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2. 36 Note Note 4 4 4 Keeping an Ink Unconverted 4 4 5 Adding a Color Build to the Color Strategy _Color Build amp Color Strategy Equinox Manual 4 Equinox in ArtPro The schema at the top of the dialog shows a preview of the Original Best Match Current Values and New Values colors Original For best results your monitor should be calibrated 2 change a certain value select its box in the Fix Values row then edit it in the New Values row The software will recalculate all the other values to give a new color build 3 If you are not satisfied with the result you can either e Reset to Best Match e Reset to Stabilized This will only reset the build to the stabilized values if it was stabi lized Otherwise it will reset it to the best match values 4 When you are satisfied with the result click OK If you don t want to convert a certain ink using your Equinox color strategy select Do not convert in its Conversion Type column Color builds that are already stored in the Color Strategy you are us ing have a green check To store a new color build in the color strategy 1 Click it in the Color Builds list You will see the message This Color Build has not been add ed to the Color Strategy at the bottom of the dialog LO This Color Build has not been added to the Color Strategy Add to Color Stra
3. ESKO ortwork Chapter 3 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot You can create Equinox color strategies in Color Engine Pilot These color strategies contain color management settings to be used in Equinox conversions You can use them in Automation Engine ArtPro PackEdge and the Equinox plug in for Photoshop to convert CMYK RGB or spot col or files to CMYKOGB 3 1 Creating an Equinox Color Strategy 1 In the Color Engine Pilot pane click Color Strategies 2 Right click Equinox and select New 3 In the dialog that opens select an Input Profile and an Output Profile You can Select your press s multicolor profile as Inout and Output Profile most frequent case See 3 2 1 When Using the Same Input and Output Profile on page 17 Select an ISO profile for example ISOcoated_v2_ecl icc as Input Profile and your press s multicolor profile as Output Profile if you have originally printed your file on an ISO stan dard press See 3 2 2 When Using Different Inout and Output Profiles on page 18 Note By default the Output Profile is set to lt Automatic gt This means that the input profile will also be used as output profile so CMYK colors don t need to be converted Bunce rixi Input Profile crom_off Automatic Output Profile Settings for Settings for Spot Color Linework 16 Equinox Manual 2 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot Note To vie
4. a se ortwork Table of Contents 1 Licence Terms and Copyright 4 Ndr GOO 4 2 EQUINOX Setup 8 2 1 General Setup If You Don t Have an Automation Engine Server 8 2271111 8 3 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot 16 3 1 Creating an Equinox Color Strategy 16 3 2 Settings for CMYK 17 4 Equinox in ArtPro 27 4 1 Converting your ArtPro File to CMYKOGB 27 4 2 Settings for Inout and Output 28 5 Equinox in PackEdge 39 5 1 Converting your File to CMYKOGEB 39 5 2 Settings for Inout and Output 40 6 Equinox Plug in 51 6 1 The Equinox Plug in in Photoshop 51 6 2 Converting an Image to Equinox Colors 53 6 3 54 1 2 EQUINOX LICCNSING 77 10 000 9 2 4 Setup for the Photoshop Plug in 11 3 3 Settings for Spot Color Linevvork 20 4 3 Settings for CMYK Linevvork and Images 29 4 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images 32 5 3 Settings for CMYK Linework and Images 41 5 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images 44 6 4 Gamut Matching 70 6 5 Separation OpPtIONS 71 6 6 The Equinox Preview Conversion plug in 80 Equi
5. 3 If you wish you can set Stabilize Settings to smooth the ap pearance of the color builds on print for example to get rid of really small dots by eliminating an ink with a very low percent age for a particular color See 5 4 1 Stabilizing the Color Builds on page 45 for details 44 Equinox Manual 5 Equinox in PackEdge 4 After changing settings click the Reapply Conversion Settings button You will see a progress bar while the color builds correspond ing to your file s spot colors are recalculated For each of your file s inks you can see the Color Build values the percentages of each output ink that will be used and the AE at right sink Name lnkBek Conversion Type C M Y K o 6 B AE Strategy F 7 Pantone 430 PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized 536 409 425 0 r PANTONE 109C PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized 22 49 926 0 01 PE PANTONE Orange 021 C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Mateh 0 745 988 0 49 B B PANTONE Warm Red C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Mateh 0 863 867 O OF 0 0 Bi Pantone 186c PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized 0 567 805 107 0 0 O0 5 If necessary you can then edit individual color builds by e changing some of the inks percentages manually see 5 4 2 Editing a Color Build Manually on page 48 comparing Best Match and edited ink percentages and refin ing color builds see 5 4 3 Refining a Color Build on page 48 e keepi
6. Link to Color Engine 5 If you are connecting to an Automation Engine server select Use color settings from server fill in your Automation Engine Server s name or IP address fill in the User Name and Password you use to connect to 13 ortwork 14 this server click the Apply button Link to Color Engine This option can be used to make the Photoshop plugins use custom color settings that are managed by the Color Engine Pilot te Use color settings from server Server gend035 User Name johndoe Password s s You should see a green tick under Color settings folder f you are NOT connecting to an Automation Engine server select Use custom color settings folder click the Choose button and browse to the bg_data_cms_v010 folder you mounted earlier see 2 1 Gen eral Setup If You Don t Have an Automation Engine Server on page 8 You should see a green tick under Color settings folder 7 Click OK Depending on your settings Equinox will use a different Color set tings folder It will use e your server s bg_data_cms_vO10 folder if you are connecting to an Automation Engine server the bg data cms vO10 you mounted and browsed to if you are not connecting to an Automation Engine server e a local color settings folder if you do not have a Color Engine Link license Equinox Manual 2 Equinox Setup 15
7. This folder must be available on all machines running Equinox software e On Macintosh machines for ArtPro and the Photoshop plug in mount it using the smb protocol If you restart your machine you will need to mount this folder again On Windows machines for PackEdge and the Photoshop plug in add it as a network place or a network drive 1 Go to ArtPro Preferences or use Command K 2 Go to the Servers tab and click Automation Engine Fill in your Automation Engine Server s name or IP address 2 2 2 f you are not connecting to an Automation Engine server 2 3 Setup in PackEdge 2 3 1 f you are connecting to an Automation Engine server Equinox Manual 2 Equinox Setup Fill in the User Name and Password you use to connect to this server If the connection is successful you will see a green dot and the word Connected l Shuttle Server gend 35 User Name admin Password s s Status Connected In the Color tab of the Preferences choose Automation En gine in the Load Color Engine Ink Books From list ArtPro will use your Automation Engine server s bg_data_cms_vO10 folder 6 Select the Load Color Engine Ink Books option If you want an ink book to be loaded by default when adding a separation from a Color Engine Ink Book select it in the Preferred Color Engine Ink Book list see the ArtPro manual for more information
8. s ICC Profiles are needed GCR Gray Component Replacement is replacing part of a color made from an addition of Cyan Magenta and Yellow inks by a certain amount of Black ink to get the same color Hue The property of a color identified by its color name such as red or green The Hue attribute is part of the LCH color model ICC Profile Color management profiles from the International Color Consor tium They are used to ensure colors stay the same throughout the graphic chain They take into account a device s characteris tics and influence the way colors are displayed or reproduced on this device to balance those characteristics and obtain consis tent colors Lab Values Values of a color in the Lab color space The Lab color space is a theoretical model defined by the Commission Internationale de L Eclairage CIE based on large studies about human vision It represents all colors visible to the average human eye It is a three dimensional color space with three axis L Light ness or black white axis a green red axis and b blue yel lovv axis Being device independent and based on a mathematical defini tion of colors it is a reference for measuring colors LCH The LCH color space is a theoretical model based on the Light ness Chroma and Hue attributes As LCH uses the Color Wheel to define the Chroma and Hue attributes this color space is e
9. State C PANTONE 430 C PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized H 0 o 47 6 o 3 8 i PANTONE 109 C Colors Coated Best Match 100 10 6 13 8 1 L1 PANTONE Orange 021 PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match H 29 55 3 100 g 3 5 E PANTONE Warm Red PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match H g 68 2 0 94 9 0 0 5 3 L 1 PANTONE 186 C PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized 0 100 7 6 87 1 o 0 3 C PANTONE 188 C PANTONE Colors Coated Stabilized 100 74 3 63 3 o 0 7 EH PANTONE 248 C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match H 0 100 o 29 4 21 5 If necessary you can then edit individual color builds by o o e changing some of the inks percentages manually see 4 4 2 Editing a Color Build Manually on page 36 e comparing Best Match and edited ink percentages and refin ing color builds see 4 4 3 Refining a Color Build on page 36 e keeping some inks always unconverted when using this color Strategy see 4 4 4 Keeping an Ink Unconverted on page 87 Note To display the color builds with the highest AE at the top of the list click the AE column twice 6 If you want you can store a color build you have edited in the Color Strategy so that color build is suggested by default the next time you convert this color see 4 4 5 Adding a Color Build to the Color Strategy on page 37 4 4 1 Stabilizing the Color Stabilizing your color builds avoids having se
