KYOCERA 6550ci Manual

Fiery ® Color Server Fiery Color Reference

OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 10Using ColorWise and application color managementThe Color Server CMS, ColorWise, is designed to provide casual

OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 11Using ColorWise color management toolsYour Color Server user software includes several types of color referenc

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 12USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWSA workflow is the path a print job follows from creation to destination. The workfl

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 13Standard recommended workflowThe Color Server is highly optimized for the specific printer it supports. ColorWise a

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 14The recommended standard color workflow uses ColorWise calibration and color management. The Color Server comes int

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 15Choosing colorsWhen working with color materials, whether they are presentations, illustrations, or complicated pag

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 16Understanding color modelsYou can define colors in several different color models, most commonly RGB, CMYK, and a s

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 17Optimizing for output typeYou can use the Color Server for on-demand color printing and color proofing. On-demand c

USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 18Maintaining color accuracyFor the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your printed output, they must g

MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS 19MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONSThe ColorWise color management system provides complete color management

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MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS 20Color matching with office applicationsYour Color Server user software includes two RGB color reference pages,

MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS 21Working with imported filesYour application may allow you to import a variety of file formats. If you encounte

MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS 22Output profilesAll color data in a job is affected by the output profile on the Color Server. This profile may

MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 23MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONSThis chapter provides guidelines for using applications that can

MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 24Color matching with PostScript applicationsAll PostScript applications support CMYK. Some also support RGB

MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 25Using the PANTONE referenceUse the PANTONE reference (Process Simulation of PANTONE Solid Coated Colors) i

MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 26Mixing object types (Advanced color management)If you place multiple RGB objects, mixed non-photographic a

MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 27Using application-defined halftonesIf your site has installed the Graphic Arts Package (not available for

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 28MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOPThis chapter covers features of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Mac OS. The i

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 29TO SPECIFY COLOR SETTINGS FOR PHOTOSHOP1 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu.The Color Settings dialog box ap

CONTENTS 3CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 7About this document 7For additional information 7OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 8Understanding color management

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 30• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or Japan Color) if you are a pre

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 318 Name the settings file, accept the default saved location, and then click Save.Switch to your saved settings at

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 32TO SAVE A DOCUMENT FROM PHOTOSHOP1 Choose Save As from the File menu.The Save As dialog box appears.2 Specify sett

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 334 Specify EPS options, and then click OK.• Choose a TIFF preview option. A TIFF preview is compatible with Windows

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 34TO PRINT OBJECTS FROM PHOTOSHOP 1 Choose Print (or Print with Preview in Photoshop CS2) from the File menu.The Pri

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 354 Choose Color Management.5 Choose No Color Management from the Color Handling menu to specify the color space for

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 36Advanced tips for using PostScript color managementUse the following information to implement alternative, more co

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 37Printing CMYK EPS files saved with PostScript color managementIf you select the Photoshop PostScript Color Managem

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 38MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONSThis chapter provides instructions for printing color documents

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 39Adobe InDesign The following sections outline the recommended settings for using Adobe InDesign CS3 with

CONTENTS 4MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 23Working with PostScript applications 23Color matching with PostScript applications 24Using color

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 403 Choose the desired working space profile for each mode in the Working Spaces area.Use the following gui

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 41Importing objectsAll RGB objects placed in a document, except for RGB TIFF objects, are affected by your

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 42Selecting options when printingUse the standard Color Server printer driver interface to select print opt

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 435 Select Graphics.Graphics options appear.6 Choose Level 3 from the PostScript menu. If you encounter pro

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 448 Confirm that Color Handling is set to No Color Management.9 Click Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) a

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 45QuarkXPress Importing objectsOnly RGB objects saved in EPS format are affected by RGB print options. For

MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 464 Select Color.Color management options appear.5 Choose Composite from the Mode menu.6 Choose As Is from

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 47MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONSThis chapter provides instructions for using Illustrator for

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 48Illustrator color settings include the following:Working spaces: Default color spaces to use when workin

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 49• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or Japan Color) if you

