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Group 2 - Color Options
Overview
This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in PowerDriver
R. Utilizing the power of the Ricoh GX7000 Driver technology, the PowerDriver
interprets bitmap and vector elements in a similar manner.
Vector and Bitmap Explanation
Bitmaps are a grid of pixels. Bitmaps come from digital cameras, scanners, and
photo CDs. Bitmaps can also be created in applications like Corel PhotoPaint or
Adobe PhotoShop. Bitmaps have file extensions like GIF, JPG, BMP, and TIF. Vector
components consist of shapes, curves, lines, and text. They are created in programs
such as CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator. Higher end programs like CorelDraw can
combine Vector and Bitmaps into a single image. PowerDriver will color correct all
bitmaps files and vector components as bitmap images.
Bitmap Options
• No Color Management – To unleash the power of the PowerDriver Software, the
color management will need to be turned off (over-ridden) in the Graphic Software.
(Instructions on how to do this are provided in Appendix A,Pages 20 thru 24,
covering Corel & Adobe Applications.) This facilitates optimum color management
of SubliJet inks. If you select the “No Color Management” option, all color
management will have to be accomplished using the Graphic Design Software, i. e.
the Corel &/or the Adobe Applications.
• Saturated - Intended for use with clip art, text and other vector based graphics or
images that contain saturated colors.
• Realistic - Intended for use with photographs or images that contain prominent
skin tones or highlights.
• Intense - Select this setting to get the most intense color output possible.
• Grayscale - This setting is intended for use with grayscale images.
• ColorSure Checkbox - ColorSure is used to replace specific colors in your image
with a spot color chosen from the ColorSure palette. This resulting spot color
enhancement is not affected by color setting. A ColorSure spot color will ALWAYS
print the same. (Please see Appendix B, for an overview of ColorSure.)
ColorSure Options
• Print Palette Button – Prints the ColorSure Palette for the selected substrate.
ColorSure is a tool for reproducing exact spot colors. The two main components
are: 1) The Transferred Palette, and 2), The CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, and
Adobe swatches. For a complete description on how to use ColorSure to get
perfect spot colors, see Appendix B.
• Custom Palette Button – This button launches the Custom Palette Utility, which
enables you to add, edit, import, and export custom colors to the ColorSure