10. Black Mapping and Map Black on Black The source s black channel is mapped onto the destination s black channel but this black generation mode puts color first in the rest of the color space This provides an accurate con version of CMY K overprints as black text barcodes stay 100 black Use B2A Tag only when you select an ICC target profile this uses the target ICC profile s B2A tag to convert separations A B2A tag is a part of an ICC profile used to convert data from a device independent color space into a device dependent color space Custom this allows you to define your own custom black gen eration see the Color Engine Pilot manual for more informa tion 19 EH se ortwork 3 3 Settings for Spot Color Linework Use this dialog to set conversion options for spot colors Settings for Spot Color Linework x Stabilize Color Builds T Convert Opaque Inks 7575 CIELAE Delta E Classic Stabilize Settings T Convert Unregistered Inks Color Builds 22 k Search Find Hest 1000 8 0 eee VVe recommend you do the follovving to define your settings 1 Choose if you vvant to Convert Opaque Inks or not e Convert Unregistered Inks ink that are not in the Color Engine Pilot database or not 2 Choose the AE Formula you want to use Note By default the Default AE Formula you chose in the Color Engine Pilot Preferences is selected 3 Ad
11. about ink books Click OK Go to ArtPro Preferences or use Command K In the Color tab choose Browse in the Load Color Engine Ink Books From list Browse to the bg data cms vO10 folder you mounted ear lier see 2 1 General Setup If You Don t Have an Automation Engine Server on page 8 Select the Load Color Engine Ink Books option If you want an ink book to be loaded by default when adding a separation from a Color Engine Ink Book select it in the Preferred Color Engine Ink Book list see the ArtPro manual for more information about ink books Click OK Go to Edit Preferences or use Ctrl Alt Shift P Go to the Servers amp Resources tab and select Connect to Au tomation Engine Server ESKO ortwork 2 3 2 If you are not connecting to an Automation Engine server 10 3 Enter your Automation Engine Server Name and click Check You should see a message saying the server is up and run ning 4 Select Login with the following user account settings and fill in the User Name and Password you use to connect to this server If the connection is successful you will see a green dot and the message Connected as user M Connect to Automation Engine Server Server Hame GENDOS5 Login automatically with username and password fram other application connected to the server W Login with the following user ac
12. gamut and out of gamut colors For in gamut colors the settings will only be applied if the resulting Delta E is under the number you specify For out of gamut colors the Delta E tolerance will be loosened gradually as the color gets away from the gamut When a color is very far away from the gamut the stabilize settings will always be applied regardless of the Delta E tolerance if the sta bilize settings are enabled Equinox Manual Equinox in Color Engine Pilot 3 3 2 Editing a Color Build 1 Right click the ink s Conversion Type and select Custom Manually Values 2 Edit the ink percentages fields as you wish The AE value is updated automatically Note You can t edit color builds that are set to remain unconverted whose Conversion Type column shows Keep in output 3 3 3 Refining a Color Build You can refine the color builds by fixing one or more ink value and letting the software recalculate the other ink values accordingly 1 Select your ink in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog and click to open the Refine dialog Refine IndiChr Green Original Best Match Current Values Fis Values All New Values Reset to Stabilized and Fix k Cancel This dialog shows the Best Match color build percentages the Cur rent Values which can be for example stabilized or custom values depending on what you did to the percentages previously an
13. of the Equinox conversion in the example below the picture on the left is CMYK the one on the right has been converted to CMYKOGB using the Max Gamut preset 56 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in You can see the added OGB separations below Note that Equi nox added the most orange in the saturated red areas and the most green in the saturated green areas ime 5 as 4 b ng High Gamut The High Gamut Mid Gamut and Normal presets generate a maximum expansion of the gamut in all areas except neutrals They differ in how much they preserve neutrals The High Gamut preset only keeps pure grays from gamut ex pansion You can see this in the Chroma curves the Boost is O for pure grays and rises sharply to 100 when the grays start turn ing into colors e Mid Gamut The Mid Gamut preset keeps most neutral areas from gamut expansion the curves rise a bit later m a 57 ESKO ortwork Normal The Normal preset Keeps the conversion s effects out of neu trals altogether and expands the gamut only when the colors start to be saturated A Ee e Example You can use this preset to convert an image with both saturated and neutral areas as the one below to Equinox colors 58 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in A conversion with a Max Gamut Gamut Expansion left gives an unnatural orange color to part of the wooden bench You can se
14. precisely Note To convert an RGB image to CMYKOGB the image must have an RGB source profile Note Please note that Equinox does not support layers To convert an im age with layers to CMYKOGB you need to flatten it first 6 1 The Equinox Plug in in Photoshop To use Equinox in Photoshop go to the File menu and select Au tomate Convert with Equinox 51 ESKO ortwork This opens the Convert with Equinox dialog Convert with Equinox Preview All Channels B G Profile Esko Sample Equinox 4 Conversion Type Expand Gamut Expand Gamut v Preset Default B Hue Sector Orange 14 Orange 14 Hee Lightness 13 Chroma 0 Hue 100 Boost i100 Boost 100 Boost 100 Separation Options te Preset Default 100 0 L 565 513 54 60 C i BM 725 mG 00 C 90 6 92 1 mh Y O8 RE 00 46 8 x 20 Cancel 3 The Preview at left shows how the image will looks once converted with the settings at right You can click the preview to briefly see the original image again 1 You can preview all channels only the CMYK channels only the OGB channels to see the added color each channel individually 2 You can zoom in and out of the image make it fit the preview area using 7 drag the image to pan it The channels visible in the preview have a icon Yo
15. to simulate the real result of printing on paper Older versions of the Equinox plug in always simulate the paper col or The Equinox Preview Conversion plug in generates a LAB Preview file This file shows your file s colors as they will look after an Equi nox conversion with your chosen options 80 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in In the example below the picture on the left is the original CMYK file while the picture on the right is the LAB Equinox Conversion preview file 2sunflowers_CMYK png 100 CMYK 8 2sunflowers_CMYK png Preview 100 Lab 8 1005 Doc 424 5K 424 5K b F 1005 B Doc 318 4K 318 4K b F Note The accuracy of the preview depends on your monitor s calibration 6 7 Creating an Equinox Device Link You can create an Equinox device link to convert CMYK images and use it in other applications with the Equinox functionality Pro ceed as follows 1 Make sure you have the correct setup for using Equinox de vice links See 6 7 1 Checking Your Setup on page 81 2 Create an Equinox device link in the Photoshop plug in See 6 7 2 Creating an Equinox Device Link on page 82 3 In Color Engine Pilot use this Equinox device link to create an Equinox color strategy See 3 1 Creating an Equinox Color Strategy on page 16 4 Use this Equinox color strategy to convert files in ArtPro and or PackEdge See Chapter 4 Equinox in ArtPro on page 27 and Cha
16. CMYK Linework and Images on page 29 5 Define settings for Spot Color Linework and Images see 4 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images on page 32 6 If your file contains complex blend modes you can flatten it to make sure the colors are converted accurately with the Flat ten document option 7 Click Convert 27 ESKO ortwork 4 2 Settings for Input and Output Settings for Input and Output CMYE Spot Colors Output Profile Any Color Strategy Equinox 51 Input Profile crom_offs Ink Ink Book L Cyan process mi Maqenta process U Yellow process m Black process ib Output Profile Equinox_CMYKOGBFixed Ink Ink Book L Cyan process Ell Maqenta process El Yellow process Ell Black process L PANTONE Hexachrome Orange C PANTONE Colors Coated Hi PANTONE Hexachrome Green C PANTONE Colors Coated Eli PANTONE Reflex Blue C PANTONE Colors Coated Save as CMYK ICC Profile Flatten document Note 28 Cancel Convert 1 Select the Output Profile you want to use 2 The Color Strategy list shows all the color strategies using that output profile Select the one you want to use The dialog shows the inks contained in your color strateoy s input and output profiles If your color strategy contains an Esko Profile as input profile you can save it as a CMYK ICC profile to use as the Working Color Space Profile in ArtPro or to
17. E Purple C Original Gs Best Match Curent Values 36 9 0 0 Fix Values E New Values alu n Reset to Best Match Reset to Stabilized Cancel This dialog shows the Best Match color build percentages the Cur rent Values which can be for example stabilized or custom values depending on what you did to the percentages previously and al lows you to set New Values 48 Note Note 5 4 4 Keeping an Ink Unconverted 5 4 5 Adding a Color Build to the Color Strategy Color Build amp Color Strategy Equinox Manual 5 Equinox in PackEdge The schema at the top of the dialog shows a preview of the Original Best Match Current Values and New Values colors Original For best results your monitor should be calibrated 2 change a certain value select its box in the Fix Values row then edit it in the New Values row The software will recalculate all the other values to give a new color build 3 If you are not satisfied with the result you can either e Reset to Best Match e Reset to Stabilized This will only reset the build to the stabilized values if it was stabi lized Otherwise it will reset it to the best match values 4 When you are satisfied with the result click OK If you don t want to convert a certain ink using your Equinox color strategy select Do not convert in its Conversion Type column Color builds that are alread
18. For example it will gener ate a maximum of Orange in the reds and oranges of your image Expand Gamut v Preset 1 Max Gamut 4 Hue Sector Orange b Orange b Tel Lightness 4 Chroma 33 Hue Boost 100 Boost 10 Boost 100 For each sector Orange Green and Blue you can see that each curve is maintained at 100 gamut expansion the Boost value is 100 throughout the Lightness Chroma and Hue ranges Maximum Expansion in Lightness range 100 expansion throughout the Lightness range means the Equinox color s will be added to all shades of asame color from the darkest to the lightest Maximum Expansion in Chroma range 100 expansion throughout the Chroma range means the Equi nox color s will be added to all degrees of saturation of a color from pure gray to the most saturated form of this color Maximum Expansion in Hue range 100 expansion throughout the Hue range means the Equinox color s will be added to all colors of the image 55 EH se ortwork The pictures below show the result of an Equinox conversion us ing the Max Gamut preset the color wheel on the left is the orig inal CMYK image the middle wheel is the resulting CMYKOGB image and the wheel on the right shows the OGB separations that Equinox created and added to the original image Note Use the OGB preview to view the newly created Orange Green and Blue separations e Example You can see the benefit
