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1. Target File Name Append Text Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_CoLoV4 M Append Job ID Copy File Types Define Profile Assignments AutoLink Setup The AutoLink function ensures that you can use DeviceLink profiles instead of normal ICC conversions for every possible profile combination for conversions to the target profile or the document color space This means that you can perform every conversion step with DeviceLink profiles without exception An example A PDF X document contains CMYK objects with embedded ICC device profiles and is to be converted from ISO Coated v2 to PSO Uncoated Normally the embedded ICC device profile performs CC based color conversion to either the document or the target color space In the case of CMYK to CMYK color conversions however this leads to a number of problems on the press In contrast DeviceLink conversion guarantees that the color composition of the source data and also pure colors are optimally preserved DeviceLink conversion also has advantages when dealing with RGB objects with embedded profiles Secondary colors are composed of four colors when using normal CC based conversion If you perform conversion with the DeviceLink profiles of the AutoLink Setup the secondary colors also remain pure after conversion i e the secondary colors are composed of just two colors In addition the yellow primary color in CMYK remains pure is not contaminated and primary and secondary colors
2. Alternate ColorSpace and the InkWIZE RGB CMYK or Lab settings You can find further details on Page 54 Compatibility with GWG patches At www gwg org the Ghent Working Group provides a number of PDF test files for assessing the behavior of PDF workflow applications All GWG patches of the Output Suite Version 3 0 are rendered in a visually and technically correct manner thanks to the special functions of InkWIZE for handling DeviceN colors standard compliant PDF X processing use of DeviceLink profiles and the preservation of overprinting properties and transparency information
3. Hexachrome icc with 6 color channels is set as Sa ee Conversion DeviceLink Profile the document color space and a DeviceLink Pratile GES EERIE Rendering erceptual 6 channel DeviceLink profile is used for color conversion From Version 2 0 Ink WIZE supports the full range of color spaces that can be used as the output intent The Document color space setting is Hexachrome icc 6CLR AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start eoeerecee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ese ese eee ee ee seeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee If a PDF file contains individual RGB or CMYK objects with embedded profiles their colors are converted from the object color space to the document color space for soft proofing output for proofing or printing For professional print production data exchange should be based on the PDF X standard The document color space is unequivocally defined as the output intent in PDF X documents Target color space It may well be the case that the document color space output intent of a PDF X file does not match the color space of the ultimate printing process In this case the entire PDF file needs to be converted from the document color space to the target color space DeviceLink profiles are particularly suitable for this purpose This also applies to the TAC reduction or Savelnk application often used in practice Selecting the document col
4. In the overview dialog Ink WIZE shows the progress of each color conversion in a status line If AutoLink is enabled the status line informs you if a DeviceLink profile is calculated on the fly If you want to know for which color spaces AutoLink has created DeviceLink profiles or if your preselected DeviceLink profiles in the AutoLink Setup dialog have been used you can display the Job Properties for every single file Create AutoCurves Curves The AutoCurves button opens the Create AutoCurves Curves window There you can create AutoCurves corrections that you can later apply under Configurations AutoCurves to both the CMYK and the spot color channels of your file to be converted The application of AutoCurves curves completes the process of preparing data for printing Shortly before going to press almost every printing process calls for a tone value correction that is stored in the RIP of the platesetter This TVI correction primarily serves to ensure compliance with printing standards and to compensate for imponderables in the printing process these being brought about by a host of printing parameters not least also by the substrate and the ink These TVI corrections can now be directly included in the data to be converted When subsequently setting the data all that is necessary is linear implementation in the RIP software of the imagesetter 80 0 inkWIZE Color Server Application Curve Management 415 icc 4 New D
5. As standard InkWIZE converts all transparent objects in just the same way as all other color objects However this can lead to visual errors in the case of some transparency effects In such instances you should repeat color conversion after deactivating the checkbox If the checkbox is deactivated the color of transparencies continues to be converted correctly but individual effects having no color relevance are excluded Note Overprinting and transparency settings in PDF files occasionally lead to a color shift or change during color conversion particularly when not using DeviceLink profiles that cannot always be prevented Additional flattening of the PDF file in another application is sometimes unavoidable On this subject see also the section Conversion of PDF files with transparencies Calculate ink savings The Calculate ink savings option calculates the overall amount of CMYK ink saved when applying Savelnk profiles The savings in percent are indicated in the table of the Processed Jobs in the Overview dialog see screen shot below and in the Job Properties window see also Special workflow options Job properties The ink savings are displayed separately for each calculated file To open the Job Properties click on the individual files with the right mouse button in the main Overview Processed Jobs window and select Job Properties Color Server Application Queues Configuration State Drag amp Drop Convert_6C to 6C De
6. InkWIZE Imported configurations will be put on hold first and can be started in the Overview dialog 58 Setting and importing PDF X information The Configurations PDF tab includes an option for including PDF X specific information with optimized or color converted PDF files This makes sense if InkWIZE is used for generating printing data The PDF X entries tell the printshop receiving the PDF X data which printing standard the PDF X files supplied were optimized for InkWIZE supports the following PDF X standards e PDF X la e PDF X 3 e PDF X 4 e PDF X 5n Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF porPasswordis OO PDF X Output Intent Embed target profile KH ISOnews paper26v4 icc Output Condition Identifier IFRA26 Output Condition Newspaper Printing according to ISO 12647 3 Info ISO Newspaper 26v4 Registry Name http www color org Tag PDF objects ICCBased The following PDF X entries are important PDF X Output Intent The Output Intent is a color profile describing the printing color space for which the PDF file was created The Embed target profile option automatically embeds the target profile of the configuration as the Output Intent Alternatively a different profile can also be defined manually The Output Intent of a configuration can be set by means of four options e The target profile is embedded as the Output Intent as standard e You can embed a profile other than the ta
7. Savelnk The Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk wizard mode normalizes your data to the document color space and then optimizes them with a Savelnk or TAC reduction profile specified by you The source and target profiles are identical meaning that the optimized file stays in the same color space as the document color space The focus here is on faithful reproduction of your files while simultaneously reducing the total area coverage and or saving ink BOO Automatic Setup Wizard Setup Mode Normalize and convert colors to new output condition Normalize color to Document color space or output intent Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk Direct color conversion to new output condition lt gt Files will be normalized first to the document color space and then optimized using your selected Savelnk or TAC reduction DeviceLink profile The optimized file will stay in the same color space as defined as document color space Cancel Back Continue k 4 i The default name of this queue begins with Savelnk You can subsequently alter the name in the Queues dialog if required Automatic DeviceLink Setup DeviceLink profile Demo ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 icc HH Select the desired Savelnk or total area coverage reduction DeviceLink profile Cancel Back Continue Direct color conversion to new output condition This queue directly converts the colors of data with embedded profil
8. after which the entire document is further processed using the DeviceLink profile Embedded profiles and rendering intents in RGB objects are taken into account When normalizing all images not having an embedded profile are converted to the document color space using the sRGB profile use being made of the preset Perceptual rendering intent Black point compensation is generally activated for the event that the embedded intent is relative colorimetric No normalizing takes place if Direct color conversion to new output condition is selected To exploit the maximum color space the RGB objects in the PDF files are converted directly to the target color space However embedded profiles and rendering intents are taken into account in the process This guarantees consistent conversion and optimisation of the data For RGB data without an embedded profile it is assumed as standard that they are in the sRGB color space and Standard Compression is used Black point compensation is generally activated for the event that the embedded intent is relative colorimetric Handling of CMYK objects with embedded profiles If you use the standard Normalize and convert color to new output condition queue in the Auto Setup Wizard InkVWIZE generally first converts the CMYK data to the document color space normalizing If an individual PDF object image graphic text passage has an embedded device profile this setting leads to a situation where the device pr
9. and slightly scaled information contained in Coli OO olor Management Settings a matrix type Mon itor Use Output Intent ISO Coated v2 ECI Conver Default profiles Profile indicates that the ae ee black point iS lighter than RGB sRGB Color Space Profile icm Es Perceptual ll Simulation Profile Output Intent ISO Coated v2 ECI Perceptual L 0 The softproof Monitor Profile Q213exc_21 06 10 5S00K 18 160cd trc icc becomes a little darker as seen a result of this especially in the shadows This usually leads to a visually better match with a reference proof Relative Lightness is based on the absolute colorimetric intent with paper color simulation The lightness of the paper color simulation is Perceptual Colorimetric saturation Absolute scaled to the maximum displayable lightness of the monitor the color of the paper color simulation and the gray balance of the softproof as a whole being preserved This setting makes sense if the absolute colorimetric softproof is visually too dark as is often the case in Relative newspaper printing for example Absolute In order to select the right softproof intent it is generally advisable to Relative Lightness use not only the monitor but also a dimmable standardized light box with a reference proof for visual comparison Job Properties If you have clicked on a job in the Overview window
