The colour validation status for the selected workflow item can be checked for each surface.
Also, colour validation can be performed from the context menu.
ID | Setting | Description |
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Imposition Preview |
Displays the imposition status of the workflow item selected in [Job Workflow Manager] pane. Note
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2 |
Colour Validation Status Icons |
Icons indicating the colour validation status of each surface are displayed.
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Select and right-click the desired surface to enable colour validation linked with ColorPath Sync. Re-rendering can also be performed for the surface.
The menu items that can be executed are as shown below.
The menu items that can be executed also differ depending on the workflow items.
Setting | Description |
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Start Color Validation |
Performs colour validation for the selected surface. ColorPath Organizer starts and displays the colour validation wizard. Note
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Clear Color Validation Result |
Returns the colour validation status to [ Changing the colour conversion or imposition settings of the job after printing may prevent colour validation from being performed correctly or the colour validation status from being displayed correctly. In such cases, clear the colour validation result. After clearing the result, perform the required settings and operations, and then perform colour validation again. Note
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Re Render |
Performs rendering again by surface. |
In variable jobs, for the surfaces displayed in the imposition preview, colour validation can be performed using the surfaces of any record. However, the colour validation results can only be recorded and managed for the surfaces of 1 record.
If multiple pages have been imposed and a different device link profile is applied to each page, colour validation is performed for the device link profile applied to the first page on the corresponding surface.
If multiple wizards linked to ColorPath Sync (ICC profile/DLP creation wizard, DLP optimisation wizard, colour validation wizard) are running at the same time on the same client computer, operations may not be performed correctly.
To perform colour validation, one of the following colour conversion settings must be applied in the job.
A device link profile created while linked with ColorPath Sync and in which colour validation is set is used to perform colour conversion to the press colour space (2nd stage of colour conversion). (For [Digital Press], [Jet Press]/[J Press], [Jet Press F]/[J Press F], [Jet Press R].)
A device link profile created while linked with ColorPath Sync and in which colour validation is set is used to perform colour conversion to the proofer colour space (3rd stage of colour conversion). (For [RIP Proof]. [Set Press Color Space as a Target] is not selected.)
The relationship between the colour conversion settings and whether colour validation can be performed is as follows.
Colour conversion to proofer colour space (3rd stage of colour conversion) | ||||
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Colour conversion using a device link profile in which colour validation is set | Colour conversion not using a device link profile in which colour validation is set | Colour conversion not performed | ||
Colour conversion to press colour space (2nd stage of colour conversion) | Colour conversion using a device link profile in which colour validation is set | Cannot be performed | Cannot be performed | Can be performed |
Colour conversion not using a device link profile in which colour validation is set | Cannot be performed | Cannot be performed | Cannot be performed | |
Colour conversion not performed | Can be performed | Cannot be performed | Cannot be performed |
Also, the following points must be observed to perform colour validation correctly.
The validation chart selected when generating the device link profile must be placed.
When a validation chart is placed as a custom mark in Imposition View, [Apply colour management] must be selected in [Custom Mark] pane.
Printing must be performed with the same printing conditions as when generating the device link profile.
After printing, the colour conversion settings of the job must not be changed.
In colour conversion to the press colour space, separate conditions must not be set for each object type (image, line art, text, smooth shades).
Unless these points are observed, correct colorimetry results will not be obtained even if colour validation is performed.