EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server Color Printing
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CONTENTS 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 About this document 7 Terminology and conventions 8 Key features of ColorWise 9 Color management in Command WorkStation COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 10 12 About this chapter 12 Managing color on the EX700i 13 Descriptions of ColorWise print options 14 Auto Trapping 14 Black Detection 15 Black Overprint 15 Black Text and Graphics 16 CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method 18 CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link 19 Combine Separations 20 Composite Overp
CONTENTS Specifying ColorWise print options 4 30 Setting default values in Command WorkStation 32 Setting print options in the printer driver 33 COLOR PROFILES 36 Color files 36 Installing additional ICC profiles on your computer 37 Other color files 42 Profile Manager in Command WorkStation CALIBRATION 45 46 Calibration methods 46 Checking calibration status 47 Calibrating in Command WorkStation 48 Calibrating with ColorCal in Command WorkStation 49 Calibrating from the digital
CONTENTS SPOT-ON 5 58 Substitute Colors and Two-Color Print Mapping 58 How Spot-On works 58 Where to find Spot-On 59 Monitor settings with Spot-On 60 AUTO TRAPPING CUSTOMIZATION 61 Printing with Auto Trapping 62 Auto Trapping customization 63 IMAGEVIEWER Accessing ImageViewer IMAGE ENHANCE VISUAL EDITOR 64 65 67 Accessing IEVE 68 IEVE and Image Enhance print option 69 CONTROL BAR 70 Printing with a Control Bar 70 Custom Control Bar 72 PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 73
CONTENTS POSTFLIGHT About Postflight 6 76 77 Postflight Test Page 77 Postflight Color-Coded pages 77 Postflight reports 78 Understanding Postflight reports 78 Postflight print option 79 Postflight examples 80 INDEX Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color 81 Scenario 2: Check the calibration status 83 Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile 84 Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object 85 87
INTRODUCTION 7 INTRODUCTION This document explains how to manage color output on the EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server and provides information about calibration and color profiles. This document is part of a set that includes documentation for users and system administrators. For a complete description of your EX700i Print Server/Integrated Fiery Color Server, see the other documents available at your site.
INTRODUCTION 8 • Using the Paper Simulation print option with white point editing in Command WorkStation. This feature is available with the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option on the EX700i Print Server and is part of the Productivity Package option on the Integrated Fiery Color Server. • Using the Postflight print option.
INTRODUCTION 9 Key features of ColorWise ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the EX700i and 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 EX700i.
INTRODUCTION 10 Color management in Command WorkStation Designed to give flexible control of color printing, Command WorkStation includes the following color management and color-related tools: • Color management Command WorkStation allows you to set the default settings of the ColorWise print options for the EX700i. These default settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the EX700i, unless a user overrides them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver or in Job Properties.
INTRODUCTION 11 • Auto Trapping The configurable Auto Trapping feature provides you with advanced settings for the Auto Trapping print option. The EX700i is shipped with values that are optimized for the digital press using regular paper, but if these values do not provide the results necessary for the media that you use, you can modify the values to meet your requirements.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 12 COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS The ColorWise color management system provides print options that affect the output of objects in various color spaces. By specifying the appropriate settings for each print option, you can obtain the expected results for your jobs. About this chapter This chapter provides an overview of the ColorWise management system, which controls color on the EX700i (see page 13), and detailed explanations of each print option.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 13 This chapter also provides information about PostScript printer drivers and instructions for setting the ColorWise print options for Windows and Mac OS computers. For information about printer drivers, see page 33. Managing color on the EX700i Applications allow you to generate color data for the EX700i in many different color spaces. The most common type of color data produced from office applications is RGB, while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 14 Descriptions of ColorWise print options The following sections provide detailed explanations of the ColorWise print options and how these options affect print jobs. N OTE : For information about the 2-Color Print Mapping print option, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package. Auto Trapping Trapping is a technique where the size of objects is modified so that colors printed next to each other overlap slightly, to prevent white spaces between two colors.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 15 Black Detection The Black Detection option allows you to specify whether or not to detect black-and-white pages before printing your job. To use this option, set Color Mode to CMYK. • Off: Select Off if your job consists of black-and-white text pages combined with a significant number of color pages. • On: Select On if you are printing a predominantly black-and-white job. Black-and-white only pages print with the proper billing information.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 16 Black Text and Graphics The Black Text and Graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. Under most circumstances, set this option to Pure Black On. When Black Text and 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 dry ink only.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 17 N OTE : Use the Black Text and Graphics option only when printing composites, not when printing separations. Color Black Text and Graphics = Normal Black Text and Graphics = Pure Black On or Rich Black On RGB=0,0,0 RGB=0,0,0 is printed according to the definition for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may be a rich black using all dry inks if the output profile specifies a rich black, or may be K-only if the output profile specifies K-only for RGB=0,0,0.