Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Mac Os - EFI KM-C1530 Color Manual

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1-18 Fiery X3e Color Management

Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS

This section explains how to set color management print options with the AdobePS
printer driver for Mac OS, a PostScript 3 driver that takes full advantage of the color
features of the Fiery X3e and allows you to save a set of print option settings.
Before you continue, complete the following procedures, as described in the
Software Installation
• Install the AdobePS printer driver and the Fiery X3e PPD.
• Select the Fiery X3e in the Chooser and set it up with the Fiery X3e PPD.
• Install the ICC output profile for the Fiery X3e on your Mac OS computer (see the
User Software Installation
The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications.
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Many applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to
those presented in the printer driver. For information on specific applications, see the
Fiery Color Reference.
Setting color management print options
Choose settings for color print options from the various panes of the AdobePS driver
dialog box. To access the initial AdobePS dialog box, choose Print from the File menu
of your application.
The term "pane" is used to describe the different pages that appear in the driver
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dialog box when you make selections from the menu at the upper-left corner of the
dialog box. Each pane presents a particular set of print options.
The AdobePS driver includes the following Color Matching options.
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Color/Grayscale
provides all color conversions on the Fiery X3e. Typically, use this option when
printing to the Fiery X3e.
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PostScript Color Matching
Fiery X3e. It provides for color conversion using a color rendering dictionary (CRD)
that is downloaded with the print job. This method requires that the file is saved as
an EPS with PostScript Color Management selected.
Guide:
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—When this setting is used to print to the Fiery X3e, ColorWise
—Can be used with PostScript devices, such as the
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