19. MYK Generate no CMYK means you will use the full color gamut Generate only CMYK means that even though you are speci fying a multi color profile you would like the CMYK of the source profile to be simulated with CMYK only Spot colors will still be Converted using the full gamut e Black Generation Note The Black Generation option is only available if you selected the Generate only CMYK option 42 Equinox Manual 5 Equinox in PackEdge e Minimal Black this generates the lowest possible amount of black so black is used only in the shadows Choose a black generation mode No Black Mapping this uses the same amount of black in the target as in the source profile wherever possible This keeps the general level of black e g skeleton black but black ob jects may contain some CMY after conversion e Map Black on Black this converts black separately from CMY and maps the source black channel onto the destination black channel This means that objects that are black in the source profile will still be black with no CMY in the destination profile Note that the general level of black may change slightly due to dot gain Single Color Black this combines the advantages of No Black Mapping and Map Black on Black The source s black channel is mapped onto the destination s black channel but this black generation mode puts color first in the rest of the color space This provides an accurate con vers
20. MYK lin ework 3 Choose a Color Engine Pilot Device Link or use the Gamut Mapping CMYK Generation and Black Generation settings see Conversion Settings on page 42 Note You can use Revert to go back to the default settings 41 a se ortwork Conversion Settings e Device Link This list contains all the Color Engine Pilot device links using the selected input and output profiles Either e choose an existing device link in the list this makes the rest of the settings unavailable e choose lt Automatic gt and create a custom but limited device link using the rest of the settings Note The color accuracy is higher when using an existing device link Gamut Mapping Choose either e Closest Color out of gamut colors are mapped to the closest color on the border of the destination profiles gamut The dis tance is calculated in CIE Lab Delta E 76 This might introduce a hue shift e Constant Hue out of gamut colors are mapped to a color on the border of the destination profile s gamut that has the same hue This option tries to keep the hue when performing gamut mapping e CMYK Generation Use this option to define how to simulate the CMYK of the source profile using the destination profile If you are working with an Esko multi color profile as destination you can decide whether you want to use the full color gamut 5 6 or 7 colors to simulate the source CMYK or limit the output inks to C
21. Preset 6 5 5 Deleting a Custom Preset Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in This option does not give a color accurate result This option does not restore any CMY replaced by black during Black Generation If you want to keep more CMY during Black Generation you should use a Black Generation setting that is more appropriate to your needs see Black Generation on page 73 If you want to keep your CMYK separations relatively unchanged during the conversion you can do the following 1 Set the Black Generation to Map Black on Black 2 Set Preserve original separations to 100 for C M and or Y When using this option we advise you to refine the color balance by choosing a lower gamut expansion for example Mid Gamut If you want to use a preset that you haven t created on this comput er for example a preset saved on another computer within your net work or a preset that a colleague emailed to you 1 Click beside the Preset list then click Load 2 Browse to the preset and click Open You can save that preset on your computer for ease of use by clicking then Save As 1 Select the preset you want to edit in the Preset list under Custom or import it see 6 3 3 Importing a Custom Preset on page 69 2 Adjust the options as necessary 3 Click then Save As and overwrite your preset 1 Click beside the Preset list 2 In the Separation Options pop up se
22. YK inks defined in Color Engine Pilot Those profiles can be either Esko or ICC profiles 5 Choose to either expand or match your image s gamut and set expansion or matching options See 6 3 Gamut Expansion on page 54 and 6 4 Gamut Matching on page 70 6 Set Separation Options see 6 5 Separation Options on page 71 7 VVhen you are satisfied vvith the result shovvn in the Prevlevv click OK 53 ESKO ortwork Note 6 3 Gamut Expansion 6 3 1 Pre defined Gamut Expansion Presets 54 If the result is not satisfactory you can revert to the original image using the History palette or File Revert You can then edit the con versions options as you wish and convert your image again When expanding your image s gamut with an Equinox conversion you need to define which parts of the gamut you want to expand You can expand the gamut in the Orange Green and Blue Hue sectors and within each sector in the Lightness Chroma and Hue ranges The Equinox plug in comes with eight pre defined presets for gam ut expansion Max Gamut High Gamut Mid Gamut Normal Normal Fleshtones Smooth Smooth Fleshtones Subtle Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in e Max Gamut Using this preset expands your image s gamut as much as pos sible This means that Equinox will generate a maximum of color in all the relevant areas of your image
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24. age you enter Note This never makes the Black separation solid e Drop Black when This option sets the Black separation to 0 to avoid visible black dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the Black Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter Drop Minimum when This option sets the separation with the lowest percentage to 0 to avoid visible small colored dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the lowest Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter 47 MH se ortwork Note 5 4 2 Editing a Color Build Manually Note 5 4 3 Refining a Color Build This never sets the Black separation to 0 If you wish to do that use the Drop Black when option Double click any ink percentage to edit it manually This updates the color build s AE value and changes the Conver sion Type column to Custom values You can t edit color builds that are set to remain unconverted whose Conversion Type column shows Do not convert You can refine the color builds by fixing one or more ink value and letting the software recalculate the other ink values accordingly 1 Select your ink in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog and click the Refine color build button to open the Refine dialog Refine PANTON
25. ages with gradations We recommend to use the default value of 40 for most images Smoothing can reduce the color accuracy by a small amount the accuracy decreases as you increase the smoothing value Conversion Priority Choose what is more important for you during the conversion e Use Accuracy to convert the colors in the most accurate way Use Speed to speed up the conversion for large images this may result in a small loss of accuracy e Use Smoothness to get smoother separations This is less accurate than the Accuracy or even the Speed option but may be useful when the profiles are of a lesser quality for ex ample if it is difficult to take consistent measurements off the press Note Note Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in We recommend that you choose Speed when trying out an Equi nox conversion on large files and Accuracy when converting the files for production e Black Generation Choose how to handle the black channel and perform GCR when converting your image This doesn t affect the Orange Green Blue generation or the final composite image Only Maximum Black full GCR can be considered accu rate The conversion becomes progressively less accurate as you reduce the level of GCR even if the original image had very little black In the example below the conversion of the original CMYK image on the left gives the CMYKOGB image on th
26. ample using Black and OGB inks option off will look like this Preview Black Previevv OGB HH while using OGB and no Black option on will look like this Preview OGE KH 77 EH se ortwork e Mid point Preview OGE H If you have selected Replace black with OGB you can define a Mid point to adjust the mid tones in your image to avoid the black looking too weak in your converted image For example the default Mid point 50 gives the image on the left while an increased Mid point 75 here gives the image on the right Preview OGE HH OGB Profile Choose where you want to get your OGB measurements from when using OGB to print shadows e Choose Use Press Profile if Applicable to use the OGB mea surements in the press profile if it contains any If the press profile contains no OGB measurements the standard OGB calculation will be used e Choose Standard OGB Calculation to ignore the press profile when replacing black with OGB and use standard OGB mea surements instead Preserve original separations Select Preserve original separations if you want to restore some or all of the CMY removed replaced by OGB during the gamut expansion This doesn t affect the black or OGB levels but simply adds some C M and or Y in the areas affected by gamut expansion 78 Note Note 6 5 3 Importing a Custom Preset Note 6 5 4 Editing a Custom
27. ar color See 3 3 1 Stabilizing the Color Builds on page 22 for details 5 Add the remaining inks to be converted click HEF to add complete ink books You will see this progress bar while your settings are applied to the ink books you just added Press lt Esc gt to cancel Converting inks 6 necessary you can then edit individual color builds by e changing some of the inks percentages manually see 3 3 2 Editing a Color Build Manually on page 25 comparing Best Match and edited ink percentages and refin ing color builds see 3 3 3 Refining a Color Build on page 25 e keeping some inks always unconverted when using this color strategy see 3 3 4 Keeping an Ink Unconverted on page 26 21 MH se ortwork Note To display the color builds with the highest AE at the top of the list click the AE column twice 3 3 1 Stabilizing the Color Stabilizing your color builds avoids having separations or white Builds space with very few dots This makes the color appear smoother on press The example below illustrates that the most accurate separation conversion might not be the best build for press for a printing pro cess such as flexo for the spot color on the left the closest AE color match AE 2 3 is not the best printable match AE 3 1 PANTONE Equinox Best Printable Match AE 3 1 22 Note Equinox Manual 2 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot e Using Stabilize S
