing The Configuration

    OLOR OOLS 5 With the device name (DC8000-DC7000 or The Fiery EXP8000/50 appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the entry displays the nickname you assigned the Fiery EXP8000/50, followed by the protocol. The second line displays the device name. 6 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

  • Page 16: Setting Up Colorwise Pro Tools On A Mac Os Computer

    OLOR Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and configure the connection on a Mac OS computer. Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your hard disk.

  • Page 17: Installing The Colorsync Profiles

    OLOR OOLS Installing the ColorSync profiles You can copy additional ICC profiles from the Fiery EXP8000/50 to your computer, if required. Use the ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Photoshop. For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Profiles in the Library:ColorSync folder.
  • Page 18 OLOR OOLS Color files You can copy additional color files from the User Software DVD. Many of the files are PostScript files that you can download and print using Command WorkStation. Mac Color CMYK Color Reference.ps: Files folder use for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications. PANTONE Book.ps: the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery EXP8000/50 and your particular digital press model can produce.

  • Page 19: Configuring The Connection

    O CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR OLOR 1 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools icon. The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears. 2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK. If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add. OOLS...

  • Page 20: Editing The Configuration

    Type the device name for the Fiery EXP8000/50: New Device: This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page. 4 After you type all the information, click Add. 5 With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

  • Page 21: Using Colorwise Pro Tools

    OLOR Using ColorWise Pro Tools ColorWise Pro Tools gives you flexible control of color printing by allowing you to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50, customize simulation and output profiles, manage profiles on the Fiery EXP8000/50, manage spot colors, and set default values for ColorWise print options. Using Calibrator ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50 using a number of measurement methods.
  • Page 22 OLOR OOLS 3 From the View menu, choose Simulation to list the simulation profiles resident on the Fiery EXP8000/50. Choose Output to list the output profiles resident on the Fiery EXP8000/50. 4 Select a profile and click Select. For more information about Color Editor, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.

  • Page 23: Using Profile Manager

    OLOR Using Profile Manager ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles. O USE ROFILE 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000/50. 2 Click Profile Manager. The Profile Manager window appears. Output profiles 3 Click any profile to select it.
  • Page 24 The Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager is selected by default. It is applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP8000/50, unless a user overrides it for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. O USE MEDIA DEFINED OUTPUT PROFILES 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager.
  • Page 25 CMYK Simulation Profile, and Output Profile. These settings apply to all jobs unless overridden for a particular job. • Use Expert Color Settings in the Fiery EXP8000/50 printer drivers to select the settings for RGB Source Profile, CMYK Simulation Profile, and Output Profile when you print a job.
  • Page 26 OLOR OOLS 3 To add the Device Link Profile to the Device Link panel, select the Device Link Profile in the Description list, and click the green arrow pointing to the Device Link panel. Device Link Panel The Device Link Profile Settings dialog box appears. To assign settings, see the following procedure.
  • Page 27 OLOR OOLS O ASSIGN EVICE ROFILE SETTINGS 1 After you download the Device Link Profile using Profile Manager and add it to the Device Link Profile panel, select the source and output profiles for this Device Link Profile in the Device Link Profile Settings dialog box.

  • Page 28: Using Spot-On

    OLOR OOLS 2 If the Device Link Profile does not have a source or output assigned, select a Profile Description name, and the source and output profiles for the Device Link Profile. 3 After you finish assigning settings to the Device Link Profile, click OK. Modifying Device Link Profiles To modify the Device Link Profile settings, use the following procedure.

  • Page 29: Using Color Setup

    These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP8000/50, unless a user overrides them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. These default settings can also be overridden using Command WorkStation. In addition, the defaults set in Color Setup are automatically reflected in other Fiery EXP8000/50 tools that list default...
  • Page 30 OLOR For information about the Control Bar, configurable Auto Trapping, Progressives, and Halftone Simulation features in Color Setup, see Using Color Setup to enable Device Link Profiles You can enable Device Link Profiles using Color Setup. For information about installing and assigning Device Link Profiles, see O USE OLOR 1 Open Color Setup from ColorWise Pro Tools.