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 18 CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method The CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK conversion technique. • Pure Primaries prints primary colors in a job (C only, M only, or Y only) as primary colors, using only a single colorant. Secondary colors (M+Y, C+Y, and C+M) are printed as secondary colors, using only two colorants. The result is pure looking primary and secondary colors, with minimal banding in gradients.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 19 CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link The CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations. This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 20 N OTE : When you print with the ColorWise Off setting, make sure the options you choose in your application do not cause the application to modify CMYK data. If you enable PostScript Color Management or include an embedded profile, the color data sent by the application is similar to Lab color. When you print with settings like Let Printer Determine Colors or Let Photoshop Determine Colors, the application either converts the CMYK data or tags it for color management.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 21 Composite Overprint When overlapping objects are printed, the foreground object can either overprint or knock out the background object. With overprinting, the color of the background object shows through the foreground object where they overlap, and the resulting color is a combination of the colors of the two objects. With a knock-out, the foreground object hides the background object where they overlap.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 22 Gray (RGB) and Gray (CMYK) When Gray (RGB) is enabled, any RGB color where R=G=B is printed using only black dry ink instead of processed black. Similarly, when Gray (CMYK) is enabled, any CMYK color where C=M=Y=0 and K=any value is printed using only black dry ink instead of processed black. You can choose to apply the Gray (RGB) or Gray (CMYK) option to either Text and Graphics or to Text, Graphics, and Images.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 23 You can specify Optimize RGB Transparency for a job in Job Properties in Command WorkStation, Hot Folders, or a virtual printer, but not when you print from the printer driver. The Optimize RGB Transparency option does not appear in the printer driver because jobs printed from the printer driver are always submitted to the EX700i as PostScript jobs, which are not affected by Optimize RGB Transparency.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 24 PDF/X Output Intent The PDF/X Output Intent option is available on the EX700i Print Server, but not on the Integrated Fiery Color Server. PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification. PDF files can contain a variety of elements (text, graphics, even animations) and it is not always obvious how these elements should be displayed or printed. PDF/X was designed with a focus on high-quality printing.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 25 When you enable PDF/X Output Intent, you must set select the Use Embedded Profile When Present (RGB) option so that the rendering intent embedded in the PDF/X file is used. The PDF/X Output Intent and Use Embedded Profile When Present (RGB) options are accessible from Expert Settings in the Color window of Job Properties. RGB/Lab Rendering Intent The RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option specifies a rendering intent for color conversions.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 26 RGB Source or Device Link The RGB Source or Device Link setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB data in your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the EX700i. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and the EX700i. For others, use Command WorkStation to download custom monitor or scanner profiles.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 27 Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source The Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, because the option defines the color spaces that are used by the EX700i to “separate” the RGB data into CMYK values.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 28 Spot Color Matching The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents. • On: The EX700i 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 EX700i uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot-On (see page 58).
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 29 Substitute Colors Spot-On allows you to create a list of substitute colors. These are colors that, when called for in a document by their RGB or CMYK values, are substituted with a different color having the CMYK values from the Spot-On color dictionary. This permits exact color control and overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 30 Specifying ColorWise print options To modify EX700i printing behavior, do any of the following: • Specify default values for ColorWise options in Color Setup in Command WorkStation. You can also set default values from EX700i Setup, as described in Configuration and Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you override them.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 31 For the location of each print option, see the following table.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 32 Setting default values in Command WorkStation Command WorkStation allows you to set the default values for the ColorWise print options and print settings for the EX700i. These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the EX700i, 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 Job Properties.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 33 Setting print options in the printer driver 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 EX700i. The EX700i performs PostScript processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the digital press.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 34 Setting print options in Mac OS This section explains how to set color management print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS. Before you proceed, do the following: • Install the EX700i PPD (see Printing). • Set up the EX700i for printing (see Printing). TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS X COMPUTERS 1 Choose Print in your application. The Print dialog box appears. 2 Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 35 Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6: Click Preview, choose Color Matching from the drop-down list, and then click In Printer. 4 Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list. 5 Set the print options related to color, as well as any other print options needed, and then click Print to send your job. For information about how to set print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS, see Printing.
