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Pri nt space se c t ion
Options in this section define the colorspace within which the source space colors will actu-
ally be sent to the output device. Essentially, a color-managed job will be sent either with a
profile or with printer color management. The availability of options depends on the selected
printer driver and the color management settings for the document. The CRD and Intent
options are relevant only if a job is being printed to a RIP that supports PostScript color
management, which is distinct from but works with application-level ICC color manage-
ment. PostScript® Color Management allows an output device to make the necessary color
adjustments for its own colorspace. The Print Space section contains the following options:
Profile:
Specifies the colorspace within which the source space colors will be sent to the
output device. This defaults to the document’s working CMYK space, which is the correct
setting if it matches the final output. This is usually changed when the final output device
changes; for example, when a job originally targeted to one kind of press is run on a different
press that requires a different profile.
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PostScript® Color Management
. This option in the Profile pop-up menu is the only one
that isn’t an ICC profile. It enables the CRD and Intent options so that PostScript Color
Management can be used, and makes no further changes to the source colors except to
include the CRD and Intent (if specified below) so that the device can color-manage the
output. Select this option only if the RIP supports PostScript Color Management.
CRD:
Sends a Color Rendering Dictionary to the output device with the job. A Color
Rendering Dictionary is analogous to an output profile, but in a format specific to PostScript
color management. In the vast majority of cases this should be left at the Default setting.
Sending a CRD overrides the CRD built into the device, so the default should be changed
only when the host computer contains an ICC profile for the device that is more up-to-date
and more accurate than the CRD built into the RIP.
Intent:
Sends a rendering intent to the output device. This option is available only when
Proof is the source space, so that the device’s gamut scaling from the proof space to the
output device can be controlled.