10. are rendered with high saturation The desaturation customary with ICC based conversion is thus avoided For Gray to Gray conversion Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles ensure that 100 gray also remains 100 black and is not composed of CMYK components following conversion Document Color Space images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves CMYK Convert to Document color space H Same as Document color space HH Perceptual 4 M Apply embedded profiles intents v Apply AutoLink RGB Convert to Document color space H sRGB Color Space Profile icm HH Perceptual HJ vi Apply embedded profiles intents v Apply AutoLink Gray Convert to Document color space H Gray_ISOcoatedV2_CoLo icc KH f Perceptual KH vi Apply embedded profiles intents v Apply AutoLink eeeceee reece eee eee eee eee see ee eee eee ese eeeeeeeoeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eo eo oe OO The AutoLink function is our name for the use of dynamic DeviceLink profiles Dynamic DeviceLink profiles are calculated on the fly and in the background from preset ICC device profiles InkWIZE uses dynamic DeviceLink profiles not only for RGB to CMYK conversion but also for CMYK to CMYK Gray to Gray Gray to RGB Gray to CMYK and CMYK to Gray Note As a result of using the AutoLink function you do not need any additional DeviceLink generation software for the above men
11. by selecting the Apply AutoLink option The prerequisite for calculating a mgg DeviceLink profile based on the EET Define Profile Assignments selected source and target profiles SmartLink Options O Always calculate DeviceLink profiles for embeddet profiles is that yo u activate th e Always O Only use DeviceLink profiles assigned in the table else use normal ICC device profiles Calculate DeviceLink profiles if none assigned in the table fits e e calculate DeviceLink profiles S Target Profile DeviceLink Profile for embedded profiles opti on AdobeRGB1998 icc AdobeRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_CoLOV3 icc A eciRGBv2_to_ISOnews26_TAC240_CoLoV4 icc e sRGB Color Space Profile ic PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc sRGB_to_PSOuncoated_TAC280_CoLoV3 icc l n th e A uto Link Setup WI n d OW CoatedFOGRA39 icc PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat_CoLoV3 icc SRGB Color Space Profile ic ISOcoated_v2_eci icc sRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_CoLoV3 icc AdobeRGB1998 icc ISOnewspaper26v4 icc AdobeRGB_to_ISOnews26_CoLoV4 icc If you instead select the Only use DeviceLink profiles assigned in the table otherwise use normal ICC device profiles G option Ink WIZE only applies the roe G et e profiles in the AutoLink table if you have saved corresponding profiles there So you have to intervene in the AutoLink table yourself in order to make the settings in accordance with your requirements The pr
12. contain information that is automatically entered in the corresponding fields for PDF X information in InkWIZE In this case no manual entries in the PDF X information are necessary when creating queues with the Auto Setup Wizard and using Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles Similarly no manual entries are necessary if you work with a target profile that Ink WIZE 2 x recognizes as a standard output profile Note If you create your own DeviceLink profiles freeware is available to very easily make the entries needed for automatic adoption of the PDF X information in InkWIZE Importing PDF X information If you use the Import button to load a PDF X file InkWIZE extracts the PDF X information There is then no longer any need to enter the information manually AutoCurves for the printing process Color Server Application Configuration From the main Configurations window you can get to the AutoCurves where you can adjust the curves of the color channels of the file you want to convert including spot colors At the top edge of the window there are checkboxes that allow you to specify whether AutoCurves are to be applied only to image data or also to vector data The basic colors C M Y K appear as fixed quantities at the top of the list and cannot be deleted or renamed You can make further entries for adjusting the curves of spot colors at the bottom edge of the window by activating the checkbox entering the channel name and sel
13. in the converted queues since this function did not exist in the old version To make sure that you can use the AutoLink function and all its advantages you should subsequently activate the function manually in all converted queues The main AutoLink Setup window is used to define the presettings for application of the function which you can find under Configurations Images or Vectors Apply AutoLink Embedded ICC device profiles in CMYK data were ignored in old queues Thanks to the AutoLink function professional DeviceLink conversion of files containing embedded ICC device profiles is possible in InkWIZE 2 0 and higher Therefore embedded ICC device profiles in CMYK files are now taken into account in newly created queues if AutoLink is licensed Bodoni Systems DeviceLink Profile Sets J For many production workflows Bodoni Systems provides preconfigured sets of Standard DeviceLink Profiles that can be used to convert colors limit the total amount of color and save ink The make up of the DeviceLink Sets for various printing processes and applications can be found in the document DeviceLinkSets CoLoV3 4_EN pdf The Bodoni Systems Sets used comply with the official ICC standard for DeviceLink profiles Using the Auto Setup Wizard described on Page 34 it takes just a few mouse clicks to create queues for various optimisation and color conversion procedures for CMYK and other printing data Coded Profile Sets for the demo version The demo
14. name The Copy File Types function enables you for example to transfer control files belonging to a file DF XML TXT or similar file types along with your original files To do so just enter the file types of the control files in the text field Should there be several file types you can separate their entries with blanks or commas as illustrated in the screenshot Control files having exactly the same name as the file to be processed are both copied into the Output Folder and moved to the Done Folder Note In previous versions of InkWIZE before version 1 2 5 unknown file types which also include text files and control files were always moved to the Error Folder Merging these unknown file types with the master file entailed additional manual effort in certain workflows having links to databases or MIS systems For the file merging function to automatically work correctly you not only have to enter the file ending in the Copy File Types text field but also ensure that the control file has exactly the same name as the associated file to be converted If the names of the control file and the converted file do not match the control file is moved to the Error Folder InkWIZE recognizes associated files of this kind no longer displays them as independent jobs in the overview and ensures that the same text and the same Job ID are appended as used for the file to be converted If necessary entering several file types makes it possible
15. secondary colors However if you want an Auto Setup queue for normalizing and color conversion to ignore CMYK objects with eeeceeec reece eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ees eeseeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeee eee ee oo eo eo Ee OO embedded profiles or if you do not use the AutoLink function please make the settings shown in the screenshot under CMYK on the Configurations Images Vectors tab These settings ensure that no embedded CMYK profiles are used Instead the Document Color Space is assumed and conversion performed using the profiles set on the Document Color Space tab Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves CMYK Convert to Document color space H Same as Document color space 4 Perceptual KH Apply embedded profiles intents l Apply AutoLink Check of the maximum total amount of color For printshops it is important that the data delivery specifications and the order confirmation clearly indicate the maximum total amount of color expected for the type of paper to be printed and also the printing standard for which the data supplier should ideally prepare the printing data When printing on uncoated paper or newsprint any marked transgression of the maximum total amount of color is a sign that the image data were not optimized for the respective printing standard This is usually a case of image data for coated paper in off
16. space V Don t convert spot color All Preserve overprinting effects if possible mM Convert all transparent elements in PDF files M Calculate ink savings The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK PDF Under PDF you can define PDF specific settings In this context see Setting and importing PDF X information Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves PDF Password s PDF X Output Intent Embed target profile H SOnewspaper26v4 icc Output Condition Identifier IFRA26 Output Condition Newspaper Printing according to ISO 12647 3 Info Registry Name http www color org Import Tag PDF objects ICCBased Default The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK AutoCurves AutoCurves are curves that you can apply to the individual channels of your data at the end of the conversion operation The procedure is similar to that for controlling the tone value increase TVI curves when exposing printing plates With the help of AutoCurves you can apply tone value corrections both to CMYK channels and to spot color channels AutoCurves can be activated either after or instead of color conversion You can read more under AutoCurves curves for the printing process Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF m Apply AutoCurves on images mM Apply AutoCurves on vector graphics Gradation St
17. the printing process and are less suitable for saving ink e PrintingStandard_ SaveStrongxxx_CoLoV3 icc greatly increases the black component and targets printshops that have their printing process completely under control in accordance with the applicable standards and have already used SaveNeutral successfully e PrintingStandard_SaveMaxxxx_CoLoV3 icc maximizes the black component and additionally reduces the total amount of color to approx 20 less than the industry standard This calls for very experienced printers and an excellent mastery of standardization DeviceLink profiles for color conversion ink saving If you have already gained positive experience with saving ink in your printshop and are then sent printing data that does not exactly comply with your printing standard a combination of color space conversion and ink saving offers the best possible color quality With its Version CoLoV3 profiles Bodoni Systems provides profiles that combine the two steps in a single profile The intensity of the increase in the black component is similar to that of SaveStrong profiles for saving ink without color conversion The nomenclature of these profiles is as follows SourceColorSpace_to_TargetColorSpace_Savexxx_CoLoV3 icc Example SOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat_Save280_CoLoV3 icc converts from coated to uncoated paper saves ink in the process and limits the total amount of color to 280 eeeceeee reece ese eee eee eee eee ee eeee
