Tell me more about the ColorFlow and Prinergy
integration
ColorFlow 1.2 is integrated with Prinergy . ColorFlow 1.2 supports RGB
devices and RGB color inputs, as well as CMYK devices and CMYK
color inputs. You can select default CMYK or RGB source color spaces,
and ColorFlow can provide CMYK and RGB device profiles in the
Process Template Editor.
Background
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An ICC profile is a color space description that acts as a standard
for accurate reproduction of colors across different platforms,
devices, and applications, according to the standards of the
International Color Consortium (ICC). For example—an ICC profile
that describes a specific RGB device, such as a Kodak EasyShare
camera, provides a mapping of the camera's red, green, and blue
color space to device-independent L*a*b* coordinates (or CIE
L*a*b* color space).
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A PDF file is composed of many objects, and each object may have
come from a different source—for example, an RGB image captured
from a digital scanner or digital camera, CMYK graphics from
Illustrator, and so on. Each of these objects may be tagged with an
ICC profile.
Prinergy refine process template setup
You can set up color conversion either with or without ColorFlow.
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When you are setting up a refine process template
without
ColorFlow, the
ColorConvert
section allows you to select ICC
profiles for color converting RGB and CMYK images and graphics.
These ICC profiles are only used by the Color Matcher JTP when an
object in the PDF file is
not
tagged with an ICC profile. In the case of
tagged PDF content, the ICC profile settings in the process template
are ignored by the Color Matcher JTP, and the tagged profile is
used.
Note: You can also use a DeviceLink profile that includes both the source and
the destination ICC profiles.
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In a ColorFlow-integrated environment, the color conversion that
takes place is to the primary color output (PCO) profile. In Prinergy,
a ColorFlow device condition is a named instance of a CMYK device
color response with an ICC device profile. For example, FOGRA 39
is a built-in device condition for which ColorFlow can provide a
CMYK device profile to Prinergy.
The following table summarizes how to configure the two options:
Tell me more about the ColorFlow and Prinergy integration
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