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Another method of color matching supported by the QMS magicolor 2+ via QMS
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technology is PANTONE.
COLOR
PANTONE, a standard color system within the graphic arts and prepress industry,
specifies hundreds of spot colors, each identified by a unique number.
Each PANTONE Color can be simulated on a printer with the specific CMYK data pro-
vided by Pantone, Inc. for optimal representation of PANTONE Colors.
Within a supporting application, the desired PANTONE Color number and the corre-
sponding CMYK value are accessed from a look-up table for the printer. QMS pro-
vides PANTONE Color look-up (or simulation) tables for supporting popular design
and publishing applications:
Supported Design and Publishing Applications
CorelDRAW
FreeHand
If a particular application does not support PANTONE
process color specification, the CMYK values may be entered directly. The QMS
magicolor 2+ ships with software on the QMS Software Utilities CD-ROM to print a
complete set of PANTONE Charts with the appropriate CMYK values.
The advantages of using PANTONE as a color simulation system is it is very easy to
use, is widely supported, and is great for spot color.
Another area of color control of particular concern to designers, publishers, and print-
ers is color calibration. For these graphics professionals, it is important to maintain
consistent and stable toner densities from day to day, and from one supply change to
the next, to ensure predictable color.
QMS offers an alternative method for color-calibrating the QMS magicolor 2+: optional
instrument-based calibration software—ColorEncore. Owners of the QMS magicolor
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PANTONE
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and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc.
Illustrator
Micrografx Designer
PageMaker
Photoshop
QuarkXPress
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