18. want the entire PDF document to be handled To do so you select the ICC device profile belonging to the PDF document You can additionally allow InkWIZE to access the Output Intent ICC device profile that is always attached to PDF X compliant documents By document color space we mean the output intent of a PDF X file The PDF X file can contain the Gray RGB CMYK or Multicolor color systems Accordingly the document color space can take on one of these color systems The color system of the selected document color space is displayed alongside the dropdown menu You have a choice of three conversion options e No conversion of the entire PDF document e Conversion of the complete PDF document with a DeviceLink profile e Conversion of the PDF document with a Device Profile from the document color space to the ICC device profile selected under Target As soon as you decide to work with ICC device profiles you have to select a corresponding Rendering Intent color conversion method Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves Document Color Space ISOcoated_v2_eci icc _ Prefer Output Intent Conversion V No conversion fe DeviceLink Profile DeviceLink Profile Device Profile Rendering PE reeptual fs The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK For reasons of quality we recommend DeviceLink conversion for full page PDF conversion If the document color space is un
19. you can call up more detailed information on the job properties with the menu under Tools or with the context sensitive menu right mouse click ona file in the Processed Jobs list and then select Show Job Properties As within a basic preflight Job Report Input Document File AltonaVisual_lv2a_ptlcom_x3 pdf PDF version 1 3 Title AltonaVisual_lv2a_ptlcom_x3 pdf Subject Altona Test Suite 4 Application Kit Producer Acrobat Distiller 5 0 5 for Macintosh Number of Pages 1 Embedded Profiles ECI RGB icc RGB ECI RGB V1 0 icc RGB Wide Gamut RGB RGB Spot Colors Orange PDF X information PDF X version PDF X 3 2002 Output Intent ISO Coated Output Condition Identifier Custom Output Intent Info Standard Printing Conditions Offset printing according to ISO DIS 12647 2 2003 OFCOM paper type 1 2 coated art 115 g m2 screen ruling 60 cm 1 positive acting plates FOGRA27L Processing information Date 2010 10 14 14 24 55 Configuration Output_ISOcoatv2_to_uncoatYellow New Output Intent ISO Uncoated Yellowish Warnings None Signatures removed European Color Initiative SmartLink ISO Coated v2 ECI gt ISO Uncoated Yellowish ISOcoatedV2_to_ISOuncoatedyellowish_Copra icc CalRGB 2b0bcd27 gt ISO Uncoated Yellowish automatic ECI RGB icc
20. At the end of this Manual you will find a number of tips on how to combine the work steps of color conversion and PDF preflighting to the greatest possible effect In addition tips about the handling of PDF files with transparencies are given InkWIZE Version 2 and higher can be integrated in Enfocus PowerSwitch or FullSwitch Even complex workflows can be created as a result from data receipt sorting preflighting and color conversion all the way to data distribution Installing InkWIZE 7 InkWIZE supports both Mac OS X Version 10 3 9 and higher and Windows XP Vista Windows 7 The Installer for the platform in question installs the program in the corresponding program folder of the operating system Computer based license versus USB dongle license A computer based InkWIZE license always relates to the specific computer on which InkWIZE was installed and can be requested online at short notice The USB dongle version is a more flexible option than the computer based license the license being used on the InkWIZE USB dongle The InkWIZE USB dongle is shipped with a full version of InkWIZE as standard making it possible to use InkWIZE alternately on different computers Computer based license for the demo and full version To be able to use InkWIZE you have to install the computer based license file provided by your InkWIZE dealer In this context a distinction is made between a temporary demo license and a full version license Prin
21. B to Multicolor or CMYK to Multicolor color conversion Starting with Ink WIZE Version 2 0 you can also choose a Multicolor to Multicolor DeviceLink profile Use of Multicolor profiles in the PDF workflow A special feature of InkWIZE is the possibility of using Multicolor profiles both as the document color space and as the target profile and of using Multicolor DeviceLink profiles for color conversion Particularly in prepress work for packaging printing this is an important option when image data are present in the form of an RGB or CMYK file RGB and CMYK image files can be positioned directly in the finished document from which a PDF file is created so that InkWIZE can then be used to convert the complete document to the required Multicolor color composition for printing Another interesting field of application is for example the printing of photo books by so called HiFi color printing processes using 6 or 7 inks An additional license is necessary if you want to use the Multicolor functions eevee ereee roe e se ese eee eee eee eee eeeoee see eseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeZeeeeeoeeeeee When preparing the data in Ink WIZE you get what is known as a DeviceN PDF file where every single channel is named like the channel name of the Multicolor target profile DeviceN has for many years been the standard color definition in PDF for describing spot colors for print production It th
22. Bodoni Systems Ltd AA A inkW IZE User Manual for inkWIZE 2 Copyright 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd All rights reserved Reproduction of this information including excerpts thereof is only permitted with express written consent Bodoni Systems Ltd assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information contained herein as regards the details and descriptions of standards and third party products Adobe Acrobat Photoshop Postscript and PDF are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Windows Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and or other countries Apple Macintosh Power Macintosh MacOS MacOSX and ColorSync are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc in the USA and or other countries PANTONE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of X Rite Inc All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners Ist edition InkWIZE Version 2 0 January 201 Contents 3 OT ia epee eee ele ian aeons 3 a ies asian eens acacia en eae reac 5 Overview of the structure of the Manual cccsscssesssessssssscssssenesensecsesessesonens 6 iste T E Es 7 Computer based license versus USB dongle license eessscseseeeeseeeeesees 7 Computer based license for the demo and full version 0 ee eeeeeseceseeeeees 7 Requesting and installing the computer based license ee eeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeees 7 Optional Mic
23. E_v3 pdf Normalize_Flyer Flyer2010_V2_DE_v4 pdf Normalize_Flyer Delete AltonaVisual_lv2a_ptlcom_x3 pdf Output_4c to 4c aan Se Screen Preview Properties Clear List 4 Auto Setup 3 Overview Configurations Queues AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start inkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd The screenshot shows different queues among them for example two queues for color conversion of ISO Coated V2 data to the PSO Uncoated ISO12647eci and ISO Newspaper26 printing standards The queues created with the Auto Setup Wizard have the same names as the associated configurations Queues and their configurations are generally managed separately from each other in InkWIZE The advantage of this is that a different configuration can be assigned to a queue at a later date The Define Queues section tells you how to assign a different configuration to a queue ime a Configuration Jobs State Drag amp Drop Convert_Demo ISOcoatv to_PSOuncoat O Activated Convert _ISOcoatv to_PSOuncoat Convert_Demo ISOcoatv to_PSOun Start Activated Normalize ISOcoated_v2_eci Normalize SOcoated_v2_eci Stop Activated Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_TAC300 CoLoV3 Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax a Activated Using the right mouse button a single click allows you to individually start or stop each queue The Start and Stop buttons at the bottom right in the window enable all queues to be started or stopped directly A queue that is inac
24. Ink WIZE and then send them to the customer at least ina CMYK LowRes version for renewed approval Please note that the standard queues in InkWIZE created with the Auto Setup Wizard optimize all CMYK objects in a PDF file with the DeviceLink profile if AutoLink is activated and give consideration to any embedded profiles during conversion Alternatively you can duplicate a standard queue and use it to change the way embedded profiles are handled see next section After processing the job you can inspect the profiles embedded in the PDF file in InkWIZE by opening the Job Report for the processed file with the Job Properties menu item ignoring CMYK objects with embedded profiles In some workflows especially in printshops it is standard practice to remove the profiles in PDF files containing CMYK objects images and vectors having embedded profiles The reason for this is the suspicion that the profiles were added incorrectly and would lead to problems in subsequent ICC conversion In older versions of InkWIZE up to Version 1 2 7 this procedure was the normal setting for Auto Setup queues and it still is in InkWIZE 2 0 if the AutoLink feature is not licensed However if AutoLink is licensed embedded profiles are always taken into consideration when a new queue is generated with the Auto Setup Wizard No damage is to be expected in the process thanks to the DeviceLink profile conversions that preserve the separations and the primary and
25. SO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc profile has a maximum total area coverage of 300 whereas all Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles with PSOuncoated as the target color space limit the total area coverage to a maximum of 280 to be on the safe side If you want to be certain that all the objects in the PDF file really do have a total area coverage of no more than 280 for printing on uncoated paper it makes sense to first convert RGB objects in the PDF file to the PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc profile selected as Document color space and then perform conversion with the PSOuncoated_TAC280_CoLoV3 icc Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profile to reduce the total area coverage Handling of ICC based CMYK objects The Apply AutoLink checkbox allows you to select the use of DeviceLink profiles for data conversion In this context there are various options regarding how DeviceLink profiles are applied You can find more details in the chapter Main windows in InkWIZE Define Profile Assignments If a DeviceLink profile is used the embedded CMYK profile for a PDF object is ignored for example the correct DeviceLink profile being directly used for conversion instead If the DeviceLink profile was calculated with the option for preserving pure primary and secondary colors this option ensures that pure colors remain pure in CMYK objects with embedded profiles If the Apply AutoLink option is left deactivated direct CC based conversion to the target profile or the do
