Version 5.3.02 - Serendipity Software

Special Colour Set
Veripress uses special colour sets to identify and match colour plates when jobs are polled and processed.
Special colours can be created manually, or imported from one of several popular applications. A library of
sets can be built up for use in different proofing situations.
Colours can be created in Lab and a CMYK or N-­‐Colour colourspace, read directly into the system using an online
Spectrophotometer, or imported from a CGATS file. Each colour
can have its ink Paint Mode or Press Ink Weight set and have an
individual DotGain Curve assigned to it.
The interface includes a Toolbar with general creation and import
options; a panel showing the list of colours in the Special Set; and
another to adjust the properties of a selected colour.
Toolbar Options
• New Colour – Creates a new untitled colour in the list.
Click on the name to change it.
• Delete Colours – Deletes the selected colours.
• Duplicate Colours – Makes a copy of the selected colours.
• Rename Colours – Rename one or more colours using a
popup Find and Replace tool.
• Add Colours From Library – Select one or more colours
from any other Special Colour Set created within
Veripress.
• Import Colours From Files – Import colours from
compatible third party applications, CGATS/ISO 12642
files or previously exported colour sets. N-­‐Colour swatches will not import unless an N-­‐colour ICC profile with
matching process colour channels is first assigned to the Special Colour Set. If CMYK swatches are imported to
an N-­‐Colour set, extra colour channels with 0% values will be added to match the colour space.
• Export Colours To File – Export the colour swatches to a CGATS/ISO 12642 file. If the set contains a mix of
CMYK/N-­‐colour and Lab colours, you will be prompted to export either CMYK/N-­‐colour or Lab colours. The file
standard limits exported colours to one colourspace.
• Reorder swatches – Change the order of the colour swatches as they appear in the list.
Note: Swatch order can be important as a Pantone plate being matched from a number will be assigned the
first colour when matching the number in the set list.
• N-­‐Colour Profile – Assign a multi-­‐colour ICC profile to the Special Colour Set.
Note: If an N-­‐Colour multicolour ICC profile is assigned to the set, users will have the option to adjust colours in an Lab
or N-­‐Colour colourspace as defined by the ICC profile (e.g., Lab or CMYKOG). Colours for each Special Colour Set can
only be defined in Lab and/or a single other colourspace. If no N-­‐Colour profile is assigned, colours are adjusted using
either Lab or CMYK values.
All Toolbar options can be accessed via the contextual (right-­‐click) menu available in the colour list panel, as well as:
• Print – Prints the colour list of the Special Colour Set, with colour swatches and details for
each colour (see below).
• Print and Match Colour – Make adjustments to a selected special colour using printed
swatch charts with variations of the colour.
• Present Colour – Opens a resizable pop-­‐up window displaying the selected colour along
with its set and colour names. This option is useful for visually matching softproof special
colours on screen.
Colour List Panel
This panel has a Search box at the top right for locating colours in the set list. The list has a series of sort columns,
detailing properties of each special colour.
The order of the columns can be changed by dragging them to the desired location and the headers are configurable via
a context (right click) menu. The available columns are:
• Colour – Gives a visual representation of the colour.
• Name – The colour plate name (used to match the colours). Click on the colour name to change it.
• Space – The colourspace of the plate.
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