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With these three grouped items, compare individual item opacity to group opacity. At
left, each item is 50% opaque — the items in front compose against the items behind
them. At right, each item's opacity is 100% while the group's opacity is 50% — the entire
group composes against the background. The items in the group, however, could have
individual opacities in addition to the group opacity.
Creating blends with transparency
You can blend a color with None rather than just with white. Simply choose any color
with 0% opacity for the first or second color in a gradient in the Gradients palette, or
on Windows, you can use the Box tab of the Modify dialog box (Item menu).
Color management
QuarkXPress addresses the issue of producing predictable color with ICC-based color
management tools that require little input from users. For color experts, however,
QuarkXPress provides control over every aspect of color management. In addition to
streamlining the implementation of color management, QuarkXPress offers true soft
proofing through previews that simulate output on various devices.
Source setups and output setups
The color management implementation in QuarkXPress allows color experts to create
and fine-tune "packages" of color management settings called source setups and output
setups. The source setups individually specify profiles and rendering intents for solid
colors and images in RGB, CMYK, LAB, and grayscale color spaces; specify source color
spaces for named colors; and indicate underlying color spaces for inks. The output
setups specify output profiles and color models, and configure proofing options for
simulating different types of output on screen.
The color management experience for users
You have many options for how you work: You can work with proven default settings,
implement source setups and output setups from a color expert, or work within a
legacy color management environment.
Working in the default color management environment
The default settings are designed to provide accurate previews and excellent output
in the majority of situations. You do not need to set anything, but if you want to look
at the default settings, you can check the Display and Color Manager selections in
the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu).
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