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Illustration Applications
Importing images
In general, all images placed into illustration applications should be in EPS file format.
All RGB images placed in a document are affected by the RGB Source and
Rendering Style settings in the PPD. The Fiery 3850C color management system
applies the specified RGB Source setting to all RGB data and then uses the specified
Rendering Style (CRD) to perform a color conversion to CMYK. An exception to this
occurs if you assign ICC profiles to RGB images using the application’s color
management tools (see “Tips for advanced users” below). In this case, the application
performs the color conversion of the image and sends CMYK data to the Fiery 3850C.
Tips for advanced users
If you place multiple RGB images, some non-photographic and some photographic,
a single CRD may not be suitable for all the images. In this case, you may want the
photographic images to bypass the CRD altogether. To accomplish this, separate the
image to CMYK data with a pixel-editing application, such as Photoshop, and perform
color correction. Save the image as an EPS or TIFF file and import it into the
document. Or save the RGB image in TIFF format and assign it an ICC profile and
rendering intent when you import it into the document (see the individual application
notes in this chapter).
CMYK simulation
You can specify a press simulation target and a press simulation method for the job
with print options (see Chapter 1). The CMYK Simulation setting affects all CMYK
color data sent by the illustration application.
• If the document contains CMYK images that were separated for an offset press
standard, apply the corresponding CMYK Simulation setting. For example, for
images separated for SWOP, choose SWOP-Coated as the CMYK Simulation
setting.
• If the document contains CMYK images that were separated according to the
color characteristics of a custom ICC profile (not a press standard profile), select
the corresponding profile from the CMYK Simulation Profile print option on
the Fiery 3850C.