  • Page 31: Calibration

    ALIBRATION ALIBRATION Calibrating the Fiery EXP8000/50 ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50 using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with a densitometer or a spectrophotometer. This document uses the following terminology for color measurement instruments: Term DTP32 or DTP32 Series II DTP41 ES-1000 Refers to...

  • Page 32: About This Chapter

    ALIBRATION About this chapter This chapter describes the procedures for calibrating the Fiery EXP8000/50 using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with various color measurement instruments. The following table provides the location of each procedure. Calibration method DTP32 or DTP32 Series II with Calibrator DTP41 with Calibrator ES-1000 with Calibrator If you defined a custom halftone screen, you must calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50 for...

  • Page 33: Calibrating With Colorwise Pro Tools Calibrator

    ALIBRATION Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50 using the measurement method of your choice. Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the number of people authorized to perform calibration.

  • Page 34: Expert Mode

    ALIBRATION 3 Choose a method from the Select Measurement Method menu. Calibration methods Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of this chapter. Expert mode Calibrator provides two modes: Standard and Expert. You can perform all essential calibration tasks while in Standard mode.

  • Page 35: Applying Measurements To Multiple Calibration Sets

    ALIBRATION With the Print Pages option, print Comparison Pages showing the results of the new measurements with any profile associated with the currently selected calibration set. You can create a custom Comparison Page and save it as a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file called CALIB.PS.

  • Page 36: Restoring Default Calibration Measurements

    ALIBRATION If you deselect Apply to all calibration sets, you can choose to apply the current calibration to a selected subset of the calibration sets on the server. To specify which sets, click Customize, which opens the Apply To dialog box. Select or clear individual calibration sets, and then click OK.

  • Page 37: Calibrating With The Dtp32 Or Dtp32 Series Ii

    ALIBRATION Calibrating with the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II Using the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II densitometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital press and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP8000/50. Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50, set up and calibrate the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II.
  • Page 38 ALIBRATION 8 Click Measure. Follow the on-screen instructions to feed the measurement page through the DTP32. that the strip to be measured is lined up directly under the alignment mark. The Status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page through the DTP32 four times, once for each color strip.

  • Page 39: Calibrating With The Dtp41

    ALIBRATION Calibrating with the DTP41 Using the DTP41 spectrophotometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital press and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP8000/50. Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50, set up and calibrate the DTP41.
  • Page 40 ALIBRATION 8 Click Measure. 9 If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu, and then click Start Measurements. 10 Feed the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip. Align the page in the measurement page slot of the DTP41 so that the appropriate color column is centered below the alignment mark.

  • Page 41: Calibrating With The Es-1000

    ALIBRATION 12 Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips. A check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the color was measured successfully. Use the Previous and Next buttons to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement sequence.
  • Page 42 ALIBRATION For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output profile. You do not need to make any new associations. 4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.
  • Page 43 ALIBRATION 8 Check the settings and click Measure. The Information dialog box appears. 9 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle. When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to calibrate the spectrophotometer and compensate for gradual drifts in the instrument. Make sure the sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile on the calibration cradle.
  • Page 44 ALIBRATION Allow about five seconds to slide the length of the strip. 16 Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured and you reach the white space at the end of the strip. When a strip is measured successfully, the dialog background color changes to green, and the cross hair moves to the next color.

  • Page 45: Understanding Calibration

    ALIBRATION Understanding calibration The following sections describe important concepts and suggestions for understanding calibration. An overview of calibration Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities (measurements) and the response expected by the output profile. •...
  • Page 46 ALIBRATION Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the Fiery EXP8000/50 depends on many factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities. density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating toner densities, you obtain consistent printed color.

  • Page 47: Scheduling Calibration

    ALIBRATION Scheduling calibration Calibrate the Fiery EXP8000/50 at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs. If it is very important to maintain consistent color, or your digital press is subject to wide fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every few hours. For optimal performance, calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing results are not as expected.

  • Page 48: Spot -O N

    The Spot Color Matching print option automatically matches spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents so that spot colors can be simulated using the CMYK toner of the digital press. However, you may want to adjust the default CMYK equivalents to achieve a better match for your specific printing conditions.

  • Page 49: Starting Spot-On

    Select Output Profile dialog box. Otherwise, color adjustments based on Spot-On have no effect. The Fiery EXP8000/50 allows only one user to connect to Spot-On at a time. When you print a job, choose the same output profile from the printer driver as the...

