Setting Color Management System

Because different devices can display colors differently, you might need to create general color settings at the server level, to convert colors from one device to another. This action is performed during the Preflight activity, which means that the jobs must be processed through a workflow that contains this activity. These settings will apply to all objects in the processed PDF files, or separately, to specific types of objects, unless other settings, like Output Intent, override them.
To set your Preflight Color Management preferences:
  1. Log in to TotalFlow Production Manager as an administrator.
  2. In the menu bar, click Configuration.
  3. In the Server pod, click System, then Properties, the Properties icon.
    You see the Properties for Server dialog.
  4. Click Preflight Color Management.

    You see the Preflight Color Management page of the Properties for Server dialog:

    Properties for Server dialog: Color Management Page

  5. General Settings
  6. Click the General Settings options group open.
  7. Make sure that the Enable Color Management check box is selected. Otherwise, Preflight Color Management does not work.
  8. Set the International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles for the three color models:
    • Gray
    • RGB
    • CMYK
    Properties for Server dialog: ICC Profiles
  9. Under Source, select the ICC profile for each of the three color models for the input files. If you want to use an ICC profile that you previously created and saved on the server, use the Browse option to select it.
  10. Select The Output Intent overrides the selected ICC profile, if you want to apply an Output Intent Profile installed with the device software.
  11. Under Target, select Use other ICC profile than source if you want to use a different ICC profile for the output PDF.
  12. Select the ICC profile for each of the three color models for the output files. If you want to use an ICC profile that you previously created and saved on the server, use the Browse option to select it.
  13. Select The Output Intent overrides the selected ICC profile, if you want to apply an Output Intent Profile installed with the device software.
  14. In the CMM Engine field, select the Color Management Module (CMM). The CMM contains the actual executable code that uses the ICC Profile information you supplied before, to consistently transform the colors of a document.
  15. Select a rendering method from the Rendering Intent option list.
  16. Select Use Black Point Compensation, if you need this option. In general, the BPC option is recommended for images with high shadow content.
  17. Images
  18. Make sure that the Enable Color Management check box is selected.
  19. If you need different color settings, enter or select values for the properties, according to your needs.
  20. Click OK.
Parent topic: Setting Server Properties