Chapter 2: Simple And Advanced Workflows; Workflow Concepts; Short-Run Printing Versus Color Proofing - Canon ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Manual

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2-1 Workflow concepts
Chapter 2:
Simple and
Advanced
Workflows
This chapter discusses color management workflows used in short-run color printing
as well as color proofing on the ColorPASS. It also gives examples of color
management in specific desktop applications and the interaction between those
applications and ColorWise color management.
Workflow concepts
The term "workflow" is used to describe the path a job follows from its creation in a
desktop application to final printed output. It is helpful to think of the following
categories when describing workflows:
• Short-run printing versus color proofing for eventual output on an offset press
• RGB, CMYK, and PANTONE color systems
• Desktop color management within an application versus color management on the
ColorPASS, along with the notion that different versions of desktop applications
handle color management differently. So it is important to pay close attention to the
version of a particular application when considering the workflows in this chapter.
Short-run printing versus color proofing
Short-run color printing refers to those jobs for which the ColorPASS is the final print
device. Printing jobs to the ColorPASS in preparation for printing on an offset press is
referred to as color proofing. Both types of ColorPASS print jobs use RGB, CMYK,
and PANTONE colors.
• For short-run jobs, bright, saturated colors are often desirable. These are achieved by
using the full range of colors available, referred to as the full gamut of the copier or,
more simply, copier CMYK. See "Advanced Workflows" on page 2-9 for short-run
printing examples.
• Offset jobs proofed on the ColorPASS require the printed colors to match those
from another set of CMYK printing conditions. Colors that are specified for an
offset press require CMYK simulation that is optimized for proofing on the copier.
See "Advanced Workflows" on page 2-9 for color proofing examples that simulate
the gamut of another digital printer or press standard.