Version 5.3.02 - Serendipity Software

• Values – Shows the colourspace values of the colour.
• Mode – The Paint Mode of the colour (Overprint, Knockout, Primer, Opaque or Transparent).
• Tint – The tint or intensity of the colour.
• DotGain Curve – The name of the DotGain Curve applied to the plate (if any).
• Weight (g/m 2 ) – The press Ink Weight of the colour in g/m 2 (if assigned).
Double-­‐clicking on an empty area of the list panel will open an Add Colours To Library window, allowing you to add
colours to the set. Double-­‐clicking on a selected colour in the list will open an Add Colours From Library window,
allowing you to replace it with a chosen colour.
Colour Adjustment
View and adjust the colourspace values and plate properties of a selected colour.
The name of the colour selected is shown at the top. A window displays the Original colour and the Modified colour as
adjustments are made. A correctly calibrated monitor with an assigned Match ICC profile will display an accurate
representation of the colours.
Available adjustment options are:
• ColourSpace – Choose between Lab or CMYK (or multicolour if an N-­‐Colour ICC profile has been assigned to the
Special Colour Set). The sliders change accordingly for making any adjustments to the Lab or CMYK/N-­‐Colour
values. The values can also be entered directly or fine-­‐tuned using the up/down arrows.
• Paint Mode – Choose the Paint mode for the colour. The choices are:
o Overprint
o Knockout
o Primer
o Opaque (Adds an Opacity % slider)
o Transparent
• Tint – Adjust the intensity of the colour by adjusting the slider, entering a tint value, or using the up/down
arrows.
• DotGain Curve – Choose a DotGain Curve to apply to the colour.
Note: A DotGain Curve applied to a special colour has precedence over global Process or Special DotGain
Curves assigned to a Pagesetup. The Pagesetup curves are ignored for the colour.
• Weight – Optionally assign an Ink Weight (in g/m 2 ) to the selected colour. This weight is used in the
InkKeyViewer (SoftProof) and in Calculate Ink Weights (QueueManager).
• Spectrophotometer – Choose a supported Spectrophotometer to read colour values directly into the Special
Colour Set.
Print and Match Colour
• Print and Match Colour is a tool used for visually matching special
colours used in proofing to original print matieral, accessed via a
button in the Special Colour Set toolbar.
• The window has two (2) main panels – an upper Match Chart panel
and a lower Colour List panel.
Match Chart Panel
• The upper panel displays three (3) swatch charts comprised of
variations of the colour selected in the Special Colour Set. The
selected (target) colour is the centre colour of the middle chart (chart
2).
• Any of the 27 patches can be selected to save as a new special colour,
to save over and replace the originally selected colour, or set as the
target (centre) colour for printing a new swatch chart set.
• Variation – Controls the level of variance the swatch chart colours have from the
original colour. Variation value steps in 0.5 increments from 0.5 to 10. The units
represent L*, a* and b* variations from the Lab value of the original colour. Use the slider, up/down arrows, or
type in the text field to change the current variation.
• Set Target – Sets the currently selected colour patch as the Target (centre of chart 2). Swatch chart colours will
change to variant colours of the new Target colour.
• Print Match Chart – Prints the three (3) swatch charts displayed in the Match Chart panel for visual matching
with original print/press material.
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