Matching Colors and Creating a Profile

Match colors to the image displayed in the Before Color Matching section, and then create a profile.

To match colors and create a profile:

  1. Check the profile that is specified in the print setting when printing the document data.
      Note:
    • The name of the item to check varies depending on the DFE that you use.
      • For Fiery, the name of the setting is CMYK source.Selecting the [CMYK source]
      • For the TotalFlow Print Server, the name of the setting is CMYK input profile.Selecting the [CMYK input profile]
  2. Specify the profile that you checked in step 1 of CMYK source in Reprint After Color Matching.Selecting the [CMYK Source] profile
      Note:
    • To add a profile, select the Add button (Add button), and then specify the profile to add.
  3. Check the rendering intent that was specified in the print setting when printing the document data.
      Note:
    • The name of the item to check varies depending on the DFE that you use.
      • For Fiery, the name of the setting is CMYK rendering intent.Setting the [CMYK rendering intent]
      • For the TotalFlow Print Server, the name of the setting is Rendering intent.Setting the [Rendering intent] value
  4. Specify CMYK Rendering in Reprint After Color Matching.Setting the [CMYK Rendering] value
      Note:
    • Specify Perceptual when Photographic is specified in Fiery, or specify Saturation when Presentation is specified.
  5. Select Execute Color Matching.Select [Execute Color Matching] in the [Reprint After Color Matching] section
    The color matching process starts, and a profile is created. Wait for the process to finish. When the color matching process is complete, the processed image is displayed in Reprint After Color Matching.
  6. Check the average color deviation (simulated) after color matching is applied.Checking the average color deviation after color matching
      Note:
    • The average color deviation is derived by averaging the color deviation values of all pixels in the image.
  7. Check the color deviation on the color deviation map.
    1. Select Show ΔE Map.Selecting [Show ΔE Map
      The color deviation map is displayed, and the button label changes to Hide ΔE Map.
    2. Check the deviation of colors.Checking the deviation of colors
        Note:
      • The color deviation is calculated by subtracting the value of paper color and truncating the decimals.
      • The brighter area in the map indicates the color of a larger deviation.
    3. Select Hide ΔE Map.
  8. Optional: Save the files containing the original data and the scanned golden sample data.
    1. To save the files containing the original data and the scanned golden sample, select Save on the upper-left side of the Color Sample Matching dialog.
    2. If the folder where you want to save the original data and the golden sample data is not yet created, select New Folder in the Select Folder dialog. Then enter the name of the new folder.
    3. Select the folder where you want to save the original data and the golden sample data and click Select Folder.
      The application saves the original data and the golden sample data to the selected folder.
  9. To save the profile, select Save on the lower-right side of the Color Sample Matching dialog.
      Note:
    • The format of the file name assigned to a profile is Match_yyyymmddhhmm.icc. Change it as required.
  10. Select Exit.
    The color matching process is complete, and the profile is saved. If you saved the golden sample data, load it next time you need to match colors and create a profile based on the same golden sample.

In this section:

  1. Using the Profile to Print a Document with Fiery
    Use the profile created by the color matching process to print documents in the colors that match the colors in the color sample.
  2. Using the Profile to Print a Document with TotalFlow Print Server
    Use the profile created by the color matching process to print documents in the colors that match the colors in the color sample.
Parent topic: Performing Color Sample Matching