  • Page 50: Spot-On Main Window

    Spot-On main window The Spot-On main window list color groups that represent libraries of spot colors on the Fiery EXP8000/50. Tool icons for working with colors appear at the top of the window. Output profile Save Upload Download Copy Paste Close All Print 10 Up...

  • Page 51: Working With Existing Colors

    O OPEN AND CLOSE A COLOR GROUP 1 To open a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name. When you open a group, all the colors in the group are displayed, and the group icon changes appearance.
  • Page 52 O REARRANGE THE PRIORITY OF COLORS 1 To rearrange an entire color group, select the desired color group. To rearrange an individual color, select the desired color. Individual spot colors are marked with circular color icons. 2 To move the selection up or down in the list, click the Up or Down icon in the toolbar. 3 To paste the selection in a different location in the list, click the Cut or Copy icon in the toolbar.

  • Page 53: Creating Custom Colors

    Creating custom colors Spot-On provides a number of default color groups in the color list. You can add your own custom spot colors and groups to the list. O ADD A NEW COLOR OR COLOR GROUP 1 Select the location in the group or color list where you want the addition to be placed. 2 Choose New Group from the Edit menu to insert a new group, or choose New Color to insert a new color.

  • Page 54: Downloading Custom Color Groups

    Downloading custom color groups You can download custom color groups from your computer to the Fiery EXP8000/50. Downloaded groups are added as custom groups to the Spot-On color list and are immediately enabled for use on the Fiery EXP8000/50. O DOWNLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS 1 Select the location in the color list where you want to add the downloaded group.

  • Page 55: Uploading Custom Color Groups

    Uploading custom color groups You can upload custom color groups from the Fiery EXP8000/50 to your computer as ICC files. The upload feature allows you to share a group by creating a local copy that can be downloaded to another Fiery EXP8000/50. You must save a color group to the Fiery EXP8000/50 before you can upload it to your computer.
  • Page 56 O EDIT A COLOR IN THE N MAIN WINDOW 1 Select the color that you want to edit. 2 Double-click the value under C, M, Y, and K, and enter a new number for each color channel. The edited color appears in the color list. The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.
  • Page 57 5 Enter the C, M, Y, and K values of your specific color in the appropriate fields. Use the Tab key to move from field to field. As you enter each new value, the preview patch updates to reflect the old and new colors. 6 Click OK.
  • Page 58 4 Use the following techniques to control how neighboring color patches are generated: Select Lightness or Saturation in the Color Directions Legend. Lightness generates neighbor patches based on darker to lighter shades of the original color. This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color remaining in the center of the middle group.

  • Page 59: Using A Measurement Instrument To Target Colors

    8 Click OK to print the patches. The Print Pattern test page provides the following information: • Center patch color CMYK value • Color spacing • Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected • Output profile selected The goal of Spot-On Color Search is to find the color values that make a printed color patch match a target, not its screen simulation of it.

  • Page 60: Reverting Default Colors To Factory Settings

    4 Place the ES-1000 over the target color, making sure to center the sample aperture over the color. Press Measure to take the measurement. The measured CMYK values are imported into Spot-On as follows: • If an individual color is selected in the color list, it updates to the measured color. •...

  • Page 61: Saving Changes And Exiting Spot-On

    Substitute Colors print option set to On from the printer driver. You can also override the print option setting using Command WorkStation. Color substitutions affect only text, vector, and line art. They have no effect on raster images.

  • Page 62: Creating A Color For Substitution

    Creating a color for substitution Use the following procedure to add a new substitute color in a substitute group and specify the value-name for a color to substitute. O ADD A NEW SUBSTITUTE COLOR AND SPECIFY THE VALUE 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 63: Defining The Color Values For A Substitute Color

    6 Double-click Untitled and type a new name. 7 Select the substitute group and choose New Substitute Color from the Edit menu. If the substitute group already contains substitute colors, select the color above the location where you want to add a new substitute color. The Add Substitute Color dialog box appears.
  • Page 64 4 Select the color that you want to substitute. Output profile 5 Double-click the value under C, M, Y, and K, and type a new number for each color channel. The new values for the substitute color appear in the color list. O DEFINE A SUBSTITUTE COLOR IN 1 Select the color that you want to substitute.
  • Page 65 3 Click the center patch. The Set Center Patch Color dialog box appears. 4 Type values for each C, M, Y, and K color channel. For information about using Set Center Patch Color, see 5 Click OK. The new color appears in the center in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box. 6 Click OK.

