Priorities in the color management settings
When you want to print a document in color on the Océ ColorWave 500 the color information that
is defined in the files can be set in the different steps of the process from document creation to
document production. In order to get the best output results you need to be aware of these
methods to define the color information of the document you want to print.
The color information that you can create in the various steps described below each have a
different priority. When you create a document that you want to print in color, the priority of the
color settings is also illustrated in the table below.
Stages in the process of making a color print
Priority
Document
The color settings are already embedded in the document (only applicable for
PDF files).
1
Application
The color settings can be defined in the application that you use to create or edit
the document.
You can set the following parameters in the application.
• Set color or black and white.
• Define the input profile, RGB input data or CMYK input data.
What is an input profile / standardization? on page 144
• Define the rendering intents.
Definition of rendering intents on page 148
)
2
Printer drivers
The Océ Wide format Printer Driver 2 for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
offers color man-
agement settings. You can select the required color management settings in the
driver or you can indicate to use the printer's default settings. Make sure the col-
or settings do not conflict with the color settings that may be set in another stage
of the process.
3
Océ Express WebToolsThe Settings Editor offers 3 default paths for color set-
tings, based on the file type of the document:
• [Color management settings for HP-GL files]
Color management settings for HP-GL, HP-GL/2 and HP-RTL files on page 159
• [Color management settings for TIFF and JPEG files]
Color management settings for TIFF and JPEG files (RGB input) on page 160
Color management settings for TIFF and JPEG files (CMYK input) on page 161
• [Color management settings for PostScript files]
Color management settings for PostScript files (RGB input) on page 162
Color management settings for PostScript and PDF files (CMYK input) on
page 163
• [Color management settings for PDF files]
Color management settings for PDF files (RGB input) on page 164
Color management settings for PDF files (CMYK input) on page 165
Color management settings for PDF files (Gray input) on page 166
These settings are applied when the controller cannot recognize or detect any
color settings for the file to be printed.
4
Priorities in the color management settings
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Summary of Contents for ColorWave 500
Page 1: ...Operation guide Océ ColorWave 500 ...
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Page 10: ...Contents 10 ...
Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction ...
Page 16: ...Available documentation 16 Chapter 1 Introduction ...
Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Get to Know the Printing System ...
Page 49: ...Chapter 3 Define your Workflow with Océ Express WebTools ...
Page 177: ...Chapter 4 Use the Printing System ...
Page 253: ...Chapter 5 Maintain the Printing System ...
Page 282: ...Calibrate the scanner 282 Chapter 5 Maintain the Printing System ...
Page 283: ...Chapter 6 License Management ...
Page 289: ...Chapter 7 Account Management ...
Page 297: ...Chapter 8 Solve Problems ...
Page 310: ...Print a test print 310 Chapter 8 Solve Problems ...
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