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Setting CMS options
For both the Kodak Digital Science and the Apple ColorSync CMS, you can choose options to control how colors appear onscreen or in printed previews.
Note: System-level color-related features, such as Gamma Control, may conflict with the FreeHand color management systems.
To set CMS options:
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Do one of the following: |
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Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Colors. |
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Choose File > Print. In the Print dialog box, click Color Management. |
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Choose Kodak Digital Science or Apple ColorSync from the Color Management pop-up menu. |
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Choose whether to manage spot colors electronically: |
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Select Color Manage Spot Colors to use the color management system to adjust the screen display of spot colors for different devices in the workflow. |
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Deselect Color Manage Spot Colors to turn off color management for the screen display of spot colors and adjust spot colors manually. Use the appropriate swatch book (for example, PANTONE) to check spot colors for color accuracy. |
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Choose whether to rebuild color tables if you switch between KDS and Apple ColorSync or change any of the profile settings: |
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Select Rebuild Color Tables for FreeHand to automatically rebuild color tables each time you switch between KDS and Apple ColorSync. |
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Deselect Rebuild Color Tables for FreeHand to retain the same color tables when switching between KDS and Apple ColorSync. Deselecting this option lets you try different color management settings without affecting the color tables. |
Color tables are used only when you choose the Color Tables option under Color Management Type in Colors Preferences. For more information, see Using color tables. |
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Click Setup to open the Color Management Setup dialog box. |
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In the Color Management Setup dialog box, choose an ICC-compatible monitor profile from the Monitor pop-up menu. |
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For Monitor Simulates, choose how to set your monitor to simulate the color gamut displayed by the final output device: |
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Choose None to display RGB colors according to the monitor profile and CMYK colors as RGB according to the printer profile. This option leaves the monitor display and printer profiles unchanged. Choose this option when the final output will be displayed online (for example, on the Web). |
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Choose Composite Printer to simulate the appearance of a composite printout in which all colors are printed on a single plate (instead of each color being printed to a separate plate). |
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Choose Separations Printer to simulate the appearance of printed color separations, in which each color is printed to a separate plate. |
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For Separations Printer, choose a printer profile that describes the separations printer you intend to use. Perform this step if you selected Separations Printer for Monitor Simulates in step 7, or if you will print simulated separations on a composite printer (see step 10). |
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For Intent, choose a method for translating colors between color spaces in different devices in the workflow. For more information, see About rendering intent. |
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If you are printing proofs of four-color separations on a composite printer, select Composite Simulates Separations to print simulated color separations. |
Note: Do not select this option if you are using the composite printer for final output, or if your files will be processed on a pre-press raster image processor (RIP) that requires composite files. Select this option only to produce simulated four-color separations for proofing purposes. |
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If you selected Composite Simulates Separations in step 10, choose a printer profile for Composite Printer to be used for printing simulated color separations. For more information, see Choosing printer profiles. |
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For Default RGB Image Source, choose a device profile based on how the image was created, to improve the display and output of RGB images. |
You can also select profiles for individual RGB images. For more information, see Managing RGB image color for selected images. |
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Click OK to close the Color Management Setup dialog box, and click OK again to close the Preferences dialog box. |
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