User's Manual

Digital Proofing: Step by step
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and other operators just pick one. This makes life easier for operators and makes a color workflow
less error prone. Color Strategies are only used in FlexProof and can be selected in BackStage, in
the Dispatcher and in the Image Downloader (task). Color strategies may contain:
• Input and output color space
• Settings for a CMYK color conversion (typically a device link)
• Settings to overrule a substrate color
• Settings to determine the ink order
• Settings for conversion of special inks
Input and output color space
A color strategy should contain an input (reference profile) and an output (proofer or destination) color
profile.
Click on strategy and right-click on ‘New’. You just made your new strategy.
Note
Output profile can be set to 'Automatic', in which case the input profile will also serve as output profile.
Ink Mapping
Ink mapping allows you to map a job ink to another ink.
This is particularly interesting in an ink profiler workflow.
Dot gain simulation
Dot gain simulation is a dot gain compensation curve or a group of dot gain curves that can be
specified when making digital proofs. You can also specify a different curve per ink in your job.
Note
Specific sets of dot gain simulation curves can be saved under a 'Quick Set'.
Dot gain simulation allows you to:
• Specify a reverse DGC curve when making digital proofs (for Flexo) (page 31).
• Specify a "bump up" curve for highlight correction when making digital proofs (page 31).
• Measure once, simulate many processes on your digital proof (page Error! Bookmark not
defined.).