Forum: Fiery Color & Imaging Topics

On Canon imagePRESS devices users can create their own ICC profiles using Eye One Process Control. What will happen with the calibration target when you use an ICC profile from this application as an output profile?

Profiling a Fiery with the Color Profiler Suite is pretty straight forward and produces good results if the engine is setup probperly. But if you print with user defined screens (a feature in the Graphic Arts Premium Package) and then profile/calibrate you get horrible results. I printed the...

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Question: Why is there a new 'Lab' option included in the rgb workflow for CWS 5.0 yet it can't be selected? Answer: Unlike CMYK or RGB color spaces, the Lab color space is a device independent space, thus there is a clear understanding of what Lab is. When a job enters a Fiery in the Lab...

Question I don't seem to see the CMYK simulation option anymore in the new Fiery Command WorkStation 5. With simulation gone, for those who ran their rgb through sim, is there now an alternative workflow? Answer: With Command WorkStation 5 we have not removed any features or functionality....

Question: In the new Fiery Command WorkStation 5, why don’t I see “Use Media Defined Profile” in Device Center -> Color Setup -> Color Management (Basic UI) Answer: This is an advanced server configurable default available in Device Center -> Color Setup -> Color Management Expert Settings ->...

Question What exactly do the Simulation Profiles settings do? Answer Simulation Profiles: The CMYK Simulation Profile print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations. This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to simulate. The...

Question Where can I learn more about Color Management and other print and color related items? Answer There are many, many websites dedicated to all things Color and Print. Print Industry Awareness Color Related Sites • http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorWiki_Home...

Question Do profiles go bad and how often should I profile? Answer Customers often ask how long a profile lasts and how often they should create a new one. The profile itself - an electronic data file essentiallt - while sitting on your Fiery does not change from one day to the next. The...

Question: Does the Fiery calibrate to a known standard? Answer: Quick Answer: There is not a single answer to the “best” calibration target to use, especially with laser printers. A good calibration target is one which can be maintained and reproduced over time, without limiting the color...

Question: Am I able to control the rendering intent for jobs that contain embedded CMYK and RGB profiles? How about the included intent? Is it used? Answer: Yes for both CMYK and RGB. The embedded profile workflow actually follows the CIE path which in the expert color settings UI is the...

Question: How do I profile the Canon Clearcoat Engine? Answer: The Clear Coat Feature, as the name suggests enables a user to apply a clear coat of toner broadly accross an entire page or to selected areas of a page. The visual difference can be subtle or pronounced depending on the viewing...

Questions about Calibration Targets 2/2 Question 3. When using Fiery Color Profiler Suite and you use the second option “use existing calibration target” to create a new profile you can create a profile which can be used across multiple engines (same model and manufacturer) but depending on...

Questions about Calibration Targets Question 1. It seems that some competitive Calibration/Profiling solution allow the user to print several measurement pages which the application will scan and from those measurement pages create some kind of average measurement value which will then be used...

Question: Is there an easy explanation of PDF/X Output Intent and is it the same as rendering intent? Answer: PDF/X Output Intent and Rendering Intent are not the same thing. They are however closely tied. Both are applied to images within a PDF document. The Output Intent is defined by a...

Question: What are the new source and simulation profiles? Answer: Here are a few quick words on the new source and simulation profiles for the Fiery. "GRACoL2006 Coated1 (EFI)" - created from the GRACoL2006_Coated1.txt reference characterization dataset. This is representative of the...

Question: What is considered "gray" in the CMYK and RGB color spaces? Answer: CMYK is considered “gray” when C=0, M=0, Y=0 and K is greater than 0. RGB is considered “gray” when R=G=B A very useful Fiery feature using these definitions is “Print Gray Using Black Only” Feature: Print...

Creating and using a Color Profile with my Fiery/Copier Question: I have color profiling software (CP or 3rd party) and would like to make an accurate output profile of my Fiery/copier. How can I do this? There are so many settings in Colorwise’s Color Setup. What is the optimal way to set...