COLOR PROFILES 36 COLOR PROFILES The EX700i includes by default a number of RGB and CMYK profiles that you can use for printing through the RGB Source, CMYK/Grayscale Source, and Output Profile settings for a job. For more information about these options, see ColorWise Print Options. You can manage the profiles on the EX700i using Command WorkStation. You can import or delete other profiles, as well.
COLOR PROFILES 37 Installing additional ICC profiles on your computer You can install (copy) additional ICC profiles from the User Software DVD or the EX700i Print Server to your computer. Use the ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Photoshop. Location on User Software DVD Profiles Adobe ICC Profiles folder (inside the Windows Color Files\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files: ICC Profiles folder) These profiles were created by Adobe Systems, Inc.
COLOR PROFILES 38 Location on User Software DVD Profiles ECI folder (inside the Windows Color Files\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files: ICC Profiles folder) These profiles were created by the European Color Initiative (ECI). For more information, see the documents included in the CMYK Profiles and RGB Profiles folders, as well as the ECI web site at www.eci.org. CMYK Profiles: • ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc • ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc • ISOuncoated.icc • ISOuncoatedyellowish.icc • ISOwebcoated.
COLOR PROFILES 39 Location on User Software DVD Profiles EFI Support folder (inside the Windows Color Files\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files: ICC Profiles folder) These profiles were created by EFI. For more information, see the General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography (GRACoL) web site at www.gracol.org, the Fogra web site at www.fogra.org, and the Specifications Web Offset Publications (SWOP) web site at www.swop.org. CMYK Profiles: • EFIEURO.icc • EFISWOP.
COLOR PROFILES 40 For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Color (Windows) or a folder named Profiles in the Library: ColorSync folder (Mac OS). For use with the EX700i, you can copy the files to a folder of your choice. TO INSTALL ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD 1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive. 2 Open the folder containing the profile. 3 Right-click the profile that you want, and then click Install Profile.
COLOR PROFILES TO INSTALL COLORSYNC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE EX700I PRINT SERVER OVER THE NETWORK 1 Choose Connect to Server from the Go menu. 2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the EX700i Print Server and click Connect. If you cannot locate your EX700i Print Server, contact your administrator. 3 Type the user name and password, if required. Ask your administrator if this information is required. 4 Double-click the Mac_User_SW directory. 5 Open the ColorSync folder.
COLOR PROFILES 42 Other color files You can copy additional color files from the User Software DVD or the EX700i Print Server. These files are useful for color matching and calibration. Windows Color Files folder or Mac Color Files folder CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications. PANTONE Book.
COLOR PROFILES Halftone Calibration Files folder (inside the Windows Color Files\Calibration Files folder or Mac Color Files: Calibration Files folder) 43 Images of measurement pages for various calibration instruments and page sizes, used for calibrating the EX700i for different halftone screens. Files are provided for Photoshop and other applications. For more information about halftone calibration on the EX700i Print Server, see “Calibration and halftone screens” on page 55.
COLOR PROFILES Other Applications folder (inside the Windows Color Files\Calibration Files\Halftone Calibration Files folder or Mac Color Files: Calibration Files: Halftone Calibration Files folder) 44 The following halftone calibration files are provided for other applications (besides Photoshop): DTP32_A3.eps DTP32_A4.eps DTP32_Letters.eps DTP32_Tabloid.eps DTP41_A3.eps DTP41_A4.eps DTP41_Letters.eps DTP41_Tabloid.eps ED100_A3.eps ED100_A4.eps ED100_Letters.eps ED100_Tabloid.eps ES1000_A3.
COLOR PROFILES 45 Profile Manager in Command WorkStation Command WorkStation allows you to import ICC profiles to the EX700i, export profiles, delete profiles (except for default profiles), and set the properties of profiles. You can also create custom CMYK source or output profiles by editing an existing profile and then saving it as a new profile. These features are in the Profiles area under the Resources tab in Device Center. For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
CALIBRATION 46 CALIBRATION Calibrating the EX700i ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibrate the EX700i using the Calibrate feature in Command WorkStation with the digital press’s built-in scanner, a densitometer, or a spectrophotometer. You can determine if the EX700i is calibrated in Command WorkStation. For more information, see “Checking calibration status” on page 47.
CALIBRATION 47 Checking calibration status You can verify whether the EX700i is calibrated in Command WorkStation. TO CHECK THE CALIBRATION STATUS FOR A JOB • In Command WorkStation, in Job Center, select the job. The time of the most recent calibration is displayed in the lower-right corner. TO CHECK THE STATUS OF A CALIBRATION SETTING 1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, go to General > Tools and click Manage under Calibrate. The list of calibration settings on the EX700i appears in Calibrator.