26. Systems profiles the source and target profiles are automatically searched for and displayed if found Profile Assignments Source Profile Target Profiles Rendering DeviceLink Profile AdobeRGB1998 icc ISOcoated_v2_eci icc All AdobeRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_CoLoV3 icc eciRGB_v2 icc ISOnews paper26v4 icc eciRGBv2_to_ISOnews26_TAC240_CoLoV4 icc sRGB Color Space Profile icm PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc sRGB_to_PSOuncoated_TAC280_CoLoV3 icc CoatedFOGRA39 icc PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci icc ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat_CoLoV3 icc sRGB Color Space Profile icm ISOcoated_v2_eci icc sSRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_CoLoV3 icc AdobeRGB1998 icc ISOnews paper26v4 icc AdobeRGB_to_ISOnews26_CoLoV4 icc New Delete Source Profile eciRGB_v2 icc we Target Profile ISOnewspaper26v4 icc Rendering All DeviceLink Profile eciRGBv2_to_ISOnews26_TAC240_Co F 4 Auto Setup Overview Configurations Queues AutoCurves Stop Start To make sure that the selected DeviceLink profile is used it is important that not only the source and target profiles of the DeviceLink match your settings in the Configurations but also the rendering intent If you want the DeviceLink profile to be applied regardless of which rendering intent is selected with your Configurations or read out set the Rendering to All under Define Profile Assignments In this way the DeviceLink profile is always applied to every rendering intent
27. Text elements unchanged CMYK The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK As already described in the Images section the AutoLink function also offers the option of DeviceLink conversion from the source color space to the target or document color space when handling vectors Target Target is used to define the target profile for color conversion In addition you use this window to specify whether or not the target profile equivalent to the Output Intent in the case of a PDF X file is embedded in the file after conversion Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves Target Color Space SOnewspaper26v4 icc mM Embed into output file Maintain output intent The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK The Maintain output intent function is a special function that is required for the Auto Setup queue Normalize to document color space or output intent Options The Options encompass a variety of setting options regarding the conversion methods including in relation to spot colors and overprinting properties In addition the ink savings when using Savelnk profiles can be calculated You can find more detailed information under Conversion options Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves mM Black Point Compensation l Ignore PDF Rendering Intents Convert spot colors to Target color
28. ZEB Modules seniciasiaeraeaneeaqqieeee ramen 8 Upgrade from INKVVIZE 1 2 x to 2 X sinsousssnsentevnsatonsatiecseincaxcsueepuneacieceeenetnenearcianss 8 Bodoni Systems DeviceLink Profile Sets 0 essscscscessesesscescsseosscessreesscesees 9 Coded Profile Sets for the demo version sesssesssssssesseseseseossssoseseoseseserseseseosess 9 Uncoded Profile Sets for the demo and full Version s sssssssssssssessssssssssssssssessss 9 Profile Sets for international printing standards s ssssssssssssesssssssssosesessesesesses 9 DeviceLink profiles for limiting the total amount of color s ssssssssessessssesses DeviceLink profiles for converting CMYK data to Gray s ssessssssessssessssesee 12 DeviceLink profiles for saving ink sesssssssssesessesessosessoseseseesesessosessosesesesesssses 2 DeviceLink profiles for color conversion ink saving eseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 RGB to CMYK separation profiles s sesesssssesessssessssssssseseseesesessssesseseseesesesesses 14 The main windows WM VV IZ ssie I5 Jobs and Queues Overview n esesessessssessseesesessesesseseseesesesessesesresrososesessesessseesess 5 Defime Sori U ello geereere ert er eer eer teen ee meer err ern ee rr eriee rrr revit 7 Define Queues sssnssseessssssesseesssesseesssesseessresreessesreessressesssresstessressessressressresesessreses 23 Define Profile Assignments AutoLink Setup ssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssessese
29. _ ColorLogic_ DocBees_Pr ColorLogic_ ColorLogic_ 23 DocRees n Clear List LES Auto Setup Overview Configurations inkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd Since color conversion can have very different purposes InkVVIZE also has to be configured in different ways So you have a choice of four different modes for creating your queue e Normalize color to Document color space or output intent e Normalize and convert color to new output condition e Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk e Direct color conversion to new output condition Any professional high quality conversion presupposes that the source color space of the objects to be converted is known or can be read out If no unequivocal document color space output intent is assigned to the objects in the PDF file conversion is performed on the basis of an assumed source and may therefore dewithte from the originally anticipated result The output PDF file resulting from an Auto Setup queue is always a pure device color space file i e either CMYK RGB Gray or Multicolor without embedded profiles in individual objects If data containing additional spot colors are present they are left unchanged in the standard queues All the color information needed for PDF X including use of the target profile as the output intent is set automatically in Auto Setup queues Normalize color to Document color space or output intent When normalizing t
30. ame color settings On rare occasions some transparency effects can already lead to visual problems during normalization In such cases you should dispense with normalization and flatten the PDF file directly instead 2 Ifthe file is visually OK after normalization you can flatten it using a separate program 3 Finally apply the required Savelnk or TAC reduction profile in a separate queue in InkWIZE Checking for visual match e g with Fig Savelnk workflow for PDFs Acrobat output preview containing transparencies ay Hw i g i Normalization with Flattening into a Savelnk or TAC AutoLink PDF X la reduction PDF X 4 with mixed color PDF X 4 with transpa PDF X 1a without PDF X 1a file spaces and transparencies rencies normalized to the transparencies ready for the press document color space Transparencies may not make today s process workflow any easier but it only takes a bit of skill to get to grips with them eoeerecee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee essere ee eee sees eeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeeeeeeoeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee Conversion of spot colors to CMYK Auto Setup queues do not change objects that contain additional spot colors If InkWIZE is to be used instead of the PDF preflighting program to convert spot colors to the output profile activate Configuration Options Convert spot colors to target color space Spot colors are then converted to the target profile in accordance with the
31. at is stored in the PDF file and can exist in the form of CMYK RGB or Lab color definitions Depending on the color space of the Alternate ColorSpace colors are processed with the CMYK RGB or Lab settings made under Images and Vectors in InkWIZE If the Convert spot colors to target color space option is not activated all spot color objects remain unchanged If necessary the AutoCurves function can be used to make additional tone value corrections to spot color gradients Don t convert spot color All Registration marks and other black printer s marks are mostly defined with a spot color All In order to avoid color conversion of this specific spot color in case the option Convert spot colors to target color space is activated the checkbox for Don t convert spot color All is enabled by default Preserve overprinting effects The Preserve overprinting effects checkbox allows you to automatically adjust overprinting properties Some overprinting effects may be lost when changing the color space e g in the case of CMYK to N Channel or ICC based CMYK conversions This option ensures correct conversion of colors particularly vector colors to the greatest possible extent The Preserve overprinting effects option is activated as standard for this reason Convert all transparent elements in PDF files Transparent objects in PDF files have not only the actual transparency effect but also a color space and color values
32. ate the ink savings but because InkWIZE has no integrated RIP we use a trick here However this trick and also any flattening take additional computer time thus slowing down color conversion with Ink WIZE Consequently you should only activate the option for Savelnk applications where you want to know the ink savings for every file In Savelnk and TAC reduction queues generated with the Auto Setup Wizard the option to calculate the ink savings is automatically enabled If you want to speed up the color conversion process you should disable this option 56 Importing and exporting configurations An important option in InkWIZE is that of importing and exporting configurations The primary aim of this function is to save complete configurations including or excluding ICC profiles as an environment backup Should your system ever decide to go on strike or should you need to transfer your configurations to a different computer for support reasons this function ensures that you can quickly and easily import your presettings to the new environment Configurations can also be easily exchanged and adapted between different locations in this way And as a service provider you have the opportunity to offer complete Ink WIZE configurations that your customer then only needs to import inkWIZE Tools Window Help You can find the corresponding import and Home R export options under Tools in the InkWIZE Job Properties menu bar Export Configura
33. ating the option is incapable of avoiding artifacts following color conversion you need to flatten the file prior to color conversion If transparencies need to be flattened you have to use suitable tools for this step separately from InkWIZE If the objects exceed the required total area coverage after any flattening you should subsequently reduce the total area coverage TAC in InkWIZE It is therefore always advisable to check the total area coverage of the file after flattening Suggestion for applying Savelnk or TAC reduction to PDF files containing transparencies If before flattening you want to be certain that all color spaces deviating from the document color space are correctly normalized with DeviceLink profiles instead of being converted with standard ICC device profiles by the flattening tool we advise you to use the Normalize to document color space or output intent option in the Auto Setup Wizard convert the PDF and only then flatten transparencies This is to be recommended particularly if you want to work with Savelnk or TAC reduction profiles and unwanted color deviations appear during optimisation if the transparencies are not flattened This means that you should apply a three stage process Use InkWIZE to normalize the color spaces in PDF files containing transparencies After normalizing you should check the visual match between the PDF file and the original PDF file e g in the Acrobat output preview using the s