  • Page 66: Printing A Job With A Substitute Color

    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, color substitutions that are defined on Spot-On have no effect.

  • Page 67: Substitute Color Dialog Box

    4 Select Substitute Colors. 5 Click Print. The job is printed with the substitute you defined in Spot-On. Substitute Color dialog box You can define the color mode and tolerance range for a substitute color in the Add Substitute Color or Rename Substitute Color dialog box. The Add Substitute Color dialog box appears when you choose Edit>New Substitute Color after selecting a substitute color group in the list.

  • Page 68: Principles For Substitute Colors

    The accuracy of the substitute color is affected by various elements, such as applications, operating systems, printer drivers, and distilling processes. To accommodate the “errors” that occur because of the rounding rules between the numbers entered by users and the numbers received by the Fiery EXP8000/50, the options of the small and large tolerance ranges are provided for color substitution.
  • Page 69 • RGB (Device Code 0-255) • RGB (0-100%) Color substitution A color substitution takes place when a substitute color is defined with a different set of CMYK values for the same value-name as the original color. The following color examples show how a substitution works. •...

  • Page 70: Uploading And Downloading A Substitute Color Group

    The following color examples show how the priority scheme works. • • • purposes only. Order of the colors • • The following table shows the scheme of priority when the same value-names are assigned to the original color with different sets of CMYK values and different tolerance ranges. Color Substitution order...

  • Page 71: Color

    72). It also includes a detailed explanations of each page 73 page 74 page 75 page 76 page 77 page 77 page 78 page 79 page 79 page 80 page 81 page 81 page 83 page 84 PostScript printer drivers and instructions for...

  • Page 72: Managing Color On The Fiery Exp8000/50

    To modify Fiery EXP8000/50 printing behavior, do any of the following: • Specify ColorWise options for an individual print job using the menus that appear in the printer driver. • Specify most ColorWise options as server defaults from Color Setup in ColorWise Pro...

  • Page 73: Colorwise Print Options

    OLOR RINT With PostScript 3, a PostScript job can include calibrated CMYK (or CIEBasedDEFG) data. The Rendering Style print option, which normally affects only RGB data, affects calibrated CMYK data as well. The RGB Source Profile setting does not affect calibrated CMYK data.

  • Page 74: Black Overprint

    OLOR RINT PTIONS Black Overprint The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text or black text and graphics, defined as RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%, overprints colored backgrounds. • Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the Text: halo effect or misregistration of colors.

  • Page 75: Black Text/Graphics

    OLOR Black Text/Graphics The Black Text/Graphics option affects black text and circumstances, set this option to Pure Black On. When Black Text/Graphics is set to Pure Black On, black colors generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are printed using black toner only.

  • Page 76: Cmyk Simulation Profile

    This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to simulate. This option affects CMYK data only. With Windows printer drivers, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools. On Mac OS computers, you can view up to 10 Full custom simulations.

  • Page 77: Cmyk Simulation Method

    OLOR RINT PTIONS CMYK Simulation Method The CMYK Simulation Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK conversion technique. • applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan, Quick magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to eye-pleasing color output from your digital press because pure primary colors are not “contaminated”...

  • Page 78: Composite Overprint

    OLOR RINT PTIONS The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility with the Combine Separations option: • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Adobe PageMaker • Macromedia FreeHand • QuarkXPress For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such as Photoshop, see Fiery Color Reference.

  • Page 79: Output Profile

    OLOR RINT PTIONS Output Profile Because the output profile is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the profile you select is the right one for your job. The default output profile consists of a profile for your digital press that describes its color characteristics and a expected behavior of the digital press.

  • Page 80: Rendering Styles

    OLOR RINT PTIONS Rendering Styles The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop, select the appropriate rendering style. The Fiery EXP8000/50 allows you to choose from the four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.