CALIBRATION 48 Calibrating in Command WorkStation Multiple users can connect to one EX700i with Command WorkStation, but only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is using Command WorkStation to calibrate, an error message appears. TO CALIBRATE THE EX700I IN COMMAND WORKSTATION • In Command WorkStation, in Job Center, click the Calibrate icon. 1 Calibrate icon 1 Or • In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, go to General > Tools and click Calibrate.
CALIBRATION 49 Calibrating with ColorCal in Command WorkStation Calibrating with ColorCal in Command WorkStation is described in Calibrator Help. When you calibrate with ColorCal, there are some additional steps you must perform at the digital press touch panel. You must initiate a ColorCal scan at the digital press each time you scan a calibration page.
CALIBRATION 50 Calibrating from the digital press touch panel You can calibrate the EX700i from the digital press touch panel using ColorCal, without using Command WorkStation. If an Administrator or Operator password has been set, you will need it to perform calibration from the digital press touch panel. For instructions on using the digital press touch panel, see Configuration and Setup. TO USE COLORCAL FROM THE DIGITAL PRESS TOUCH PANEL 1 On the digital press touch panel, press the All Services icon.
CALIBRATION 12 Follow the instructions on the ColorCal Scanning Instructions page to scan the ColorCal Calibration page. Wait for the scan job to be completed. 13 Press Measure. The EX700i retrieves the scan data and calculates the measurements. 14 When the measurement is complete, press Test Print to print a Test Page. You can examine the Test Page to decide if the calibration is successful. 15 If the calibration is successful, press Apply to save the measurements.
CALIBRATION 52 Managing calibration settings Every output profile on the EX700i must be associated with a calibration setting. The calibration setting provides the EX700i with measurements of the density response of the digital press dry inks for specific printing conditions (for example, media type). This data, along with the expected density response of the digital press, allows the EX700i to apply corrections to color values that are sent to the digital press, to achieve the calibrated output.
CALIBRATION 53 N OTE : Recommended papers are chosen for color quality, as well as other factors, such as feeding reliability and quality of transfer. Finding recommended paper and print settings You can check the recommended paper and print settings for a particular output profile using Calibrator. TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED PAPER AND PRINT SETTINGS FOR AN OUTPUT PROFILE 1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, choose Color Setup > Color Management.
CALIBRATION 54 Custom calibration settings If you are printing on a paper that is similar to the recommended paper, but uses different print settings, you might still be able to use the output profile, but you must create a custom calibration setting. If the color quality is sufficient, you do not need to create a custom profile (see scenario 3 in the table under “Output profiles and calibration settings” on page 52).
CALIBRATION 55 Calibration and halftone screens When proofing, we recommend that you print in continuous tone mode, which uses the best color in the Fiery system. For advanced proofing purposes, EX700i also offers user-controlled halftone generation. Halftoned proofs simulate, with reasonable accuracy, the final dots imaged on films or plates for offset printing. You can select preset halftone screens to print jobs with good results.
CALIBRATION 56 Understanding calibration Calibration generates adjustments to dry ink densities that account for the difference between the actual dry ink densities (measurements) and the expected response (target). • Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the digital press. • Calibration settings contain sets of measurements that represent the output for specific printing conditions, such as media and print options.
CALIBRATION 57 Calibration works by calculating adjustments that compensate for the difference between actual (measured) and desired (target) density values. These calibration adjustments are often depicted as mathematical curves. The EX700i generates calibration curves for each of the four dry ink colors. When to calibrate Calibrate the EX700i at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs.
SPOT-ON 58 SPOT-ON 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 dry ink of the digital press. However, you may want to adjust the default CMYK equivalents to achieve a better match for your specific printing conditions. You can modify spot colors using the Spot-On spot color editor in Command WorkStation.
SPOT-ON 59 If you select Output profile X and create a custom color named “My Purple” and define it as 80%C 40%M, ColorWise automatically calculates the Lab values using Output profile X and creates new CMYK values for use with Output profile Y. To use the Spot-On features with named colors, you must enable the Spot Color Matching print option. For more information about this option, see page 28. N OTE : Spot colors identified by names are printed with their defined CMYK values.