34. ations Options Ignore PDF Rendering Intents SA M Ignore PDF Rendering Intents p reve nts th e re n d e ri ng M Convert spot colors to Target color space Don t convert spot color All inte nt of the PD F fi le from M Preserve overprinting effects if possible M Convert all transparent elements in PDF files being read out meaning that FI Calculate ink savings the rendering intent settings made under Images and Vectors again have priority PI ease note this iS no lo nge r The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK CO m pl ia nt with th e P D F X Auto Setup i Overview AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start inkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd rules Convert spot colors to target color space If you activate Convert spot colors to target color space under Configurations Options spot color objects are converted into CMYK objects for example if the target profile is a CMYK profile You should use the Convert spot colors to target color space option if spot colors are not wanted in the final print job The details of what then happens are largely eoeceeree reece ese ese eee eee eee eee ee eee see eseeeeeeeeeseeeeeereeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeZeeeeeoeeeeee dependent on what is known as the Alternate ColorSpace of the spot color object The Alternate ColorSpace is a substitute color space for spot color objects th
35. ations especially for PDF files we attached great importance to simple creation duplication and modification of existing queues for standard tasks when designing Ink WIZE We hope you enjoy testing the software optimizing data and converting colors and wish you every success The Bodoni Systems Team 6 Overview of the structure of the Manual eeeceee reece eee eee eee eee eee eee eeee eee eee eeeeoeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeee eee eee oo eo EOE HOO Simple operation for standard tasks The main application of InkWIZE is the optimisation of PDF printing data by means of DeviceLink profiles Using the Auto Setup Wizard it takes just a few mouse clicks to create and configure queues for standard tasks Flexible options for special requirements InkWIZE offers a host of special options for experienced color management users who have special requirements However despite the ease of operation of InkWIZE these options presuppose extensive knowledge in the fields of color management and PDF Therefore these special options are described after the configuration of InkWIZE with Auto Setup Given the complexity of the subject matter and the effects of the individual options on the workflow we suggest that you allow some time for reading Things you should know about PDF preflighting and Ink WIZE One common and important configuration of InkWIZE is a combination with solutions for PDF preflighting
36. atus Zepra TVI Curve icc Inactivated Inactivated Inactivated Inactivated Pantone 123 Activated Export Import M Channel name Pantone 123 Gradation 15 icc B The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK Define Queues This window is used to define queues To do so you create folders assign a configuration to the queue and specify whether and how files are to be renamed after processing The New button can be used to manually create a new queue comprising the queue name and the sub folders To configure the newly created queue first select the queue and then the configuration from the dropdown list under Settings Process with Color Server Application FIN A_Test_Umrechnung_Ueberdrucken lb New OHNE SL_AdobeRGB_to_ISOuncoatedyellowish_TAC280 rs Output_4CLR to 4c Rename Output_ISOcoatv2_to_PSOlwc_Improved Delete Normalize_ISOCoated a Convert_ISOcoat_to_coatv2_TAC330 Word Convert_ISOcoated_v2_to_Hexachrome nach AdobeRGB Convert_6C to 6C DeviceLink Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveNeutra Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveStrong Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Settings Input Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Input Select Output Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Output Select Originals Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Done Select Error Folder Users Document
37. atv2_to_PSOuncoat_CoLoV3 icc HH Select the desired DeviceLink profile which will convert from the Document color space to the new output condition All other source color spaces will be color converted to the new output condition target color space Selecting the Base Folder When you generate a queue with the Auto Setup Wizard you simultaneously define the name of the queue and the base folder in the third and final step of the wizard Hot folders are created automatically in the Base Folder The hot folder in turn contains the Input and Output sub folders When you send a PDF file to the Input folder InkWIZE automatically converts it in accordance with your color management specifications and puts the converted file into the Output folder The original file is moved to the Done folder Errored files are placed in the Error folder You can use the queues immediately Automatic DeviceLink Setup Queue Name Output_Demo ISOcoatv _to_PSOuncoat_CoLoV3 Base Folder Users Documents Queues Selectas Specify the desired queue name and the base folder which will contain the newly created hot folders Cancel InkWIZE configurations in detail In the Configurations window you can perform color conversions using ICC device profiles or ICC DeviceLink profiles and construct a workflow for mixed files CMYK RGB Gray spot colors in a single document in the case of PDF documents resulting in a great variety of options To unde
38. ay DeviceLink profiles contained in the Profiles folder of your operating system Please note that only the profiles created in Ink WIZE can be edited Other profiles produce a message indicating that the curve cannot be edited A additional license is required in order to use the AutoCurves functions Configuration of Auto Setup queues 33 InkWIZE can convert both image vector and PDF files in a queue This chapter discusses how the configuration of Auto Setup queues impacts image files and PDF files The following sections describe alternative configuration options for InkWIZE If you want to learn more about handling hot folders created with the Auto Setup Wizard or in the main Define Queues window read the chapter Define Queues For almost all cases encountered in practice Auto Setup queues can be used as automatic functions without encountering any problems For a number of applications however it may be advisable to use other configurations the possibilities of which are discussed in the chapter InkWIZE configurations in detail Automatic Setup Wizard Setup Mode Normalize and convert colors to new output condition Normalize color to Document color space or output intent Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk Direct color conversion to new output condition Files will be normalized first to the document color space or the output intent and then color converted into another color space using your selected Devi
39. ceLink profile Cancel Back Continue PDF files in Auto Setup queues The main purpose of Auto Setup queues is to optimize PDF files for standardized offset newspaper or gravure printing If you use the Bodoni Systems DeviceLink Profile Sets for this purpose you can safely circumnavigate the customary problems encountered in connection with the color management of PDF files All Bodoni Systems CMYK DeviceLink Profile Sets are optimized in such a way that the colors of both image and vector data can be reliably converted with them Gradients in vector graphics that consist of just one or two CMYK colors still contain only the original colors after application of the profile The color values are adjusted in accordance with the purpose of optimisation The Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles have been checked both for smoothness and for visually attractive conversion and have proven their worth in years of practical use eeeceeece ec eee ees eee eee eee eee eee ee ese eee eeeeoeeeseeeseeeoeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeEeeeee eee eee ooo EOE OEE OO Auto Setup queues process image and vector data identically meaning that is it easily possible to optimize PDF files If a PDF file contains transparencies the individual PDF objects are processed in exactly the same way as in a PDF file without transparencies The transparency information is preserved unchanged If PDF objects are in the RGB color space and have t
40. ctivate the Convert to Document color space or To target color space option At this point you should select one of the Gray profiles supplied by Bodoni Systems or a CMYK profile that corresponds to the document color space Also activate the Apply embedded profiles intents option to give embedded profiles priority over the default profile and the Apply AutoLink option In the event of Gray to CMYK conversion for example AutoLink ensures that a gray object always remains gray and is not converted into four colors Note While the AutoLink function is a chargeable supplementary option for the CMYK and RGB color spaces it is free of charge for the Gray color space Earlier versions of InkWIZE e g version 1 2 7 included the Linearize option which has been replaced by the more professional AutoLink function as of InkWIZE 2 0 Convert to Document color space B Gray_ISOcoatedV2_CoLo icc HA Perceptual A vi Apply embedded profiles intents v Apply AutoCurve Converting Gray to CMYK or RGB If gray objects are converted directly to the Document color space or the Target profile and the AutoLink function is not activated the gray objects are subsequently composed of four colors in CMYK or three colors in RGB The latter is the case if you specify an RGB profile under Target profile Similarly the purity of gray is not preserved if you fail to use the AutoLink function in the CMYK settings when applying Use CMYK conversion S
41. ctive from PDF X 4 of retaining the transparencies up to the final process step Taking all these aspects into account we therefore recommend that you first convert the colors of transparencies in InkWIZE and examine the converted file in a transparency compatible PDF viewer e g Adobe Acrobat 9 If the color converted file looks correct you can continue to work with it If artifacts are evident in the file following color conversion you should first deactivate C ignore POF Rendering intents the Convert all transparent elements in C Convert spot colors to Target color space PDF files checkbox under Configuration V Don t convert spot color All Options and convert the colors of the file once vi Black Point Compensation M Preserve overprinting effects if possible again In many cases deactivating this option Convert all transparent elements in PDF files helps to preserve the impression of the original L Calculate ink savings file see also the example below because InkWIZE excludes certain transparency modes from color conversion The option should however be activated as standard Original file with a transparency effect Visual artifacts following Savelnk Perfect Savelnk conversion without that causes the image to fade to white conversion hard edge and graying of the flattening of the PDF file Convert all from the center left hand side of the image transparent elements option deactivated If even deactiv
