Operation Workflow of Color Sample Matching
Items to Prepare
| PDF with the Original Data | Printed Color Sample | Printed Sheets of the PDF with the Original Data |
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To perform color sample matching if you have the saved original data and the saved golden sample data:
- 1. Load the Original Data and the Golden Sample
- Select Load, then select the folder containing the saved original data and the saved golden sample data, and display the original PDF and the scanned golden sample in the application.
- 2. Scan the Original Data
- Scan the printed original data on the machine, and display it in the application.
- 3. Perform Color Matching
- Perform color matching while specifying the same settings that are specified when printing the original data.
To perform color sample matching if you do not have the saved original data and the saved golden sample data:
- 1. Display the Original Data
- Select and display a PDF.
- 2. Scan the Color Sample
- Scan the color sample on the machine, and display it in the application.
- 3. Scan the Original Data
- Scan the printed original data on the machine, and display it in the application.
- 4. Perform Color Matching
- Perform color matching while specifying the same settings that are specified when printing the original data.
Specifying the Area and Orientation
In the Original Data section, click Specify Area and specify the area and orientation of the image to match colors.
When you are matching colors on the pages in imposed document data that are printed
separately for each page, specify the same area and orientation on all pages to improve
the quality of color reproducibility. Also, specify the area to align the position
when Alignment Error is displayed.
Using a Document Comprising Multiple Pages
Use a document comprising up to 15 pages to improve the quality of color reproducibility.
Use 
, the Next button, and 
, the Previous button, in the bottom corners of Original Data(1) to navigate through the pages, and repeat the Before Color Matching(3) procedure for each page of the Golden Sample(2).
Using a Profile
When making a final print for delivery of an original data, specify the profile that you created in Color Sample Matching in the print setting while printing the data. The print setting varies depending on the DFE that you use.
- When using Fiery or the TotalFlow Print Server, see Using the Profile to Print a Document with Fiery or Using the Profile to Print a Document with TotalFlow Print Server .
- When using another DFE, see the manual of the device.