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PostScript applications
PostScript applications
Most applications used for illustration, pixel editing, and page layout can create the
PostScript information they send to PostScript printer or save in PostScript files.
Illustrator, Photoshop, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and Macromedia FreeHand are all
PostScript applications.
PostScript applications work with color in many different ways. Most allow you to
choose process colors (by entering percentages for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black),
in addition to named colors from a custom color system, such as PANTONE. When
you print composites, these applications send process-color equivalents for named spot
colors to the printer. In some applications, you can also choose colors using the RGB,
HSB, HSL, or other color models.
Generally, PostScript applications send color information to the Fiery 3850C as
CMYK data. An exception to this is an RGB image placed in the document, which is
sent directly to the Fiery 3850C (unless you specify special color management settings
in the application.) In addition, some PostScript applications that allow you to define
colors in RGB or other color models can also send data to the Fiery 3850C in those
color spaces.
Color controls in PostScript applications are typically designed for printing on an
offset press, and some adjustments are required for printing to the Fiery 3850C.
Displayed versions of colors you choose in these applications may not match
Fiery 3850C output exactly, and named colors may not print accurately on the
Fiery 3850C, since these colors typically require custom inks.
Choosing colors in PostScript applications
With PostScript applications, you can create colors using any of the color models
supported by the application. All PostScript applications support CMYK; some also
support RGB and other color models based on monitor display values. PostScript
applications also allow you to choose named colors using one or more color libraries,
such as PANTONE (see page 5-6).
You should use swatch color matching to ensure predictable color printing results with
the Fiery 3850C or to match the Fiery 3850C color output to colors produced by
other print devices.