42. cument color space is performed Pure CMYK colors are almost always contaminated in the process leading to problems with overprints Gray eoeeece eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee seeeeee sesso eeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeoseseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eeeeeoeeeeee Handling of gray objects Correct handling of gray objects is of great importance when applying ICC color management Gray objects are often wrongly excluded from color management or they are composed of four colors after conversion Alternatively InkWIZE offers options for adapting gray objects by color management and leaving them gray in the process or also for explicit color space conversion to the target profile RGB or CMYK Options where gray is preserved The Use CMYK conversion option converts gray objects in accordance with the CMYK settings This only makes sense if the Apply AutoLink option has been selected in the CMYK settings and thus the use of DeviceLink profiles The DeviceLink profiles created with AutoLink map pure CMYK gray of the source to pure CMYK gray of the target This is also the case with all Bodoni Systems Standard DeviceLink Profiles If you select Use CMYK conversion any device profiles possibly embedded in gray objects are used for DeviceLink conversion the ICC device profiles being removed from the file at the same time If DeviceGray objects in the PDF do not have embedded profiles you are prompted to select a default profile as soon as you a
43. definition in these i areas Absolute Colorimetric Standard Compression Black Point Compensation largely corresponds Blackpoint Compensation to the relative colorimetric with black point Absolute Compression compensation option in Adobe applications with Dynamic Compression additionally improved rendering of out of gamut colors This version is very suitable if the gamut and contrast range of the input and the target are not too different e g when converting printing data for offset printing on coated paper to web offset printing As with Standard Compression the gray axis of the conversion is relative to the paper white of the target profile Instead of cutting off out of gamut colors as happens with Adobe black point compensation Bodoni Systems Black Point Compensation applies out of gamut mapping which leads to better definition in highly saturated colors and hue accurate color reproduction Note The shadows are not lightened by Bodoni Systems Black Point Compensation meaning that it is not optimally suited to small gamuts Should there be a major difference in contrast and gamut between the input and target profiles it is better to use Standard or Dynamic Compression Absolute Compression is best suited to data where the gamut and contrast range of the input and the target are fairly similar but the paper color differs substantially In contrast to Standard Compression and Black Point Compensation the paper color i
44. duplicate it click on New Then enter a new name make any necessary changes to the settings and click on Save A configuration can also be renamed at any time To do so select the configuration in the dropdown list click on the Rename button change the name and confirm with OK Queues using this configuration are automatically updated If you have made a modification in the Configurations window you can Save it Should you forget to save after changing the settings and then switch to a different dialog e g to the Jobs and Queues Overview window you are automatically asked whether you want to save the changes so that they are not lost or do not unintentionally overwrite existing settings If you select the No button in the warning dialog that appears your changes are lost and the configuration remains as it was before you made the changes The Queues dialog allows you to link a queue to a configuration eeeceeecee roe e se ese ee eee eee eee eeeeoe ese eee eeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeoeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeZeeeeeoeeeeee As a guide and for reliable matching and setting of the configurations the preset Document color space is always indicated at the bottom of the Define Configurations window Document Color Space InkWIZE focuses on processing PDF files for printing However the same configuration can also be used to process TIFF and JPEG images You can use Document Color Space to specify how you
45. e previously exported file or the file provided to you for importing After selecting the CCF file the Import Configurations dialog pops up listing all the configurations saved in the file AA 5 As with the Auto Setup Wizard select the Desired Base Folder Desired Base Folder Select which will contain the hot folder Use paths from imported file if possible structure for the imported M ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_Colov3 C AdobeRGB ISO V2_TAC330_CoLoV3 configurations Alternatively E mica ore you may enable the checkbox M_ Convert_Demo IisOcoatv2_to_PSOsnp_TAC260_CoLoV3 Use paths from imported file if possible in order for InkWIZE to retain the hot folder paths from each imported configuration However this will The marked configurations already exist and will be overwritten during import only be possible if the paths for OK Cancel the drives are available on the importing system too Other wise the hot folders will be set up in the desired base folder Configurations having the same name as those already existing in the importing system are marked with This will give you the option to disable the checkbox for those configurations if desired Other wise your existing configuration will be overwritten with the importing one After selecting the checkboxes in front of the configuration names and clicking OK the configurations profiles are immediately at your disposal for use in
46. ecting the required AutoCurves correction To be able to apply AutoCurves to spot color channels click on New and enter the exact name of the spot color The name of the spot color channel must match the name used for the spot color in the file Since it may well be that the spot color names in the file have different naming conventions you can work with wildcard characters when entering the channel name For example to process a spot color Pantone 123C or Pantone 123CVC with the same curve you can use the wildcard to replace exactly one number letter combination behind the wildcard or to replace all combinations For instance the channel name Pantone I23 allows you to apply the set curve both to a spot color called Pantone 123C and to one called Pantone 123CVC You can create your own curves for AutoCurves correction with the main AutoCurves window Also at Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 B 4 New your disposal are predefined curves Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves Bapo AIA raaes with a mean tone value increase of M Apply AutoCurves on vector graphics Pantone 123 New Delete 20 to 20 in 5 increments and acted all Gray ICC DeviceLinks present core on your system The Gray to Gray DeviceLinks permit very accurate mapping of a tone value correction curve Coven C Note If you have set spot colors M Channel name Pant
47. ee see eseeeeeeoeeeseeeseereeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeZeeeeeoeeeeeeEeeeee eee eee eo oe oH OBES RGB to CMYK separation profiles When separating RGB data the advantages of DeviceLink profiles compared to ICC device profiles lie in very smooth and more highly saturated separations as well as in the preservation of the purity of primary and secondary colors We therefore offer separation profiles based on sRGB AdobeRGB 1998 and eciRGB V2 for the most important international printing standards These profiles are identified by the ending CoLoV3 We pay special attention to preserving the purity of primary colors in particular since this leads to harmonious separation of neighboring colors Preservation of the purity of primary colors was dispensed with in cases where this is not entirely possible These profiles differ in that they are identified by the ending CoLoV4 The nomenclature of these profiles is as follows SourceColorSpace_to_TargetColorSpace_TACxxx_CoLoV3 icc The main windows in InkWIZE I5 InkWIZE 2 is based on five main windows Three of the main windows Overview Configurations and Queues are used for basic configuration of InkWIZE You can set these windows manually step by step in accordance with your requirements or quickly and reliably configure them completely for standard tasks with the Auto Setup Wizard The Define Profile Assignments window button AutoLink Setup additionally offers you the o
48. eeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eo Hoe OHO EEO sDeviceLink profiles for converting CMYK data to Gray When converting CMYK data to Gray using ICC device profiles 100 black in the CMYK data is not converted to 100 black in the Gray color space Depending on the source and target profiles it is instead only converted to 96 for example To prevent the resultant screening e g of black text we offer CMYK to Gray DeviceLink profiles for all supported printing standards ensuring that 100 black is also preserved as 100 black in the Gray color space The nomenclature of these profiles is as follows SourceColorSpace_to_TargetColorSpace_Gray_CoLoV3 icc DeviceLink profiles for saving ink The Bodoni Systems Standard Profile Sets for sheet fed offset web offset and newspaper printing each contain DeviceLink profiles for saving ink whose quality compares well with that of far more expensive solutions Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles for saving ink are based on advanced technology for increasing the black component of the printing data while simultaneously reducing the CMY component The algorithms used for this purpose enable far better data optimisation compared to I CC based color conversion with strong GCR Compared to ICC based conversion with GCR DeviceLink profiles display much softer transitions from tertiary colors to pure colors for example and additionally offer the possibility of preserving colors with a high blac
49. eeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eee oe ooo OD the license you can load it with the Help Registration Load menu Once you have loaded the license InkVWIZE can be used only on this computer without a USB dongle If you have a demo license the words Demo Version and the expiry date are displayed at the bottom right hand edge of the InkWIZE window This text does not appear if you have a full version without a time limit Optional Ink WIZE modules Bodoni Systems InkWIZE is available in different forms as a color server for PDF and TIFF JPEG files or as a color server exclusively for TIFF and JPEG files InkWIZE can optionally be extended to include the processing of Multicolor profiles on the fly DeviceLink calculation with AutoLink and the use of AutoCurves for preparing data for specific printing characteristics Upgrade from InkWIZE 1 2 x to 2 x If after installing the latest software you want to compare whether the previous InkWIZE Version 2 x yields the same results as InkWIZE 2 x or if you simply want to retain both versions to be on the safe side you can run InkWIZE 1 2 x and Ink WIZE 2 x on the same computer To do so you merely have to make sure that you do not overwrite the old version with the new one or that you install the new version in a separate folder After installation old queues from InkWIZE 1 2 x are converted when InkWIZE 2 x is started for the first time The AutoLink function is not activated
50. ent if you activated the Calculate ink savings checkbox under Configurations Options prior to conversion You can save the job properties to disk by using the context menu entry Save Job Properties inkWIZE and PDF preflighting 63 The following points relating to color should be checked by PDF preflighting Number and type of color channels in the PDF file Depending on the print job additional spot colors are either necessary or superfluous In this respect the task of preflighting is to determine whether the number and naming of the color channels match the print job If the PDF preflight indicates unwanted spot colors you can remedy the problem in the preflighting program before sending the data to InkWIZE Alternatively you can duplicate an Auto Setup queue and use it to automatically convert all spot colors to CMYK see Page 54 After processing the job in InkWIZE you can inspect the spot colors occurring in the PDF file by opening the Job Report for the processed file with the Job Properties menu item This is particularly useful if you do not use an additional preflighting program Check for RGB and or CMYK objects with embedded profiles For fully automatic workflows in printshops without additional approval by the customer we recommend that you only accept pure CMYK PDF files from the customer that are tagged with correctly embedded profiles If the files are not pure CMYK PDF files we advise you to optimize the data by means of
