Customizing the Color Settings

VersaWorks offers options to configure input/output profiles and matching methods with Color Settings 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: There are four methods for performing color conversions: Perceptual, Colorimetric, Saturation, and Absolute. 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 VW7-ICON_Customize for the queue folder to be used.
    The Queue Properties window appears.
  2. Click VW7-ICON_ColorSetting Color$Management.
  3. Select Custom from Preset under Color Settings.
    If Prepress U.S. or similar setting is selected, Simulation Target Profiles and Matching Method can be changed. In this case, Preset changes to Custom.
  4. Select Simulation Target Profiles or Matching Method.
    1. Select the input profile to use from the Simulation Target Profiles list.
      RGB
      AdobeRGB1998.iccProduces 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.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_BV_RGB, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_BV_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_DS_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_DV_RGB, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_DV_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_Std_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut, while producing natural-looking colors.
      TrueRichColor_V_RGB.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces colors with higher saturation than TrueRichColor_Std_RGB.
      CMYK
      CoatedFOGRA39.icc

      Applies the Fogra39 standard color used for offset printing in Europe.

      It is distributed by Adobe.

      DIC_Standard_Color_SFC_1_0_2.icmApplies the DIC standard color, which produces relatively sharp colors.
      eciCMYK.iccApplies the Fogra53 standard color for wide color gamut printing in Europe.

      EuroscaleCoated.icc

      EuroscaleUncoated.icc

      		Applies the standard color used for offset printing in Europe.
      GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.iccApplies the GRACol standard color used for offset printing in the United States.
      ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc

      Applies the Fogra39 standard color used for offset printing in Europe.

      It is distributed by the European Color Initiative (ECI).

      JapanColor2011Coated.icc

      JapanColor97.icm

      		Applies 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

      *1

      RolandWideGamut_CMYK.icc

      		It 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.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_BV_CMYK, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_BV_CMYK.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces bright colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_DS_CMYK.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors. Compared with TrueRichColor_DV_CMYK, it produces a somewhat more relaxed impression.
      TrueRichColor_DV_CMYK.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces darker colors with high saturation.
      TrueRichColor_Std_CMYK.iccIt has a wide color gamut, while producing natural-looking colors.
      TrueRichColor_V_CMYK.iccIt has a wide color gamut, and produces colors with higher saturation than TrueRichColor_Std_CMYK.

      USWebCoatedSWOP.icc

      USWebUncoated.icc

      		Applies 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.
    2. Select the color conversion method (the rendering application) from Matching Method.
      Raster is used for raster data such as images. Vector is used for vector data such as vector drawings.

      Characteristics of Each Matching Method

    3. To reduce speckling and preserve primary colors, select the Preserve Primary Colors checkbox.
      This prevents speckling in the genuine CMYK colors due to the color setting.
    4. To use the profile embedded in the image data for color conversions (if such a profile is available), select the Use Embedded ICC Profile checkbox.
    5. As necessary, select the Specify Profile and Ignore Default checkbox and select the output profile.
  5. Click OK.
    You are returned to the main window.