Full Color Chart Specifications in the Pages of the Publication | The PostScript Process Color Guide Specifying process color for electronic design or illustration can be tricky. Simply because of the way we perceive light, colors printed with ink on paper look different than colors displayed on the screen of a color monitor. Therefore, to mix colors by eye on-screen can lead to unpredictable printed results. The new 1996 edition of the PostScript Process Color Guide from Agfa contains over 17,000 electronically created CMY and CMY+K color combination swatches that show you how a specified color will look when output to film with a PostScript imagesetter and printed. It's an essential reference tool for designers, service bureaus, art directors, and others who insist on predictable results when they specify color electronically. The book itself is a large (10" x 10"), 56-page publication that allows space for big color swatches. Its sturdy doublefolded, laminated, spiral-bound construction ensures that it will be durable. It was printed according to standard web offset printing (SWOP) specifications, a standard for printers in North America and in many countries, to ensure accurate color matching. A Euro-standard version is also available. How the Guide is Organized The process color swatches in the guide are organized into an easy-to-use format comprising two combination sets. The first set contains cyan, magenta, and yellow ink combinations printed in screen values of 0%, 5%, and 10% that continue in 10% increments up to 100%. The second set presents the same CMY combinations again, but includes four separate and distinct values of black ink (5%,10%, 20%, and 30%). Finally, both sets of colors are printed on coated and uncoated stock to show the color differences that can occur. How to Use the Guide There are two easy ways to use the guide. You can choose a color directly from the guide, then specify its CMYK values in your PostScript software application. Or, if you prefer, you can specify a color mix in your PostScript file, then refer to the guide to see exactly what that color will look like when printed. To help you isolate a particular color combination in the guide, twelve punch-out viewing templates are provided. The new 1996 PostScript Precess Color Guide from Agfa -- bringing something new to digital color prepress: predictability. You may purchase this and other publications using our convenient online order form.
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