51. es to the required output condition target profile without first normalizing the data to the document color space Use this setting mode for data prepared in media neutral fashion e g with RGB image data The default name of this queue begins with Output but you can of course rename it at any time in the Queues dialog ANN Automatic Setup Wizard Setup Mode C Normalize and convert colors to new output condition C Normalize color to Document color space or output intent C Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk Direct color conversion to new output condition lt gt Direct color conversion of files with embedded profiles to the desired output condition Tagged color spaces will be converted directly to the output color space without consideration of the document color space Use this setup type for media independently prepared files Cancel Back Continue he Using this setup mode the maximum utilization of the target color space is possible because image and vector data differing in color space from the document color space are directly color converted to the target profile In the second wizard step select a DeviceLink profile which converts from the document color space of your files to the desired new output condition All options for color conversion of RGB CMYK Gray and LAB color spaces will appropriately be set automatically AAO Automatic DeviceLink Setup DeviceLink profile Demo SOco
52. gt ISO Uncoated Yellowish automatic application you will get various important information In the Document information section you get base information about the file itself including embedded profiles or spot colors in your original document You are shown the PDF version of the file and the program used to generate it The section PDF X information is only populated if the document is a PDF X file You are shown the PDF X version and related information about the output intent The section Processing information is particular important to obtain information about the date and time of the conversion with ECI RGB V1 0 icc gt ISO Uncoated Yellowish automatic Wide Gamut RGB gt ISO Uncoated Yellowish automatic Embedded Profiles InkWIZE the configuration used None Spot Colors Orange the new output intent embedded in the file and if embedded profiles and spot colors are still in the file Helpfull for evaluation is the section about the DeviceLink profiles used dynamically from AutoLink You will see the color spaces for which a DeviceLink profile has been either calculated on the fly if automatic is mentioned in brackets or a used defined profile in the AutoLink Setup dialog has been used On the rare occasions when an error occurs during conversion in InkWIZE you will find corresponding information under Warnings The Processing information section also shows the ink savings in perc
53. he color spaces of individual PDF objects that do not correspond to the document color space are converted to the document color space usually CMYK Your PDF objects that dewithte from the document color space or output intent are converted correctly After conversion the final normalized file consists only of the color space of the output intent and any spot colors that may be present If PDF objects are in the RGB color space the embedded profile converts them to the document color space with the rendering intent defined in the PDF If a relative colorimetric intent is embedded in PDF RGB objects the Auto Setup queue automatically activates black point compensation to ensure clean reproduction of details in the shadows The following color conversions apply when normalizing Conversion of DeviceRGB and CCbasedRGB to the document color space usually CMYK Automatic Setup Wizard Setup Mode Normalize and convert colors to new output condition i Spot colors are left unchanged If Normalize color to Document color space or output intent necessary you may decide to convert eee Total Area Coverage or Saveink spot colors to the target color space Direct color conversion to new output condition F e Conversion of ICCbasedCMYK to O All deviating color spaces will be converted to the Document color the document color space preserving space or the output intent This setup type ensures that no tagged i color spaces are present in the nor
54. he relative colorimetric rendering intent embedded the Auto Setup queue automatically activates black point compensation to ensure clean reproduction of details in the shadows Grayscale objects are converted in accordance with the presettings for CMYK objects If the AutoLink function has been licensed color conversions of objects with embedded profiles are always performed with AutoLink and using DeviceLink profiles in order to guarantee the best possible quality If data containing additional spot colors are present they are left unchanged in the standard queues For normalizing or color conversion all the color information needed for the PDF X including use of the target profile as the output intent is set automatically in Auto Setup queues No ICC device profiles are embedded in the individual objects of the output PDF file TIFF JPEG image data in Auto Setup queues TIFF or JPEG image files in an Auto Setup queue are handled by InkWIZE 2 x in precisely the same way as the corresponding image objects in a PDF file Please note however that there is no document color space for pure image files and that you therefore need to check the settings For pure image data conversion of TIFF and JPEG images from a source color space to a target color space it is advisable to use the Auto Setup option Normalize and convert color to new output condition he DeviceLink profile you indicated in the Auto Setup Wizard already configures the source p
55. is performed by conversion with ICC source and target profiles it is also possible to completely exclude vector graphics from color management by activating the Vector conversions None option Needless to say you can also make independent and individual settings for vectors to the same extent as for images The dropdown lists and menu entries for configuration are available as soon as you select Vector conversions Custom Text and vector graphics are independent objects within the PDF format For both kinds of object the InkWIZE options offer possibilities for preventing black vector graphics or black text from being composed of four colors as a result of ICC conversion These options are not necessary if you use the Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles because the profiles are calculated in such a way that pure black always remains pure If you are dealing with RGB 6 0 0 inkWIZE Ss PDF files e g originating Color Server Application from Office programs in Preserve Pure Black Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat E New YC Rename Delete Big 7 for Vector Graphics Vector conversions C None Same as Images Custom converts RGB black to pure IVI Preserve Pure Black for Vector Graphics RGB CMYK C MYK black Vi Leave Text elements unchanged CMY Document Color Space Images Vectors Target l Options PDF AutoCurves Convert to Document color space Same as Document color space E Percept
56. k component The advantages on the press include better printability on difficult papers shorter makeready times greater stability over the length of the run and ink savings faster drying and thus higher press speeds as well as a greater stack height on sheet fed presses Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles for saving just a small amount of ink retain the original color composition and only very slightly increase the black component while reducing the CMY components at the same time They additionally limit the total amount of color very much like the DeviceLink profiles for limiting the total amount of color Printshops that have successfully applied DeviceLink profiles to limit the total amount of color will usually have no difficulty switching to Bodoni Systems DeviceLink profiles for saving small or moderate amounts of ink Profiles for saving larger amounts of ink call for more extensive compliance with the standardisation specifications as well as a regular check of the dot gains and solid ink densities for black Depending on application Bodoni Systems provides Savelnk profiles with three different intensities for all relevant color standards e PrintingStandard_SaveNeutralxxx_CoLoV3 icc moderately increases the black component in the neutral color areas This is ideal for printshops that are looking to make a quick start on saving ink and first want to gather some practical experience These profiles primarily serve to stabilize
57. known and can also not be read out as the output intent you have to either assume a document color space determine the output intent or speak to the artwork originator Images Under Images you define how individual image objects in a PDF file and TIFF and JPEG image data are to be handled You always have three conversion options for CMYK RGB Gray and Lab images e Never convert the image data No Conversion e Convert the image data to the ICC device profile selected under Document Color Space e Use ICC conversion to convert the image data from the source color space to the ICC device profile selected under Target Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves CMYK Convert to Document color space ISOcoated_v2_eci icc Zs Perceptual mi Apply embedded profiles intents m Apply AutoCurves RGB No conversion Convert to Document color space To target color space Gray Use CMYK conversion Lab Convert to Document color space Z Generic Lab Profile icc 4 Perceptual The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK One extra thing Files composed of gray can also be converted with the Use CMYK conversion option In this case the gray components are converted with the same settings as for CMYK If you have set DeviceLink conversion under CMYK which is the case if AutoLink is applied images composed of gray also
58. m AutoLink Likewise you need a DeviceLink profiling application if you have an even higher quality expectation bejond the simple but high quality DeviceLink profile created with AutoLink or if you want to include TAC reduction Savelnk or manual editing into your profile or if you want to use Multicolor DeviceLink profiles If you do not yet have an ICC device profile for your input or output devices you need a color management program that writes you a corresponding ICC device profile Bodoni Systems offers a number of profiling software solutions that create ICC device profiles DeviceLink profiles and also MultiColour profiles Please call us to discuss your requirements Applying your own DeviceLink profiles InkWIZE can process all ICC based DeviceLink profiles Make sure the software you use for calculating the DeviceLink profile for high quality CMYK to CMYK color conversion has functions for preserving separations limiting the total amount of color and preserving the purity of primary and secondary colors It is also helpful if the software used for color space compression gamut mapping can calculate individually from the source profile to the target profile Should your DeviceLink profiles not have the PSID Tag InkWIZE will not recognize the source and target color spaces When using this kind of profile with the Auto Setup Wizard a warning is displayed after creating the configuration You then have to manually set the correspo
