Creating a Spot Color Library

Procedure
  1. Click Edit - Spot Color Settings on the menu bar.
    The Spot Color Settings window appears.
  2. Click VW7-ICON_CreateLibrary.
    The Create Spot Color Library window appears.
  3. Enter the desired name in Library Name.
    MEMO The set library name cannot afterwards be changed.
  4. Select Color Type.
    • Lab
    • CMYK
    • Alias of Special Inks
    MEMO
    • When using a measurement instrument, be sure to set Color Type to Lab.
    • Color Type cannot afterwards be changed.
  5. Click OK.
    A new spot color library is created.
  6. Select the newly created spot color library name and click VW7-ICON_Plus on the right side of the window.
    The spot color is added.
  7. Select a spot color that was added, and then enter the Spot Color Name.
    IMPORTANT

    Be sure that the spot color name entered here and the spot color name in the illustration software are the same. If the names do not match, VersaWorks will not recognize them as spot colors. Names of spot colors are case-sensitive, so make sure the name is typed correctly.

  8. Specify a spot color for each Color Type.
    • Lab
      • When measuring to decide the Lab value, refer to Setting the Measurement Instrument to Use and prepare the measurement instrument.

        Perform color measurement as directed in the instructions shown on the window. Depending on the type of measurement instrument, it may be necessary to perform calibration in advance.

      • When the Lab value is decided, select Define Output Values and enter the Lab value.
      • When specifying a spot color that is defined by the Lab value, such as DIC or PANTONE, select Assign Another Spot Color and click Select to specify the spot color.
    • CMYK
      • When the CMYK value is decided, select Define Output Values and enter the CMYK value.
      • When specifying a spot color that is defined by the CMYK value, such as Roland Color System Library, select Assign Another Spot Color and click Select to specify the spot color.
    • Alias of Special Inks
      When converting to a white, gloss, primer, or metallic silver spot color, specify the spot color from Special Ink.
      • White: RDG_WHITE
      • Gloss: RDG_Gloss
      • Primer: RDG_PRIMER
      • Metallic silver: RDG_MetallicSilver
  9. Click OK.
    The settings are saved, and you are returned to the main window.
    IMPORTANT Be sure to click OK. If you click Cancel, a confirmation window appears to confirm that you want to discard the changes. If you click Yes in this confirmation window, the window is closed and no changes made to the settings or newly registered spot colors are saved.