  • Page 81: Rgb Separation

    • converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your digital press (when Output set to the printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your digital press (when set to Output 1-10). • converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a specified simulation Simulation (select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Profile print option).
  • Page 82 OLOR RINT PTIONS When you specify a setting other than None, because the color space definitions are overridden, the output from the Fiery EXP8000/50 is consistent across platforms. The Fiery EXP8000/50 RGB Source Profile options are as follows: • specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed EFIRGB information about their RGB data.

  • Page 83: Spot Color Matching

    OLOR RINT PTIONS Spot Color Matching The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents. • The Fiery EXP8000/50 uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of spot colors your digital press can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output profiles.) With Spot-On, the Fiery EXP8000/50 uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot-On (see...

  • Page 84: Substitute Colors

    The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your application and the settings for the ColorWise print options you selected. The printer driver then sends the PostScript file to the Fiery EXP8000/50. The Fiery EXP8000/50 performs PostScript processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the digital press.
  • Page 85 O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR INDOWS COMPUTERS 1 Choose Print in your application. 2 Select Fiery EXP8000/50 as your printer and click Properties. In the Properties dialog box, the Fiery Printing tab is displayed. 3 Click the ColorWise icon. 4 Specify the settings for the print options in the Color window.

  • Page 86: Setting Color Management Print Options For Mac Os

    9 Click OK to close the Properties window, and then click OK to send your job. Setting color management print options for Mac OS This section explains how to set color management print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS.
  • Page 87 PTIONS OS X O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR 1 Choose Print in your application. The Print dialog box appears. 2 Choose ColorSync from the drop-down list. The ColorSync pane appears. 3 Choose In Printer from the Color Conversion menu. COMPUTERS...
  • Page 88 OLOR RINT PTIONS 4 Choose ColorWise from the drop-down list. The ColorWise pane appears. 5 Select Two-Way Communication. For information about enabling Two Way Communication, see 6 Specify the settings for the print options in the ColorWise pane. For information about ColorWise print options, see 7 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

  • Page 89: Using Expert Color Settings To Enable Device Link Profiles

    When you print a job, you can enable Device Link Profiles by using the Fiery EXP8000/50 printer driver if you have Two-Way Communication enabled. When you enable a Device Link Profile, you will be able to see the Device Link Profile in use in Expert Color.
  • Page 90 OLOR 6 Select the Source Profile and the Output Profile. When you select a Source Profile and Output Profile combination that is defined in a Device Link Profile, the Device Link Profile is automatically enabled. When the Device Link Profile is selected, the Color Process workflow updates and some options may not appear.

  • Page 91: Importing Density Measurements

    MPORTING ENSITY EASUREMENTS MPORTING ENSITY EASUREMENTS This chapter describes Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which you can use to import density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data from an alternate measurement instrument, record your individual readings in a text file, and then structure the file as follows.

  • Page 92: Example Of 1D Status T Density For Efi 21 Patch Page

    MPORTING ENSITY EASUREMENTS Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 21 patch page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last must be 21.

  • Page 93: Example Of 1D Status T Density For An Arbitrary Page

    MPORTING ENSITY EASUREMENTS 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, and the percentages in between these numbers must increase.
  • Page 95 NDEX NDEX Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 80 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile option 82 Auto Trapping option 73 Black Overprint option 74 Black Text/Graphics option 75 calibration Calibration Files folder 13, 18 Calibrator CMYK Color Reference.ps 13, 18 CMYK Simulation Method option 77 CMYK Simulation Profile option 76 Color Chart 47 Color Editor 21...
  • Page 96 Presentation rendering style 80 Print Gray using Black Only option 79 print options Mac OS 86 setting defaults 29 Windows 84 printer drivers Mac OS 86 two-way communication 76, 79, 82 Windows 84 Profile Manager downloading profiles 24 using 23 profiles 10...
  • Page 97 NDEX separations printing 75, 77, 83 target color space 81 simulations, custom 76 Source 1-10 setting, RGB Source Profile option 82 spectrophotometer DTP41 39 Spot Color Dictionaries 28, 48 Spot Color Matching option 83 spot colors, CMYK equivalents 83 spot colors, matching to CMYK equivalents 28, 48 Spot-On 28, 48 adding color 53...

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