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The type of printing you plan for the document—on-demand color
printing on the ES3640e MFP versus color proofing for eventual
printing on an offset press—determines the way you define colors,
as well as the print option settings you choose.
• For on-demand color printing on the ES3640e MFP, use any
application and define colors in either RGB or CMYK. If your
application supports it, you can also choose colors from the
PANTONE color library. Choose the appropriate settings for print
options affecting color output (for descriptions of the
print options, see the
Chapter 1
).
• For color proofing, use a PostScript-defined color in CMYK or
choose colors from color libraries such as the PANTONE color
library. Placed images can also be defined in RGB or CMYK.
Choose the appropriate settings for print options affecting color
output (see the
Chapter 1
).
Note:
The Fiery allows you to use
or
data when printing
proofs for an offset press run. However, sending data to an
usually requires CMYK data.
Maintaining color accuracy
For the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your
printed output, they must go through color management,
including precise
of your monitor and Fiery. If viewing
colors on the monitor is critical, consider using a professional
profiling software package and instrument, such as the EFI Color
Profiler, to create a monitor profile. A monitor profile enables
application to compensate for the color behavior of the monitor
when displaying images. As a result, colors previewed on the
monitor more closely match colors in your printed output.
If you are not equipped or inclined to maintain accurate monitor
color management, you can opt for an easier approach.
Determine which is more important to you—printed colors or on-
screen colors.
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