28. asier to visualize and more intuitive than the Lab color space 89 MH se ortwork 90 Being device independent and based on a mathematical defini tion of colors it is a reference for measuring colors Lightness The degree of lightness or darkness of a color The Lightness attribute is part of the LCH color model Sector Profile A Sector Profile is an ICC Profile representing a sector of the Col or Wheel For example Magenta Yellovv Orange blacK general iy called Orange is a Sector Profile Shared Angle Shift When using AM screening the OGB inks will share screen angles with the CMYK ones To avoid moir patterns Equinox reduces to an absolute minimum the amount of a process ink where the OGB ink sharing its screen angle is present Stabilize Settings Stabilize Settings avoid having separations or white space with very few dots This makes the color appear smoother on press They include Drop Black which drops the black ink to 0 Drop Minimum which drops the ink with the lowest percentage to 096 and Force Solid which increases the ink with the highest percentage to 100 Working Color Space A Working Color Space is a CMYK or RGB ICC Profile assigned to a particular application device that defines the way it displays or outputs colors In ArtPro the Working Color Spaces define how the Equinox Col or Builds are displayed on the monitor and output to a proofer
29. copy are installed Make sure you use the 32 bit copy with the Equinox plug in You can find it in C Program Files x86 Adobe Photoshop CS4 or C Program Files x86 Adobe Photoshop 55 Equinox Manual 2 Equinox Setup 2 4 2 Setup in the 1 In Photoshop go to File Automate EskoArtwork Setup The EskoArtwork Setup Plug in EskoArtwork Setup dialog will open EskoArtwork Setup Network License Setup You can optionally provide the name or IP address of a license server Licenses will still be checked locally if not found on the server eas License Server Apply Fill in the name or IP address of the computer that runs the Network License Service Installed Plug ins Eil Equinox v10 0 19 Select the plug ins that can request network licenses Color settings folder Users Shared EskoArtwork ColorEngine bg_data_cms_v010 of _ Link to Color Engine This option can be used to make the Photoshop plugins use custom color settings that are managed by the Color Engine Pilot s Use color settings from server Server User Name Password Apply Use custom color settings folder Choose f Cancel 2 If your Equinox plug in is licensed through a License Server enter its name or IP address in License Server and click the Apply button 3 In Installed Plug ins make sure that Equinox is checked 4 lf you have a color engine link license select
30. count settings User Name admin Password 777 Connected az user admin 5 In Data Resources choose As defined on the Automation Engine server PackEdge will use your Automation Engine server s bg_data_cms_vO10 folder 6 Click OK and restart PackEdge 1 Go to Edit Preferences or use Ctrl Alt Shift P 2 Go to the Servers amp Resources tab and make sure Connect to Automation Engine Server is NOT selected 3 In Data Resources define where the bg_data_cms_v0O10 folder is if PackEdge and the Color Engine Pilot are installed on differ ent computers select From share on remote computer and enter the name of the computer where the Color Engine Pilot is installed if PackEdge and the Color Engine Pilot are installed on the same computer select Use from local system Equinox Manual Equinox Setup 4 To check where the bg data cms vOT10 folder you selected is you can click the Show Location of Data Resources button Location of Data Resources The data resources are loaded from the following location Color Engine Database C Esko bg_data_cms_v010 Fonts Data CME skosbg_data_tonts w040 Marks Engine Data C Esko bg_data_marks_ v T Custom Engine Data C Esko bg_data_custom_v010 DGC Data C Esko bg_data_dge_v010 5 Click OK and restart PackEdge 2 4 Setup for the Photoshop Plug in 2 4 1 Using the Photoshop The Equinox plug in runs
31. d a few test inks to see the effect of the settings and pick the best ones for your inks Click 11 to add an ink and or type the ink name in the next available row Click to open an ink book then drag and drop inks from it 20 Equinox Manual 2 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot For each ink that you added you can see the Color Build values the percentages of each output ink that will be used and the AE at right Settings for Spot Color Linework x Stabilize Color Builds Convert Opaque Inks AE Formula CIELAB Delta E Classic Stabilize Settings Convert Unregistered Inks Color Builds Search Find Hest Ink Name Im Book Conversion Type e nes cnca premen i a0 a0 0 00 paremas EZ of fo aol wf a 022 17777 NN BZ of of oo of wf a ENUREZ UZ off wf oof of a parerent penoa 27 ul oo vf co sol al ParoEPmtekc o vol o aol wf a0 aeneae PTO penoa a o nl ol oo 0 Us aeneae yoe penoa 98 oo vol The color builds show Best Match as the software calculates the color builds with the lowest possible delta E by default prema anf ov v5 oof e oo ve 4 If you wish you can set Stabilize Settings to smooth the ap pearance of the color builds on print for example to get rid of really small dots by eliminating an ink with a very low percent age for a particul
32. d al lows you to set New Values The schema at the top of the dialog shows a preview of the Original Best Match Current Values and New Values colors rics Note For best results your monitor should be 25 a se ortwork 2 change a certain value select its box in the Fix Values row then edit it in the New Values row You can also fix all the values if you want The software will recalculate all the other values to give a new color build Current Values 70 0 0 0 m 0 0 m 60 0 0 0 1 so oof sof oof ml az ml me 3 If you are not satisfied with the result you can either e Reset to Best Match e Reset to Stabilized and Fix Note This will only reset the build to the stabilized values if it was stabi lized Otherwise it will reset it to the best match values and fix all the values 4 When you are satisfied with the result click OK 3 3 4 Keeping an Ink If you don t want to convert a certain ink using your Equinox color Unconverted strategy right click its Conversion Type and select Keep in out put 26 Cnapter 4 Equinox in ArtPro 4 1 Converting your ArtPro File to CMYKOGB 1 Open the file to convert in ArtPro 2 Go to Prepress Equinox to open the Equinox conversion dia log 3 Define settings for input and output see 4 2 Settings for Input and Output on page 28 4 Define settings for CMYK Linework and Images see 4 3 Set tings for
33. d previously in the Device Link list to see its settings in the Convert with Equinox di alog and how it will affect an image you want to convert Changing the settings of an Equinox device link shows Automatic again in the Device Link list You can save your changes by clicking Save as Equinox device link and overwriting the device link 82 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in 83 m Chapter 7 Equinox in Automation Engine Automation Engine s Convert Colors task enables you to automat ically convert your files colors using Equinox 7 1 Using the Convert Colors task 1 Inthe Automation Engine Pilot launch the Convert Colors task on your file 2 In the task ticket define the output folder and the output file name as you usually do in Automation Engine wi New Task Default O xl File Edi View Advanced Prierity Mormal di Hold Tickets Ticket 212 COLOR A Output in Browse File Hame pe a O ee Colorstrategy Equinox 051 s ri Hide Technical Inks 3 The Color Strategy lists contains all of the color strategies de fined in Color Engine Pilot Choose the color strategy you want to use to convert your file 84 Equinox Manual 7 Equinox in Automation Engine 4 Select Hide Technical Inks if you want to keep technical inks out of the conversion 5 Click the Launch button Note By default this ta
34. document supersedes all previous dated versions PANTONE Colors displayed in the software application or in the user documentation may not match PANTONE identified stan dards Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color PANTONE and other Pantone Inc trademarks are the property of Pantone Inc Pantone Inc 2008 Pantone Inc is the copyright owner of color data and or software which are licensed to Esko Software BVBA to distribute for use only in combination with this software PANTONE Color Data and or Software shall not be copied onto another disk or into memory un less as part of the execution of this software This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Portions of this software are copyright 1996 2002 The Free Type Project www freetype org All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 2006 Feeling Software copyright 2005 2006 Autodesk Media Entertainment Equinox Manual 1 License Terms and Copyright Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2003 Daniel Veillard All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1999 2006 The Botan Project All rights reserved Part of the software embedded in this product is gSOAP software Portions created by gSOAP are Copyright 2001 2004 Robert A van Engelen Genivia inc All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2008 The OpenSSL Project and 1995 1998 Eric
35. e Ink Book Conversion Type C M Y K O G B Strategy PANTONE 430C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Mateh 86 4470 27 0 PANTONE 109C PANTONE Colors Coated 100 1060 m PANTONE Orange 02 PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match 6 29 8 553 0 100 PANTONE Warm Red PANTONE Colors Coated 68 20 0 9490 PANTONE 186 C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match 14 99 2 0 7 5 8710 Refine color build Color Build amp Color Strategy 1 Choose if you want to e Convert Opaque Inks or not e Convert Unregistered Inks ink that are not in the Color Engine Pilot database or not 2 Choose the Delta E Formula you want to use 3 If you wish you can set Stabilize Settings to smooth the ap pearance of the color builds on print for example to get rid of really small dots by eliminating an ink with a very low percent age for a particular color See 4 4 1 Stabilizing the Color Builds on page 33 for details 32 Equinox Manual 4 Equinox in ArtPro 4 After changing settings click the Reapply Conversion Settings button You will see a progress bar while the color builds correspond ing to your file s spot colors are recalculated For each of your file s inks you can see the Color Build values the percentages of each output ink that will be used and the AE at right Color builds Name Ink Book Conversion Type C M Y K G B JAE
36. e at right that it generates too much orange in the neutral ar eas l The solution is to choose a preset that leaves out the neutral col or like Normal This gives the bottom left picture as a result where the tulips are still brighter than in the original image but where the bench keeps a natural color This conversion only gen erates orange in the saturated areas 59 ESKO ortwork 60 e Normal Fleshtones The Normal Fleshtones preset limits the creation of Orange in areas with a high lightness and or a low chroma You can use it to convert images containing flesh tones and or beige colors HLE Lightness 6 Chroma 0 Hue 0 Boost 100 Boost Boost 100 In the Green and Blue Hue Sectors it expands the gamut the same way the Normal preset does Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in e Fxample For this image an Equinox conversion with Maximum Gamut Ex pansion Max Gamut makes the skin tones look too orange 61 EH 522 ortwork A conversion with the Normal Fleshtones preset gives a more natural effect in the skin tones while still expanding the gamut in the other areas bright green leafy background Smooth The Smooth preset expands the gamut gradually into the satu rated colors so more Orange Green Blue is added as the color gets deeper zz The Equinox conversion effect is then more subtle as shown in the CMYKOGB and gene
