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, and Absolute are the four types 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 that you want to use.

    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
      Roland_DG_WideGamut_RGBIt has a wide color gamut and high saturation, and produces colors such as gray and peach more naturally.
      AdobeRGB1998Produces most of the RGB color gamut (range.) This setting is suitable for printing images with a wide range of colors.
      Roland_SignRGBProduces vibrant images suitable for signs.
      sRGB Color Space ProfileProduces a color space used for general computer monitors. Compared to AdobeRGB1998, sRGB has a narrow color gamut and produces muted colors.

      CMYK
      DIC_Standard_Color_SFC_1_0_2Applies the DIC standard color, which produces relatively sharp colors.
      EuroscaleCoated/EuroscaleUncoatedApplies the standard color used for offset printing in Europe.
      JapanColor97Applies the standard color used for offset printing in Japan, which produces overall deep colors.
      JapanStandardApplies the standard color (based on JapanColor) used for offset printing in Japan, which produces slightly pale colors.
      RolandWideGamut_CMYK / RolandWideGamut_CMYK 2*1It has a wide color gamut and high saturation, and produces colors such as gray and peach more naturally.
      Roland_DG_Deep_CMYK_1.0Produces overall deep-colored images suitable for signs.
      Roland_SignCMYKProduces vibrant images suitable for signs.
      TOYO Offset Coat 1.1Applies the Toyo Ink standard color, which produces relatively pale colors.
      USWebCoatedSWOP / USWebUncoatedApplies the standard color used for offset printing in the United States.
      *1 If they both appear, select the RolandWideGamut_CMYK 2 with the broader color gamut. If you have set the RolandWideGamut_CMYK before updating VersaWorks and want to output the same color, select RolandWideGamut_CMYK.
    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.
      The Advanced window closes.
  5. Click OK.