Spot Colors Deep Dive inFiery proServer and Fiery XF
Kerry Moloney Field & Channel Marketing Manager – Fiery Wide Format
John NateWW Technical Product Training Manager – Fiery Wide Format
Wide Format Series
Session overview
• How to get the best match possible on your substrates
• Working with PANTONE®, TOYO, DIC and HKS® matching systems
• Modifying existing spot colors, adding custom spot colors, and building custom spot color libraries
• How to evaluate spot color accuracy, and using EFI’s Dynamic Wedge™ to improve spot color reproduction
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Today’s topics
• EFI Color Editor overview and preferences
• Adding custom colors to a spot color table
• Spot color accuracy evaluation, optimization & modification
• Setting workflow defaults
• Using the Dynamic Wedge™
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Why spot colors?
Why are they important?
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Brand identity
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The EFI solution
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• Built-in capability– Support industry-standard libraries
• Spot color option– EFI Color Editor
• Modify standard colors• Add custom colors• Evaluate spot color accuracy• Improve spot color accuracy
The EFI solution
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• Fiery proServer and Fiery XF spot color support
– CPSI = Maximum 127 Spot Colors
– APPE = Maximum 27 Spot Colors
The EFI solution
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• Fiery proServer and Fiery XF Spot color support
─CPSI = 127 Spot Colors Max.
─APPE = 27 Spot Colors Max.
Built-in spot color tables
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PANTONE®
TOYO
DIC
HKS®
The EFI Color Editor
Overview and preferences
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Launching the Color Editor
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Launching the Color Editor
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Launching the Color Editor
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Launching the Color Editor
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Launching the Color Editor
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Launching the Color Editor
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The EFI Color Editor
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The EFI Color Editor
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The EFI Color Editor
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Overprint Characteristics
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Overprint Characteristics
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Chromatic adaptation transform (CAT)
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Transform algorithms
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Chromatic adaptation transform (CAT)
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Overprint Characteristics
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Bradford Adaptation CMCC Cat 2000 CMYK Addition
Overprint Characteristics
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Overprint Characteristics
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Color Editor Preferences
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Adding custom spot colors
Manually or by measurement
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Adding custom spot colors
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Processing spot colors
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Processing spot colors – L*a*b*
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63/47/-6817/40/0/0/27
Processing spot colors – CMYK+
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63/47/-6817/40/0/0/27
Source
Processing spot colors – CMYK+
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63/47/-6817/40/0/0/27
Printer
Processing spot colors – CMYK+
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63/47/-6817/40/0/0/27
Spot color evaluation
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What is your gamut?
Gamut check
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Gamut check
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Gamut check
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Gamut check
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< 2.25
> 2.25
Spot color optimization
Is it possible?
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Spot color optimization
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Spot color optimization
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Spot color optimization
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Spot color optimization
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Spot color optimization
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Spot color modification
Accurate but unacceptable?
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Editing the definition
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Editing the definition
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Editing the definition
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Adding tints
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Modifying the gradation curve
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Client based modifications
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Client based modifications
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Client based modifications
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Client based modifications
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Client based modifications
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Setting workflow defaults
Bring it all together
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PS/EPS/PDF settings
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In-RIP separation setting
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In-RIP separation setting
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Enable
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2 73 42 8
L*a*b*
Disable
Spot
Process
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Force
C M Y
K WT Silver
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Spot color pane
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Spot color pane
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Input handling
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Spot color library
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Spot color library
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Search priority
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Search priority
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Search priority
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Search priority
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Unknown spot colors
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The Dynamic Wedge®
How did you do?
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Verification - setup
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The Dynamic Wedge™
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Standard Wedge
Dynamic Wedge
• Process Colors
• Spot Colors
• Process and Spot Colors
Dynamic Wedge
The Dynamic Wedge™
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Fiery Global University
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• Click on supplied link
– Login or enroll
Fiery Global University
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• Click on “My Courses”
Fiery Global University
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• Select “Fiery XF 6” option
Fiery Global University
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• Open course
Fiery Global University
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• View any video
Session summary
• We learned – How easy it is to add, modify and manage your spot
colors for the best results across multiple substrates– That spot color gradation and overprint behavior
should be considered and controlled– How the Dynamic Wedge™ really can help you
evaluate and improve spot color reproduction
• To learn more, we have some resources for you
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Additional resources
• Color management settings in Fiery proServer and Fiery XF – Tech Note
• Pantone Color Institute articles– PANTONE® Numbering Explained– Spot vs. Process Color– Designing Accurate Color
• World of Fiery Webinar– The ABCs of Producing the Best Match for Spot Colors
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Additional World of Fiery sessions
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• April 13– Spot Colors Deep Dive inFiery proServer and Fiery XF
• June 15 – Color Tools Overview in Fiery proServer and Fiery XF
• October 19 – Linearization and Profiling in Fiery proServer and Fiery XF
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Thank you!
Spot Colors Deep Dive
