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Standard recommended workflow
The Color Server is highly optimized for the specific printer it supports. ColorWise addresses
issues unique to your printer, including screens, individual toner response, interactions
among toners, natural smoothness of blends, and the capability to render spot and custom
colors. The Color Server distinguishes text and graphics from image elements, so that black
channel information is preserved while parameters used for CMYK
issues unique to your printer, including screens, individual toner response, interactions
among toners, natural smoothness of blends, and the capability to render spot and custom
colors. The Color Server distinguishes text and graphics from image elements, so that black
channel information is preserved while parameters used for CMYK
color separations
are
maintained.
The recommended standard color workflow uses ColorWise calibration and color
management. The Color Server comes into play near the end of the color workflow.
management. The Color Server comes into play near the end of the color workflow.
For this workflow:
• Bypass any color management in the applications and printer drivers.
This ensures that the colors you selected reach the Color Server and ColorWise in a
usable form. Consider, however, that ColorWise fully supports color management from
applications and printer drivers (see
usable form. Consider, however, that ColorWise fully supports color management from
applications and printer drivers (see
“Using ColorWise and application color
management”
on page 11).
• Set the CMYK Simulation Profile option in ColorWise to match the CMYK color space
used in the application to select the colors. Any CMYK Simulation setting (except Match
Copy, if available) applies calibration, so the response of the printer appears stable.
Copy, if available) applies calibration, so the response of the printer appears stable.
The recommended values for CMYK Simulation are
SWOP
in the U.S.,
Euroscale
in
Europe, and
DIC
in Japan—choices that reflect the color standard for each region.
If colors have been selected specifically for your calibrated Color Server, set CMYK
Simulation to None.
Simulation to None.
• Set other ColorWise print options as appropriate. For a list and descriptions of ColorWise
print options that affect CMYK, RGB, spot, and other colors, see
Color Printing
.
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