Customizing the Color Settings

VersaWorks offers options to configure input/output profiles and matching methods with Properties and Specify Profile and Ignore Default to print as accurate a reproduction of the colors in the source data as possible.
  • Input profiles: Also known as simulation profiles, these are ICC profiles that determine the colors output by the printer.
  • Output Profile: Also known as printer profiles, these are ICC profiles that can be switched for different printers or media to enable more accurate color reproduction.
  • Matching method: Perceptual, Colorimetric, Saturation, Absolute, and others are available. These methods determine how to adjust the colors or the overall color gamut when there are colors that cannot be reproduced with the color gamut of the printer.
Procedure
  1. Click for the queue folder to be used.
    The Queue Properties window appears.
  2. Click .
  3. Select Custom from the Settings list under Color Settings.
  4. Select the input profile and the matching method.
    You can change the settings such as the input profile even when a pre-defined setting such as [Prepress U.S.] is selected. In this case, the setting name becomes [Custom].
    1. Click Advanced.
      The Advanced window appears.
    2. Select the input profile to use from the Simulation Target Profiles list.
      RGB
      AdobeRGB1998.icc Produces most of the RGB color gamut (range.) This setting is suitable for printing images with a wide range of colors.
      Roland_DG_SignRGB_v2.icc/Roland_SignRGB.icc Produces vibrant images suitable for signs.
      Roland_DG_WideGamut_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut and high saturation, and produces colors such as gray and peach more naturally.
      sRGB Color Space Profile.icmProduces a color space used for general computer monitors. Compared to AdobeRGB1998, sRGB has a narrow color gamut and produces muted colors.
      TrueRichColor_BS_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_BV_RGB, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_BV_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_DS_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_DV_RGB, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_DV_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_Std_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, while producing natural-looking colors.
      TrueRichColor_V_RGB.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces colors with higher saturation than TrueRichColor_Std_RGB.

      CMYK
      DIC_Standard_Color_SFC_1_0_2.icmApplies the DIC standard color, which produces relatively sharp colors.
      EuroscaleCoated.icc/EuroscaleUncoated.iccApplies the standard color used for offset printing in Europe.
      JapanColor2011Coated.icc/JapanColor97.icmApplies the standard color used for offset printing in Japan, which produces overall deep colors.
      JapanStandard.iccApplies the standard color (based on JapanColor) used for offset printing in Japan, which produces slightly pale colors.
      RolandWideGamut2_CMYK.icc / RolandWideGamut_CMYK.icc*1It has a wide color gamut and high saturation, and produces colors such as gray and peach more naturally.
      Roland_DG_Deep_CMYK_1.0.iccProduces overall deep-colored images suitable for signs.
      Roland_SignCMYK.iccProduces vibrant images suitable for signs.
      TOYO Offset Coat 1.1.icmApplies the Toyo Ink standard color, which produces relatively pale colors.
      TrueRichColor_BS_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_BV_CMYK, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_BV_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_DS_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_DV_CMYK, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_DV_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_Std_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, while producing natural-looking colors.
      TrueRichColor_V_CMYK.icc It has a wide color gamut, and produces colors with higher saturation than TrueRichColor_Std_CMYK.
      USWebCoatedSWOP.icc / USWebUncoated.iccApplies the standard color used for offset printing in the United States.
      *1 If they both appear, select RolandWideGamut2_CMYK.icc, which has a broader color gamut. However to set RolandWideGamut_CMYK.icc and output using the same colors before updating VersaWorks, select RolandWideGamut_CMYK.icc.
    3. Select the color conversion method (the rendering application) from Matching Method.
      Image is used for raster data such as images. Vector is used for vector data such as vector drawings.
    4. To reduce speckling and preserve primary colors, select the Preserve Primary Color check box.
      This prevents speckling in the genuine CMYK colors due to the color setting.
    5. To use the profile embedded in the image data for color conversions (if such a profile is available), select the Use Embedded ICC Profile check box.
    6. Click OK to close the Advanced window.
  5. Click OK.