37. e right with all Black Generation options emim qalin s Black Generation options only affect how much Black and ho much C M Y are used in the converted image 73 ESKO ortwork e Maximum Black Use Maximum Black to perform as much GCR as possible This maximizes Black and minimizes Cyan Magenta and Yellow in the converted image Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in e Map Black on Black Use Map Black on Black to perform less GCR and keep the original image s level of black in the converted image The result ing level of Cyan Magenta and Yellow is higher than when using Maximum Black 75 EH ortwork Note 76 e Minimal Black Use Minimal Black to perform minimal GCR and get the lightest possible black separation The resulting level of Cyan Magenta and Yellow is higher than when using Maximum Black or Map Black on Black Custom Black Generation Settings If you have defined custom black generation settings in Color En gine Pilot and you have a color engine link license you vvill be able to select them here they vvill be at the bottom of the Black Generation list Replace black vvith OGB Select Replace black with OGB if you want to use OGB inks to print your shadows instead of Black inks This is not a color accurate operation the preview will not be accurate either Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in For ex
38. ettings 1 In the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog click the Sta bilize Settings button to open the Stabilize Color Builds Set tings dialog Stabilize Color Builds Settings l Total color difference should be less than 12 0 AE Maximum number of inks 3 inks when the color ditterence ts less than 10 0 A amp E H Force to solid wher Color difference iz less than 2 0 AE Z Drop Black wher Color difference iz less than 2 0 AE i Drop Minimum when Color difference iz less than 2 0 AE These settings are used when converting both and Spot Color linework These settings can also be applied to an exception color in the Refine dialog box k Cancel 2 Specify your Stabilize Settings see Stabilize Settings Details on page 23 3 Click OK 4 Back in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog select Stabilize Color Builds e Stabilize Settings Details otal color difference should be less than In this field you can set the maximum color difference in AE be tween the original color and the color build generated by Equinox After applying all the stabilize settings the color difference should be less than the one you specify here If the software can t apply all of the stabilize settings without going over the Total color difference it will apply some of the settings as long as the resulting AE is within the Color difference defined in these settings and t
39. he Total color difference Maximum number of inks This option limits the inks used in the color build to 2 or 3 When using only 2 inks you need to specify a Delta E tolerance e you can only use the Force to solid option not Drop Black or Drop Minimum 23 MH se ortwork 24 Note Note Note e Force to solid when This option makes the separation with the highest percentage solid 100 to avoid visible white dots on the print if either e the Color difference between the original color and the color build after applying this option is less than the AE value you en ter e the highest Ink value is higher than the percentage you enter This never makes the Black separation solid e Drop Black when This option sets the Black separation to 0 to avoid visible black dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the Black Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter Drop Minimum when This option sets the separation with the lowest percentage to 0 to avoid visible small colored dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the lowest Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter This never sets the Black separation to 096 If you wish to do that use the Drop Black when option These settings are applied differently to in
40. her e Closest Color out of gamut colors are mapped to the closest color on the border of the destination profiles gamut The dis tance is calculated in CIE Lab Delta E 76 This might introduce a hue shift e Constant Hue out of gamut colors are mapped to a color on the border of the destination profile s gamut that has the same hue This option tries to keep the hue when performing gamut mapping e CMYK Generation Use this option to define how to simulate the CMYK of the source profile using the destination profile If you are working with an Esko multi color profile as destination you can decide whether you want to use the full color gamut 5 6 or 7 colors to simulate the source CMYK or limit the output inks to CMYK Generate no CMYK means you will use the full color gamut Generate only CMYK means that even though you are speci fying a multi color profile you would like the CMYK of the source profile to be simulated with CMYK only Spot colors will still be Converted using the full gamut e Black Generation Note The Black Generation option is only available if you selected the Generate only CMYK option 30 Equinox Manual 4 Equinox in ArtPro e Minimal Black this generates the lowest possible amount of black so black is used only in the shadows Choose a black generation mode No Black Mapping this uses the same amount of black in the target as in the source profile wherever possible T
41. his keeps the general level of black e g skeleton black but black ob jects may contain some CMY after conversion e Map Black on Black this converts black separately from CMY and maps the source black channel onto the destination black channel This means that objects that are black in the source profile will still be black with no CMY in the destination profile Note that the general level of black may change slightly due to dot gain Single Color Black this combines the advantages of No Black Mapping and Map Black on Black The source s black channel is mapped onto the destination s black channel but this black generation mode puts color first in the rest of the color space This provides an accurate con version of CMY K overprints as black text barcodes stay 100 black Custom if you have created custom black generation modes in Color Engine Pilot you can see them at the bottom of the list See the Color Engine Pilot manual for information about creat ing a custom black generation mode 31 ESKO ortwork 4 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images Use these settings to define how to convert spot colors CMYK Spot Colors Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images _ Default Conversion Settings Stabilize Color Builds Convert Opaque Inks Delta E Formula CIELAB AE Classic Stabilize Settings Convert Unregistered Inks Color kullu Reapply Conversion Settings i Nam
42. id visible small colored dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the lowest Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter 35 MH se ortwork Note This never sets the Black separation to 096 If you wish to do that use the Drop Black when option 4 4 2 Editing a Color Build Double click any ink percentage to edit it manually Manually This updates the color build s AE value and changes the Conver sion Type column to Custom values Note You can t edit color builds that are set to remain unconverted whose Conversion Type column shows Do not convert 4 4 3 Refining a Color Build You can refine the color builds by fixing one or more ink value and letting the software recalculate the other ink values accordingly 1 Select your ink in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog and click the Refine color build button to open the Refine dialog C MS Yu K OM k BS AE Best Match 9 8 100 0 0 0 42 25 2 Current Values 98 100 0 0 0 42 25 2 Fix Values LI LI E m New Values 9 8 100 0 0 0 42 25 2 Reset to Best Match Reset to Stabilized This dialog shows the Best Match color build percentages the Cur rent Values which can be for example stabilized or custom values depending on what you did to the percentages previously and al lows you to set New Values
43. ilds Stabilize Settings Details Total color difference should be less than In this field you can set the maximum color difference in AE be tween the original color and the color build generated by Equinox After applying all the stabilize settings the color difference should be less than the one you specify here Note This is only applied to the settings using the Color difference is less than option not those using Ink value is greater than or Ink value is less than 46 Equinox Manual 5 Equinox in PackEdge Note lf the software can t apply all of the stabilize settings that use the Color difference is less than option without going over the Total color difference it will apply some of the settings as long as the re sulting AE is within both the Color difference defined in these set tings and the Total color difference e Maximum number of inks This option limits the inks used in the color build to 2 or 3 When using only 2 inks you need to specify a Delta E tolerance e you can only use the Force to solid option not Drop Black or Drop Minimum e Force to solid when This option makes the separation with the highest percentage solid 100 to avoid visible white dots on the print if either e the Color difference between the original color and the color build after applying this option is less than the AE value you en ter e the highest Ink value is higher than the percent
44. inoxCh yKOGB Ink Book process L Cyan process L Magenta process process U Fellow process process m Black process PANTONE Hexachrome OrangeC PANTONE Colors Coated PANTONE Hexachrome Green C PANTONE Colors Coated I PANTONE Reflex Blue C PANTONE Colors Coated Save as CME ICC Profile h Flatten document Cancel 1 Select the Output Profile you want to use 2 The Color Strategy list shows all the color strategies using that output profile Select the one you want to use The dialog shows the inks contained in your color strategy s input and output profiles Note If your color strategy contains an Esko Profile as input profile you can save it as a CMYK ICC profile to use in other applications for example in Adobe Photoshop or as the Working Color Space Pro file in ArtPro However any non CMYK color information it contains will be lost 40 Equinox Manual Equinox in PackEdge 5 3 Settings for CMYK Linevvork and Images Use these settings to define how to convert CMYK Settings for ChE Linework and Images Conversion Settings W Convert Images Device Link Automatic z s Convert Linework Gamut Mapping Constant Hue bd EMTE Generation Generate only Black Generation Map Black on Black Revert cae 1 Select Convert Images if you want to convert CMYK images 2 Select Convert Linework if you want to convert C