SPOT-ON 60 Monitor settings with Spot-On Some Spot-On features require that a job be displayed with correct colors on your monitor. To display the colors correctly on your monitor, you must set up the monitor display according to the manufacturer’s recommendations, and specify the correct monitor profile for your monitor.
AUTO TRAPPING CUSTOMIZATION 61 AUTO TRAPPING CUSTOMIZATION Trapping is a technique where some objects are printed slightly larger or smaller than you have specified in an application, in order to prevent white edges around the objects. These white edges, or “halos,” can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical properties of the dry inks, and the stiffness of the media.
AUTO TRAPPING CUSTOMIZATION 62 Printing with Auto Trapping You can print a job with Auto Trapping enabled with or without customizing the trapping values first. TO PRINT A JOB WITH AUTO TRAPPING 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing. For information about how to set print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS, see Printing.
AUTO TRAPPING CUSTOMIZATION 63 Auto Trapping customization In Command WorkStation, the Auto Trapping customization feature is on the Trapping tab under the Color Setup tab in Device Center. For more information about using Trapping, see Command WorkStation Help.
IMAGEVIEWER 64 IMAGEVIEWER 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.
IMAGEVIEWER 65 Accessing ImageViewer Start ImageViewer from the Actions menu or Preview window of Command WorkStation. TO START IMAGEVIEWER FROM THE ACTIONS MENU 1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job that you want to preview. N OTE : ImageViewer recognizes only jobs that show processed/held (dark yellow) status. Processed/held jobs are also indicated by the raster job icon (page icon ringed with a halo).
IMAGEVIEWER 66 TO START IMAGEVIEWER FROM THE PREVIEW WINDOW 1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job that you want to preview. N OTE : ImageViewer recognizes only jobs that show processed/held (dark yellow) status. 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.
IMAGE ENHANCE VISUAL EDITOR 67 IMAGE ENHANCE VISUAL EDITOR Image Enhance Visual Editor (IEVE) is an image editing application that provides users with a visual workspace to adjust individual images in a job. With IEVE, you can see the effects of your adjustments and fine-tune the appearance of an image. With IEVE, you can adjust tone, color, and sharpness, and perform red-eye correction. You can apply the same adjustments to all images on a page or a range of pages.
IMAGE ENHANCE VISUAL EDITOR 68 Accessing IEVE Start IEVE from the Actions menu of Command WorkStation. TO START IEVE FROM THE ACTIONS MENU 1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job containing the images that you want to adjust. N OTE : IEVE supports PDF and PostScript jobs only. 2 To start IEVE, do one of the following: • Choose Image Enhance Visual Editor from the Actions menu. • Right-click the selected job and choose Image Enhance Visual Editor from the menu that appears.
IMAGE ENHANCE VISUAL EDITOR 69 IEVE and Image Enhance print option IEVE adjustments are independent of the configurable Image Enhance print option. If the Image Enhance print option is enabled for a job that is also modified using IEVE, the effects of both are applied to the images in the job. We recommend that you use one or the other, not both, for a job. • The Image Enhance print option is a quicker way to apply simple adjustments that do not require visual confirmation before printing.
CONTROL BAR 70 CONTROL BAR Control Bar allows you to add a static color bar and dynamic job information to each printed page at a user-defined location. The default Control Bar is designed to fit the EX700i default paper size, Letter/A4, or larger. You can create Control Bars for other paper sizes. The Control Bar feature is available with the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option on the EX700i Print Server and is part of the Productivity Package option on the Integrated Fiery Color Server.
CONTROL BAR 71 2 On the Job Info tab, under Reporting, select On for the Control Bar print option. 3 Click OK. 4 Print the job. If you have not set up a custom Control Bar with Command WorkStation, your job is printed with the default Control Bar. If you set up a custom Control Bar, your job is printed with the custom Control Bar.
CONTROL BAR 72 Custom Control Bar The custom Control Bar feature is on the Control Bar tab under the Color Setup tab in the Device Center. For more information about using Control Bar, see Command WorkStation Help.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 73 PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING Although an ICC profile contains a definition of “white,” the white may not always visually match the human eye, requiring a perceptual adjustment. The Paper Simulation White Point editing feature allows you to perceptually adjust the hue, brightness, and saturation of the simulated paper white defined in the ICC profile.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 74 Printing with Paper Simulation You can print a job with Paper Simulation enabled with or without customizing paper simulation first. TO PRINT A JOB WITH PAPER SIMULATION 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing. For information about how to set print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS, see Printing.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 75 • On the Output tab, for Output Profile, select the profile that you linked to the custom CMYK Source profile when you edited the Paper Simulation White Point values. 4 Print the job. If you have not edited the Paper Simulation White Point values with Command WorkStation, your job is printed with the default Paper Simulation values. If you edited the values, your job is printed with the custom Paper Simulation values.
