Advanced Workflows; Short-Run Printing Examples - Canon ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Manual

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2-9 Advanced workflows
Advanced workflows
The following sections present advanced color management workflow examples for
three short-run printing and three color proofing situations. Each workflow example
consists of a brief description, steps for creating and manipulating the files, a list of the
ColorWise settings used in the example, and a table that summarizes the workflow.
These examples use specific software packages to represent image-editing,
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illustration, page-layout, and business/office applications; they are Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and Microsoft PowerPoint, respectively.

Short-run printing examples

The following examples illustrate short-run printing on the ColorPASS.
Photoshop RGB workflow
This short-run workflow of printing an RGB image from Photoshop is one of the
simplest ColorPASS color workflows. In it, RGB data is sent from the application,
through the printer driver, to the ColorPASS, and the RGB-to-CMYK conversion
takes place on the ColorPASS using a CRD rather than in the application. Use the
settings illustrated in this workflow for printing photographs and artwork.
This document could be created as follows:
• Create an RGB image in Photoshop.
• Print the file directly to the ColorPASS.
See Chapter 7 for recommended print settings from Photoshop.
• Use ColorWise to convert the RGB image to copier CMYK, or the full gamut of
copier.