45. ion of CMY K overprints as black text barcodes stay 100 black Custom if you have created custom black generation modes in Color Engine Pilot you can see them at the bottom of the list See the Color Engine Pilot manual for information about creat ing a custom black generation mode 43 ESKO ortwork 5 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images Use these settings to define how to convert spot colors Spot Colors Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images Default Conversion Settings Stabilize Color Builds 1 Convert Opaque Inks Diels nu CIELAB AE Classic Stabilize Settings 1 Convert Unregistered Inks Reapply Conversion Settings Color builds _Reeapply Conversion Settings nk Name Ink Book orversion Type c m Y K o a B AE Strategy iz PANTONE 430 PANTONE Colors Coated BestMatch 53 3 40 8 424 04 PANTONE 109C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Mateh 12 39 922 16 E PANTONE Orange 021 C PANTONE Colors Coated Best Match 5 388 PANTUNE Warm PANTONE Colors Coated Best Mateh vi O 3 86 7 ANTUNE te6c PANTONE Colors Coated BestMatch 78 853 824 04 Color Build amp Color Strategy Flatten document Cancel 1 Choose if you want to e Convert Opaque Inks or not e Convert Unregistered Inks ink that are not in the Color Engine Pilot database or not 2 Choose the Delta E Formula you want to use
46. kept while the other colors are mapped to the new Gamut by rendering intents Equinox expands the image s Gamut either to make it closer to the original image s Gamut or to get brighter colors The Conver sion includes various parameters allowing to get customized re sults AE The measurable difference between two colors in the Lab color space higher the AE is the more the colors will be visibly dif ferent The AE can be calculated with several formulas from the CIE Commission Internationale de L Eclairage e AE is the oldest formula created with the Lab color space in 1976 AE 94 and AE CMC are more recent and take into account differences in color perception for example the eye is more sensitive to a small difference between two orange colors than between two green colors AE 2000 is the most recent It also takes into account differ ences in Lightness perception 88 Equinox Manual If your company has been using specifically one of those formu las vve recommend that you use the same one Othervvise you should use the most recent formula AF 2000 Gamut The range of colors that a device can capture display or repro duce Gamuts within the RGB color model usually contain more colors than those within the CMYK color model but no device Gamut can reproduce all of the colors visible to the human eye To convert a set of colors from one device s Gamut to another
47. lect the preset to de lete and click Remove 3 Click Yes in the confirmation message 79 ESKO ortwork Note You cannot delete pre defined presets 6 6 The Equinox Preview Conversion plug in Note The display of CMYKOGB images in Photoshop is not color man aged The Photoshop display can be used to accurately look at a single separation as a gray scale and to measure dot percentages in the separation s However due to a limitation of Photoshop the dis play of all separations together will not necessarily match the result on press To preview the results of your Equinox conversion more accurately go to the File menu and select Automate Preview an Equinox Con version This opens the Preview an Equinox Conversion dialog Preview an Equinox Conversion Press Profile Esko Sample Equinox Y Simulate Paper Color Cancel Cancel It contains options to simulate converting your image to Equinox colors 1 Select the Press Profile to use the one you defined in Color Engine Pilot in the list 2 Choose to simulate the paper color or not Leave Simulate Paper Color disabled to map the press s white black range the white point being the paper s color to the monitor s white black range This shows white CMYK areas will as monitor white and black CMYK areas as monitor black and scales everything in between accordingly e Enable it
48. mum Gamut Ex pansion Max Gamut makes the picture too bright and the skin tones too orange SS Say a oa 65 EH se ortwork While a conversion with the Normal Fleshtones preset below solves the skin tones problem you may also want to limit the gamut expansion in the other areas e g if the sweaters are too rightly colored 66 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in e Subtle The Subtle preset expands the gamut very gradually into the saturated colors and preserves neutrals A Use this if you want a moderate gamut expansion for your imag es to prevent them from looking dull but without making them too bright and looking unnatural e Example In the example below the original CMYK image is a bit dull MH se ortwork However an Equinox conversion with Maximum Gamut Expan sion adds too much chroma and makes the picture too bright and looking unnatural z 22 2 i hi A conversion vvith the Subtle preset gives a more natural effect it only adds a blush of color to the peaches 6 3 2 Creating a Custom 1 Choose the Orange Hue Sector Preset 68 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in 2 Drag the points of the Lightness curve to adjust the gamut ex pansion as necessary for different lightness levels Boost Match Lightness 2 Boost 63 You can also edit the Lightness and Boost values belovv the curve The P
49. ng some inks always unconverted when using this color strategy see 5 4 4 Keeping an Ink Unconverted on page 49 Note To display the color builds with the highest AE at the top of the list click the AE column twice 6 lf you want you can store a color build you have edited in the Color Strategy so that color build is suggested by default the next time you convert this color see 5 4 5 Adding a Color Build to the Color Strategy on page 49 5 4 1 Stabilizing the Color Stabilizing your color builds avoids having separations or white Builds space with very few dots This makes the color appear smoother on press For more information see 3 3 1 Stabilizing the Color Builds on page 22 45 EH se ortwork e Using Stabilize Settings 1 In the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog click the Sta bilize Settings button to open the Stabilize Color Builds Set tings dialog Stabilize Color Builds Settings Total color difference should be less thar 2 AE 8 w when color difference is less thar jo AE i Force to solid when Color difference is less than o RE s Drop Black when Color difference iz less than 2 AE W Drop Min wher Color difference is less than 20 AE Maximum number of inks 2 Revert 2 Specify your Stabilize Settings see Stabilize Settings Details on page 46 3 Click OK 4 Back in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog select Stabilize Color Bu
50. nox Manual T Table of Contents 6 7 Creating an Equinox Device Link 81 7 Equinox in Automation Engine 84 7 1 Using the Convert Colors task 84 GO GIOSSAIY a 87 ESKO ortwork Chapter 1 Licence Terms and 1 1 Copyright Copyright 2011 Esko Software BVBA Gent Belgium All rights reserved This material information and instructions for use contained herein are the property of Esko Software BVBA The material information and instructions are provided on an AS IS a sis without warranty of any kind There are no warranties granted or extended by this document Furthermore Esko Software BVBA does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the software or the information contained herein Esko Software BVBA shall not be liable for any di rect indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or the information contained herein The information contained herein is subject to change without no tice Revisions may be issued from time to time to advise of such changes and or additions No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a data base or retrieval system or published in any form or in any way electron ically mechanically by print photoprint microfilm or any other means without prior written permission from Esko Software BVBA This
51. only in 32 bit mode Plug in on a 64 bit System On a 64 bit system your copy of Photoshop may run in 32 or 64 bit mode You need to make sure It runs In 32 bit mode e On Mac This only applies when running Photoshop CS5 on Mac 10 5 or later If you have an older Supported version of Photoshop and or of Mac OS X you don t need to do anything special To run Photoshop in 32 bit mode 1 In the Finder right click your Adobe Photoshop CS5 applica tion and select Get Info 11 ESKO ortwork 12 2 n the Info panel select Open in 32 bit mode LO Adobe Photoshop CSS Info_ Adobe Photoshop C55 Modified Aug 6 2010 11 58 Spotlight Comments General Kind Application Intel Size Calculating Size Where Applications Adobe Photoshop 5 Created Friday August 6 2010 11 56 AM Modified Friday August 6 2010 11 56 AM Version 12 0 2 Copyright Copyright 1990 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated Label ixi SB BUWUBee amp Tl Open in 32 bit mode Locked 3 Close the Info panel When you launch Photoshop it will be running in 32 bit mode On Windows This only applies when running Photoshop CS4 or CS5 on a 64 bit Windows 7 system If you have an older supported version of Photoshop and or of Windows or a 32 bit Windows 7 you don t need to do anything special When installing Photoshop on a 64 bit Windows 7 system both a 32 bit and a 64 bit
52. ou cannot delete pre defined presets When matching your image s gamut you need to define a rendering intent to define the way the colors are transformed to the output device s color space and decide if you want to use black point compensation or not e Intent Select the rendering intent to use when converting CMYK or RGB objects taking in account the purpose of output the nature and aim of your graphics what paper they will be printed on etc You can choose Absolute Colorimetric this leaves colors that fall inside the destination gamut unchanged Absolute Colorimetric is more accurate if the image s color pro file contains correct white point information it then includes paper simulation and can give an exact color match for in gamut colors However Absolute Colorimetric maintains color accuracy at the expense of preserving relationships between colors when converting to a smaller gamut two colors that are different in the source gamut may be converted to the same color in the destination gamut Relative Colorimetric this rendering intent is similar to Abso lute Colorimetric except in its treatment of the white point Relative Colorimetric maps the white point to the destination paper s white so no ink is used when printing white Relative Colorimetric is a good choice for photographic imag ery because it preserves color relationships without sacrificing color accuracy Black Point Compen