CONTENTS 5MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 47Adobe Illustrator 47Note about color models in Illustrator 47Illustrator color settings 47Savi

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 50Saving files for importing into other documentsWhen saving files in Illustrator for importing into other

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 51Specifying print optionsThe following procedure explains how to set print options when printing a docume

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 525 Make sure that the Printer Profile setting matches the displayed Document Profile setting.6 Select Out

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 538 Select Graphics.Graphics options appear.9 Choose Language Level 3 from the PostScript menu. If you enc

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 54Using Illustrator color managementIf you have color management requirements that are not offered by Colo

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 55CorelDRAW The following sections describe the recommended color settings for CorelDRAW X3 for Windows.D

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 56Saving files for importing into other documentsWhen saving files in CorelDRAW for importing into other t

MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 573 On the Misc tab, clear the Apply ICC profile option.If this option is selected, CorelDRAW color manage

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT 58MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBATThis chapter covers features of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional for Windows and Mac OS

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT 59Specifying color settingsWhen using ColorWise color management, turn off the Acrobat color management features.TO SP

CONTENTS 6Using color effectively 70General guidelines 71Color wheel 71Color and text 73Raster images and vector graphics 74Optimizing files for proce

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT 60Selecting options when printingYou can use the standard Color Server printer driver interface to select print option

MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT 615 Select Output.6 Choose Same as Source (No Color Management) from the Color Profile list.Acrobat does not convert o

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 62DESKTOP COLOR PRIMERThis chapter covers concepts that are basic to printing in color, including:• Properties of color•Printing

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 63The physics of colorThe human eye can see electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths between 400 nanometers (purplish blue) and 7

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 64CIE color modelIn the 1930s, the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) defined a standard color space, a way of defini

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 65While the CIE chromaticity diagram illustrated earlier conveys hue and saturation, a three-dimensional color model is required

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 66Additive and subtractive color systemsColor devices used in desktop publishing and printing simulate the range of visible color

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 67A familiar device that is based on this color model is the computer monitor, illustrated in the following figure. Monitors have

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 68The subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and yellow; they absorb red, green, and blue light, respectively (as illustrated i

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 69Understanding color gamutDifferent color reproduction techniques have different color capabilities, or gamuts. Color transparen

INTRODUCTION 7INTRODUCTIONThis document provides a reference for information about optimizing color printing with the Color Server and improving color

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 70With the Color Server, you simply print the file. The Color Server processes the PostScript information in the file and sends f

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 71General guidelinesTo create successful color materials, consider the following:• Use color to aid comprehension, rather than ap

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 72Colors opposite one another on the color wheel are called complements (see example a in the following figure), and create a str

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 73Color and textIt is not a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of text you see is printed in black on white paper. Text i

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 74Raster images and vector graphicsTwo broad categories of artwork can be printed from a personal computer to a color printer: ra

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 75Optimizing files for processing and printingThe following sections provide information about how to create image files that pro

DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 76Print the files and examine the output. You will likely begin to see a marked deterioration in output quality at resolutions be

BIBLIOGRAPHY 77BIBLIOGRAPHYBooksBruno, Michael H., ed. Pocket Pal : A Graphic Arts Production Handbook. Nineteenth Edition. International Paper, 2004.

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INDEX 79Aaccent color 71Acrobat 58 to 61additive color model 66additive primaries 66Adobe (ACE) conversion optionIllustrator 49InDesign 40Photoshop

OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 8OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTSTo create successful color documents and presentations, you can take advan

INDEX 80complements, color 72compression, JPEG 33, 34, 36computer monitors, see monitorscontinuous tone devices 70Conversion Options, Photoshop set

INDEX 81Ooffice applications 16, 19 to 22offset lithographic printing 69offset press print jobs, workflow issues 17offset press printing 69on-dema

INDEX 82Ttextfont size 73using color with 73TIFF objectsassigning ICC profiles to 26preview 33recommended for imported objects 25, 31tint 64transp

OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 9How color management worksBefore you can print a color document, the color data in it must be converted to the