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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 None for the
first or second color in a blend in the Colors palette or 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 monitor profile, source setup, and soft proofing
selections in the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu).
Specifying a color engine
The Color Engine drop-down menu lets you choose which color engine is used to transform
colors for color management. The available options include LogoSync CMM, Kodak CMM,
Automatic, and ColorSync (Mac OS only).
The Black Point Compensation check box lets you achieve the darkest possible blacks in
all output methods.
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