53. parations or white Builds space with very few dots This makes the color appear smoother on press For more information see 3 3 1 Stabilizing the Color Builds on page 22 33 EH se ortwork e Using Stabilize Settings 1 In the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog click the Sta bilize Settings button to open the Stabilize Color Builds Set tings dialog Stabilize Color Builds Settings Total color difference should be less than 3 AE Maximum number of inks 2 inks when color difference is less than O AE Force to solid when Ink value is greater than 100 2 Drop Black when Color difference is less than 2 AE Drop Min when Color difference is less than 2 AE These settings can also be applied to an exception color in the Refine dialog box Revert Cancel 1 2 Specify your Stabilize Settings see Stabilize Settings Details on page 34 3 Click OK 4 Back in the Settings for Spot Color Linework dialog select Stabilize Color Builds Stabilize Settings Details Total color difference should be less than In this field you can set the maximum color difference in AE be tween the original color and the color build generated by Equinox After applying all the stabilize settings the color difference should be less than the one you specify here Note This is only applied to the settings using the Color difference is less than option not those u
54. ping 18 Equinox Manual 2 Equinox in Color Engine Pilot CMYK Generation Use this option to define how to simulate the CMYK of the source profile using the destination profile If you are working with an Esko multi color profile as destination you can decide whether you want to use the full color gamut 5 6 or 7 colors to simulate the source CMYK or limit the output inks to CMYK e Generate no CMYK means you will use the full color gamut Generate only CMYK means that even though you are speci fying a multi color profile you would like the CMYK of the source profile to be simulated with CMYK only Spot colors will still be converted using the full gamut e Black Generation Choose a black generation mode Minimal Black this generates the lowest possible amount of black so black is used only in the shadows No Black Mapping this uses the same amount of black in the target as in the source profile wherever possible This keeps the general level of black e g skeleton black but black ob jects may contain some CMY after conversion Map Black on Black this converts black separately from CMY and maps the source black channel onto the destination black channel This means that objects that are black in the source profile will still be black with no CMY in the destination profile Note that the general level of black may change slightly due to dot gain Single Color Black this combines the advantages of No
55. pter 5 Equinox in PackEdge on page 39 6 7 1 Checking Your Setup To use this vvay of vvorking make sure that e you have the Color Engine Pilot 10 1 installed 81 MH se ortwork you are linked to the Color Engine Pilot in the EskoArtwork Set up plug in select Link to Color Engine and define where the color settings are See 2 4 2 Setup in the EskoArtwork Setup Plug in on page 13 6 7 2 Creating an Equinox Once your setup is correct you will see a Device Link option in the Device Link Convert with Equinox dialog only when converting a CMYK image Press Profile Esko Sample 7 Inks Device Link Automatic Conversion Type Expand Gamut 34 To create a device link 1 Choose the Press profile corresponding to your press 2 Choose to either expand or match your image s gamut and set expansion or matching options See 6 3 Gamut Expansion on page 54 and 6 4 Gamut Matching on page 70 3 Set Separation Options see 6 5 Separation Options on page 71 Note lf the image has a CMYK profile it will be ignored in the Equinox de vice link even if you choose Use Assigned Profile in the Source CMYK Profile option 4 When you are done click Save as Equinox device link at the bottom of the dialog Enter a name for your Equinox device link and click OK This saves the device link in your color settings folder Note You can select an Equinox device link you create
56. racy speed or smoothness see Conversion Priority on page 72 4 Choose what type of Black Generation to use see Black Generation on page 73 5 If you want to use OGB inks to print your shadows instead of Black inks select Replace black with OGB You can also can adjust the level of shadows in your image us ing the Mid point option and use your press profiles OGB measurements if available See Replace black with OGB on page 76 71 ESKO ortwork 72 Note Note 6 Select Preserve original separations if you want to maintain a certain level of C M Y and or K in your image See Preserve original separations on page 78 7 The Separation Options Preset list shows Custom Click then Save As Choose a name and location for your preset and click Save Your Separation Options preset is saved as a spn file Source CMYK Profile Use this parameter when converting CMYK images that have an embedded source profile Choose if you want to use the profile embedded in your original CMYK image for the conversion or ignore this profile We recommend you ignore the embedded profile when using Pre serve Black in Black Generation as an embedded profile changes the separations including black so using it may give unexpected results e Smoothing Use this parameter to produce smoother results especially in vgnettes gradations This minimizes sharp color transitions when converting im
57. rated OGB wheels below AN 62 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in Use this to make the final result subtler than with a Maximum Gamut Expansion Max Gamut conversion e Example In the example below the original CMYK image is a bit dull However an Equinox conversion with Max Gamut makes it look more like a colorized picture The Orange and Blue tones are especially bright and really different from the original image 63 64 ESKO ortwork A conversion with the Smooth preset adds chroma more grad ually into the saturated colors which gives a more natural effect as you can see below 1 3 2 5 s i a u 5 M 5 g l i 4 l To E 4 Y i ig e Smooth Fleshtones The Smooth Fleshtones preset limits the creation of Orange in areas with a high lightness and or a low chroma Iz Lightness 38 Chroma Hue Boost Boost Boost 100 In the Green and Blue Hue Sectors it expancis the gamut more gradually into the saturated colors than the Normal Fleshtones preset it uses the same curves as the Smooth preset for those sectors Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in Use this preset to convert images containing flesh tones and or beige colors and to add chroma gradually into all saturated col Ors Example For this image an Equinox conversion with Maxi
58. review at left adjusts immediately Keep refining the curve until you are satisfied with how your or anges and reds look at different lightness levels 3 Adjust the Chroma and the Hue curves using the same meth od 4 Adjust the Green and Blue Hue Sectors Lightness Chroma and Hue curves too 5 The Expand Gamut Preset list shows Custom Click then Save As Choose a name and location for your preset and click Save Your Expand Gamut preset is saved as a gmt file 6 3 3 Importing a Custom If you want to use a preset that you haven t created on this comput Preset er for example a preset saved on another computer within your net work or a preset that a colleague emailed to you 1 Click beside the Preset list then click Load 2 Browse to the preset and click Open Note You can save that preset on your computer for ease of use by clicking then Save As 6 3 4 Editing a Custom 1 Select the preset you want to edit in the Preset list under Preset Custom or import it see 6 3 3 Importing a Custom Preset on page 69 2 Adjust the curves as necessary 3 Click then Save As and overwrite your preset 69 ESKO ortwork 6 3 5 Deleting a Custom Preset Note 6 4 Gamut Matching 1 Click beside the Preset list 2 In the Expand Gamut pop up select the preset to delete and click Remove 3 Click Yes in the confirmation message Y
59. rtwork 1 2 Equinox Licensing The Equinox technology is available in Color Engine Pilot Adobe Photoshop as a plug in ArtPro PackEdge and Automation En gine Licenses are activated through the EskoArtwork License Manager either on a license server using the Server License Manager on the computer where your EskoArtwork application is run ning using the Local License Manager For more information about licensing see the Server License Man ager and or Local License Manager documentation Note You need the color engine link license to link the Equinox plug in ArtPro and PackEdge to the Color Engine database of color set tings Equinox Manual 1 License Terms and Copyright MH se ortwork Chapter 2 Equinox Setup 2 1 General Setup If You Don t Have an Automation Engine Server Note 2 2 Setup in ArtPro 2 2 1 If you are connecting to an Automation Engine server If you don t have an Automation Engine server you should use your Color Engine Pilot s color settings All of your color settings ink books color strategies are located in a shared folder called bg_data_cms_v0O10 created when in stalling the Color Engine Pilot You can find this folder under C Esko if you have installed the Color Engine Pilot at the default location bg_data_cms_v0O10 has two subfolders e r read that has all the default settings e w write where all your custom settings are saved
60. sation Use Black Point Compensation to preserve details in the shad ows when converting RGB images to Equinox colors 70 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in Without Black Point Compensation several out of gamut dark RGB colors may be converted to the same color resulting in a loss of detail Black Point Compensation preserves the relationship between those dark colors in the converted image resulting in more detail in the shadows 6 5 Separation Options Separation Options allow you to set Gray Component Replace ment Smoothing and color balance options 6 5 1 Pre defined Presets The Equinox plug in comes with two pre defined separation op tions presets Maximum Black and Preserve Black Maximum Black This preset ignores the CMYK profile embedded in your original image uses a Maximum Black Black Generation uses a Smoothing value of 40 e Preserve Black This preset ignores the CMYK profile embedded in your original image e uses a Map Black on Blacks Black Generation uses a Smoothing value of 40 For more information see Black Generation on page 73 and Smoothing on page 72 6 5 2 Creating a Custom 1 Choose to use or ignore your image s CMYK profile for CMYK Preset images only See Source CMYK Profile on page 72 for more information 2 Enter a Smoothing value see Smoothing on page 72 3 Choose what to prioritize when using this preset accu
61. sing Ink value is greater than or Ink value is less than 34 Equinox Manual 4 Equinox in ArtPro Note lf the software can t apply all of the stabilize settings that use the Color difference is less than option without going over the Total color difference it will apply some of the settings as long as the re sulting AE is within both the Color difference defined in these set tings and the Total color difference e Maximum number of inks This option limits the inks used in the color build to 2 or 3 When using only 2 inks you need to specify a Delta E tolerance e you can only use the Force to solid option not Drop Black or Drop Minimum e Force to solid when This option makes the separation with the highest percentage solid 100 to avoid visible white dots on the print if either e the Color difference between the original color and the color build after applying this option is less than the AE value you en ter e the highest Ink value is higher than the percentage you enter Note This never makes the Black separation solid e Drop Black when This option sets the Black separation to 0 to avoid visible black dots on the print if either e the Color difference after applying this option is less than the AE value you enter e the Black Ink value is lower than the percentage you enter Drop Minimum when This option sets the separation with the lowest percentage to 0 to avo