POSTFLIGHT 76 POSTFLIGHT The Postflight feature helps you determine why some printed jobs may not deliver expected color. Acting as a diagnostic and training tool for all users, it provides helpful global and object-specific information about how a job is actually received and processed by the EX700i. The Postflight feature is available with the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option on the EX700i Print Server and is part of the Productivity Package option on the Integrated Fiery Color Server.
POSTFLIGHT 77 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 ColorCoded 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.
POSTFLIGHT 78 Postflight reports You can print reports on color-coded pages, alone or in combination with the color-coded document. These reports are printed on the EX700i default paper size (Letter for US, A4 for Metric) and use the default calibrated color mode. The reports provide a document header with information (such as job name, date and time printed, and user name), a ColorWise global settings page, and object-specific settings pages.
POSTFLIGHT 79 N OTE : A Postflight report contains only one page on global settings, and it can include only one Test Page. Therefore, Postflight cannot describe an entire job accurately unless all pages are printed with the same options and on the same media. This is the case, for instance, with Mixed Media jobs, because they can use multiple output profiles, up to one profile per media in the job.
POSTFLIGHT 80 Postflight examples The follows scenarios show how Postflight can be helpful to users who demand high color quality. To diagnose an unexpected color (see page 81) Use Postflight to diagnose unexpected color in a job, or determine which print or calibration settings apply to a job. To check the calibration status prior to printing a job (see page 83) Consider the following before printing a job: • The EX700i may include many calibration sets.
POSTFLIGHT 81 Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color Use the following procedure to print a job with Postflight set to Off. TO PRINT A JOB 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing. For information about how to set print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS, see Printing.
POSTFLIGHT 82 TO DIAGNOSE AN UNEXPECTED COLOR AND PRINT WITH EDITED COLOR SETTINGS 1 Print the same job and choose All Components from the Postflight menu. Postflight Test Page, color-coded document pages, and Postflight Reports are printed. For information about the components of Postflight, see page 77. 2 Review all Postflight pages. For information about the Postflight pages, see page 77. 3 Make appropriate changes based on all Postflight pages.
POSTFLIGHT 83 Scenario 2: Check the calibration status Use the following procedure to check the calibration status prior to printing a job. TO CHECK THE CALIBRATION STATUS AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM CALIBRATION CONDITION 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing.
POSTFLIGHT 84 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. TO CHECK THE QUALITY OF OUTPUT PROFILE AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM OUTPUT PROFILE 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing.
POSTFLIGHT 85 Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object Use the following procedure to diagnose a color problem. TO DIAGNOSE A COLOR PROBLEM OF A SPECIFIC OBJECT AND PRINT WITH THE EDITED COLOR SETTINGS 1 Print the job from an application and set the print options. For information about how to set print options with the Adobe and Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, see Printing. For information about how to set print options with the printer drivers for Mac OS, see Printing.
INDEX 87 INDEX A Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent 25 Adobe PDF Print Engine Preferred option 22 Adobe RGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link option 26 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source or Device Link option 26 Auto Trapping customization 61 Auto Trapping option 14 B Black Detection option 15 Black Overprint option 15 Black Text and Graphics option 16 Bypass Conversion setting 19 C calibration See also ColorCal, measurements checking status of 47 ColorCal 49 disabling 47 from print device panel 50
INDEX 88 D O density 56, 57 eciRGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link option 26 EFIRGB, RGB Source or Device Link option 26 ES-1000 spectrophotometer terminology 46 Optimize RGB Transparency option 22 Other Applications folder 44 output profile calibration setting 52 custom 52, 54 Paper Simulation 23, 75 Postflight 80, 84 Spot-On 58 Output Profile option 23 F P Fiery RGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link option 26 FieryColorBar.
INDEX profiles custom 45 described 9 installing 37 managing 45 rendering intents 25 proofing colors 65, 68 Pure Primaries setting, CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method option 18 89 T terminology 8 tone adjustment in IEVE 67 transparent objects 22 trapping 14 U Ugra/Fogra Media Wedge 42 Use Embedded Profile If Present option 29 R red-eye correction in IEVE 67 Relative Colorimetric rendering intent 25 RGB images defining source profiles for 26 embedded profile 26 RGB page 01 42 RGB page 02 42 RGB Source or D