62. sk flattens all the complex blend modes in your file to make sure the colors are converted accurately 85 ortwork Chapter 8 Glossary Best Build for Press A Color Build generated by Equinox to replace a spot color Sta bilize Settings like Drop Black Drop Minimum and Force Solid mean you can avoid having separations or white space with very few dots This makes the color appear smoother on press e Black Generation Black Generation is used when converting an RGB image to the CMYK color space n theory equal parts of C M and Y should create grays blacks but due to printing inks impurities they tend to produce muddy browns instead To compensate for this a percentage of Cyan Magenta and Yel low is removed when creating separations and replaced with a percentage of Black corresponding to the same theoretical col Or The replacement of Cyan Magenta and Yellow inks in neutral ar eas only is called Undercolor Removal UCR The replacement of Cyan Magenta and Yellow inks in saturated areas as well as in neutral areas is called Gray Component Re placement GCR e Chroma The property of a color that makes it appear saturated or strong ly colored For example black white and gray have no Chroma pastel colors are low in Chroma and a vibrant red is high in Chro ma The Chroma attribute is part of the LCH color model e CMYKOGB This is the color space used by Eq
63. t CMYK to be able to select a Device Link 2 Choose a Device Link for the input output profile You can use Equinox Device Links here when the input output profile you selected is the same as the press profile the Equinox De vice Link was made for For more information about Equinox Device Links see 6 7 Creating an Equinox Device Link on page 81 Settings for CMYK Device Link lt Automatic gt Damat Mapping Constant Hue EHTYE Generation Generate only CME Black Generations Black On Black E e Device Link This list contains all the Color Engine Pilot device links using the se lected inout and output profiles Those are not Equinox device links but proofing device links Either e choose an existing device link in the list this makes the rest of the settings unavailable choose lt Automatic gt and create a custom but limited device link using the rest of the settings The color accuracy is higher when using an existing device link Gamut Mapping Choose either e Closest Color Classic out of gamut colors are mapped to the closest color on the border of the destination profile s gamut The distance is calculated in CIE Lab Delta E 76 This might introduce a hue shift e Constant Hue out of gamut colors are mapped to a color on the border of the destination profile s gamut that has the same hue This option tries to keep the hue when performing gamut map
64. tegy 2 Click Add to Color Strategy The color build now has a grey check in the Color Builds list 37 EH se ortwork Note If you have edited a color build that was stored in the Color Strategy you will see a yellow warning icon beside it To revert back to the Color Strategy build select the build in the list and click Get from Color Strategy at the bottom of the dialog Color Build amp Color Strategy We This Color Build is different in the Color Strategy Get from Color Strategy 38 Eq x Chapter 5 Equinox in PackEdge 5 1 Converting your File to CMYKOGB 1 Open the file to convert in PackEdge 2 Go to Production Equinox to open the Equinox conversion dialog 3 Define settings for input and output see 5 2 Settings for Input and Output on page 40 4 Define settings for CMYK Linework and Images see 5 3 Set tings for CMYK Linework and Images on page 41 5 Define settings for Spot Color Linework and Images see 5 4 Settings for Spot Color Linework and Images on page 44 6 If your file contains complex blend modes you can flatten it to make sure the colors are converted accurately with the Flat ten document option 7 Click Convert 39 ESKO ortwork 5 2 Settings for Input and Output Settings for Input and Output Output Profile Ary Color Strategy Ae he ME Input Profile GAACoLZ006 Coated v2 ice Output Profile Equ
65. u can see the CMYK OGB and LCH values of any point of your image as you place your mouse on tt 52 Equinox Manual Equinox Plug in This shows the original values when applicable for example original CMYK values of CMYK images but not of RGB imag es followed by the converted values C 92 3 89 8 3 You can choose general conversion settings such as the Press Profile to use and whether to expand or simply match your image s gamut 4 The color wheel shows what part of the gamut is being edit ed the Orange Magenta Yellow Orange black Green Cyan Yellow Green blacK or Blue Cyan Magenta Blue black sector when expanding the gamut or the whole gamut when matching it 5 You can set Expand Gamut or Match Gamut options in this area depending on what Conversion Type you chose See 6 3 Gamut Expansion on page 54 and 6 4 Gamut Matching on page 70 6 You can set extra options to convert your separations here black generation smoothing See 6 5 Separation Options on page 71 6 2 Converting an Image to Equinox Colors 1 Open your image in Photoshop and make sure it is the current image 2 f your image is RGB make sure it has a profile 3 Go to File Automate Convert with Equinox to open the Convert with Equinox dialog 4 Choose the Press profile corresponding to your press The Press Profile menu contains all multicolor profiles 5 6 or 7 ink profiles containing CM
66. uinox Adding OGB to the CMYK color space expands the Gamut for example giving brighter and more colorful greens and oranges Spot colors can be reproduced much more accurately with CMYKOGB than with CMYK matching With Equinox users can choose their own CMYKOGB inks 87 ESKO ortwork Color Build A color mix generated by Equinox and containing 5 6 or 7 colors The Color Build is made of different percentages of the CMYKOGB inks 1 or 2 of them being 0 in the case of 6 or 5 colors Equinox suggests the closest color match or the Best Build for Press but the Color Build is still user editable to cater for spe cific cases Color Wheel A representation of all visible colors arranged in a circle Comple mentary colors such as red and green are located directly across from each other while neutral colors like grays are in the middle Conversion Equinox Conversion of a spot color to CMYKOGB Equinox analyses the Lab Values of a spot color and generates a Color Build made of different percentages of the CMYKOGB inks The suggested Color Build is the closest color match to the spot color but thanks to Stabilize Settings you can also make it the Best Build for Press Equinox Conversion of an image to CMYKOGB When process ing an image on different devices each device change reduces the image s Gamut This is because only the colors at the inter section of the successive devices Gamuts are
67. use it in other applications for exam ple Adobe Photoshop However any non CMYK color information it contains will be lost Mh Equinox Manual 4 Equinox in ArtPro 4 3 Settings for CMYK Linework and Images Use these settings to define how to convert CMYK Input Spot Colors Settings for CMYK Linework and Images Conversion Settings Y Convert Images Device Link lt Automatic gt Hi Convert Linework Gamut Mapping Constant Hue CMYK Generation Generate no CMYK HH Black Generation Single Color Black E Flatten document Cancel Convert 1 Select Convert Images if you want to convert CMYK images 2 Select Convert Linework if you want to convert CMYK lin ework 3 Choose a Color Engine Pilot Device Link or use the Gamut Mapping CMYK Generation and Black Generation settings see Conversion Settings on page 30 Note You can use Revert to go back to the default settings 29 a se ortwork Conversion Settings e Device Link This list contains all the Color Engine Pilot device links using the selected input and output profiles Either e choose an existing device link in the list this makes the rest of the settings unavailable e choose lt Automatic gt and create a custom but limited device link using the rest of the settings Note The color accuracy is higher when using an existing device link Gamut Mapping Choose eit
68. w information about the input output profile inks it contains measuremenis click or 27 4 If you have chosen a multi channel Esko profile as output pro file but you don t want to use some of its RGB OGB inks click then click the RGB OGB ink you don t want to use so the v turn into a x Profile Info El process cyan mi process magenta iz process yellow El process black El EE PANTONE Colors Coated Aide eserinin Chancel El PANTONE Eee F PANTONE eee sane Geen E mi PANTONE Colors Coated PANTONE Reflex Blue C Open Profile Show Measurements 5 Double click Settings for CMYK to use an Equinox device link or fill in CMYK conversion settings See 3 2 Settings for CMYK on page 17 6 Double click Settings for Spot Color Linework to fill in your spot color conversion settings See 3 3 Settings for Spot Color Linework on page 20 7 When you are finished creating your Equinox color strategy go to File Save or use Ctrl S 3 2 Settings for CMYK You can fill in different settings depending on the Input Profile and Output Profile you have chosen 3 2 1 When Using the Same Input and Output Profile Settings for CMYK Ed T Convert EMYE Device Link Automatic MH se ortwork 3 2 2 When Using Different Input and Output Profiles Note Process colors are not converted but you can choose to use an Equinox device link 1 Click Conver
69. y stored in the Color Strategy you are us ing have a green check To store a new color build in the color strategy 1 Click it in the Color Builds list You will see the message This Color Build has not been add ed to the Color Strategy at the bottom of the dialog This Color Build has not been added to the Color Strategy Add to Color Strategy 2 Click Add to Color Strategy The color build now has a grey check in the Color Builds list 49 MH se ortwork Note If you have edited a color build that was stored in the Color Strategy you will see a yellow warning icon beside it To revert back to the Color Strategy build select the build in the list and click Get from Color Strategy at the bottom of the dialog Color Build amp Color Strategy 10 This Color Build is different in the Color Strategy Get from Color Strategy 50 Equinox Manual Dil Equinox Plug in Chapter 6 EQuINOXx Plug in The Equinox Photoshop plug in enables you to convert CMYK or RGB images to CMYKOGB You can either match or expand the image s gamut Matching the gamut allows you to reproduce RGB images on press more accurately the CMYKOGB covers more RGB colors than the CMYK gamut Expanding the gamut of CMYK or RGB images using CMYKOGB yields brighter images containing a wider range of colors The options in the Equinox plug in allow you to control the conver sion

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