59. mage files in PDF format by means of a Multicolor target profile and position them in Adobe InDesign At the time this InkVWWIZE Manual went to press it was not possible to import Multicolor PDF files to Adobe Photoshop since the PDF import function in Photoshop does not recognize spot color channels Creating your own DeviceLink profiles There are tasks for which no standard profiles can be provided e g for converting ISO Coated v2 data to the in house standard of a digital printing machine Which means that if you need a DeviceLink profile which is not covered from the extensive list of Bodoni Systemss DeviceLinkSets you need to create such a profile with an appropriate DeviceLink creation software In many other situations InkWIZE can use AutoLink to calculate DeviceLink profiles from ICC device profiles on the fly and thus there is no longer necessarily a need to use additional programs that generate DeviceLink profiles for such applications You merely have to make sure that both of the ICC device profiles you want to combine with AutoLink are available and that InkWIZE has been correctly configured for AutoLink application You can find more information in the chapter Define Profile Assignments AutoLink Setup Please remember that the ICC DeviceLink profile selected in the Auto Setup Wizard or the Document Color Space tab which defines the main color conversion must already be available and that this profile will not be calculated fro
60. malized document Spot colors are pure colors and the separation maintained o characteristics when using the AutoLink function Cancel Backed Continued e Mapping of ICCbasedGray onto the black channel of the document color space Automatic DeviceLink Setup Document Color Space ISOcoated_v2_eci icc H vi Prefer Output Intent Chose a document color space or select to use the output intent of the document instead Back Continue If you perform normalization on a PDF file that contains an output intent InkWIZE can use it as the document color space If the PDF file does not contain an output intent you can specify a color space as the document color space e g ISO Coated V2 for coated paper The default name of this queue begins with Normalize You can of course change the name at any time in the Queues dialog Normalize and convert color to new output condition When using this wizard mode files are first normalized to the document color space as described above and their colors are then converted to the required output condition using a DeviceLink profile you have selected Pepen leap ie a We chooserDeviceLink profile shows you which DeviceLink profiles are Setup Mode available in the standard profiles Normalize and convert colors to new output condition Normalize color to Document color space or output intent folder of your system and or in the U InkWIZE Demo_Profiles folde
61. matically setting the profiles under Document Color Space and Target Starting from profile version CoLoV2 all Bodoni Systems standard profiles contain the PSID Tag which makes configuration work much easier This is also how the output intent is set automatically in Auto Setup queues Processing image and vector files A queue in InkWIZE processes not only images but also vectors and texts in PDF files The same settings are used for converting both images and vectors CMYK RGB Grayscale and Lab files are processed in accordance with the configurations on the Images and Vectors tabs A source profile can be assigned in this context or embedded profiles can be read out if present When using embedded ICC ss device profiles the rendering WEPT intent specified in InkWIZE is not applied but the rendering e o intent embedded in the PDF F Document Golor Space images Vectors Tepet M POF AuoCuves inkWIZE instead Since the embedded rendering intent in PDF files can be set to relative colorimetric e M Black Point Compensation be sure to select Black Point Compensation o n th e z E 7 ors to Target color space e e m Preserve overprinting effects if possible Configuration Options ta b M Convert all e in k files at the same time If you want Daiei to specify the rendering intent in InkWIZE for some reason and thus ignore the PDF X rules activate the Ignore PDF Rendering Intents checkbo
62. ms Standard DeviceLink Profiles Auto Setup automatically enters all the relevant PDF X information on this subject see also the chapter Setting and importing PDF X information When dealing with all the common tasks for optimizing PDF files you can work with the standard queues that can be defined using the Auto Setup Wizard However there are also cases where it may make sense to modify a few details of the settings of a standard queue or to duplicate a standard queue and then make changes However before you tackle this topic you first need a brief introduction to the automated color management of image and PDF files This particularly relates to the combination of PDF preflighting solutions with InkVWIZE You can read more on the subject in the chapter InkWIZE in combination with other programs and workflows With the Post Process feature you may enable a separate processing for each file after color conversion in that particular queue in InkWIZE Select a script or batch file or manually enter a comand line expression in the text field If you just enable the checkbox without selecting a script as shown in the screen shot below each file running through that queue will be opened up with the application defined for opening the specific file type in your operating system e g opening PDF files with Adobe Acrobat etc The Post Process feature is not available for Drag amp Drop Process with Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_CoLoV4 x
63. n onto which you dragged it Your converted file is subsequently saved at the same location as the original file The Job ID is added to the file name If you also want to have the name of the configuration added to the converted file enter whatever text you like for the Drag amp Drop queue under Append Text in the Queues dialog If no text is entered there no configuration name is added Define Configurations Define Configurations button Configurations is used to make all the settings relating to the handling of colors and PDF specific parameters The individual items are explained in more detail later on in the Manual The upper area of the window allows you to select existing configurations create new ones or rename delete and save any configurations KoKo inkWIZE Color Server Application Configuration Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 B 4 New X Rename 4 Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves Document Color Space ISOcoated_v2_eci icc l Prefer Output Intent Conversion DeviceLink Profile DeviceLink Profile Demo IlSOcoatv2_to_news26_TAC240_CoLoV3 icc Rendering Perceptual 8 The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK 2 Ve Auto Setup _ Overview Ti Queues AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start nkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd If you have selected an existing configuration and would like to
64. nagement of PDF files containing transparencies The InkWIZE approach for color conversion is that every object with or without a transparency is color converted individually the structure of the PDF document being preserved in the process When creating the PDF file please note that the transparency color spaces of all objects should always be in the color model CMYK or RGB of the document color space output intent The default setting for the transparency color space in Adobe Creative Suite is CMYK The type of transparency color space makes no difference to InkWIZE since it can efficiently handle any color space However as a result of transparencies there are unfortunately so many possibilities regarding blending and the order of semi transparent objects that there is no simple rule for avoiding unwanted color shifts when converting the colors of transparencies Flattening the transparencies prior to color conversion also often fails to produce the desired effect Flattening in a DIP program or Adobe Acrobat may well result in unwanted conversions with color shifts In addition DTP programs do not use DeviceLink profiles which would support the correct conversion of technical colors among other things Moreover flattening in DTP programs also means that the resolution subsequently to be used for platesetting already has to be specified at a very early stage The approach of flattening in the DTP program contradicts the obje
65. nding profiles in the Document Color Space and Target setup dialogs Conversion options 33 Black Point Compensation if Apply embedded profiles intents is activated in InkWIZE for CMYK RGB or Gray image or vector data not only the ICC device profile is read out but also the embedded rendering intent in PDF files The rendering intents selected under Images and Vectors are ignored in this case To make sure that high quality color conversion without gamut clipping is performed when using the embedded rendering intent which is mostly set to relative colorimetric in PDF files you should always activate Black Point Compensation under Configurations Options Note If a PDF preflighting program does NOT offer the option of converting RGB to CMYK with black point compensation or of using DeviceLink profiles you should always leave conversion to InkWIZE for quality reasons Ignore PDF Rendering Intents if Apply embedded profiles intents is activated in InkWIZE for CMYK RGB or Gray image or vector data not only the ICC device profile is read out including for PDF objects but also the embedded Qa eae rendering intent as the name Color Server Application of the option suggests The Configuration rendering intents selected Convert S0coatv2 to_uncoatveiow F New C Rename Delete C se under Images and Vectors F Document Color Space Images vectors Terget NE POF AutoCiavesd are ignored in this case Selecting Configur
66. ofile combinations in the AutoLink Setup window must match the preset profile combination in the queue configurations including the conversion method Rendering in order to be used This also applies to the device profiles and intents in objects in the PDF file should these have been activated with Images Vectors and Apply embedded profiles intents Otherwise ICC device profiles are used for conversion from the source color space to the target document color space The rapid and reliable workflow configuration method with Auto Setup always applies the third option Calculate DeviceLink profiles if none assigned in the table fits his means that priority is again given to use of the profiles in the table on the conditions described in the section above If no matching profiles are found in the table appropriate DeviceLink profiles are automatically calculated on the fly from the source target document profiles you have set Create AutoLink Table To add previously created DeviceLink profiles to the AutoLink table click on New at the bottom edge of the AutoLink Setup window and select a combination of source and target profile and a rendering The DeviceLink profiles matching this combination of color spaces are displayed in the dropdown menu Alternatively you can also first activate the DeviceLink profile directly with the DeviceLink Profile dropdown menu If the DeviceLink profile contains the PSID Tag as usually the case with Bodoni
67. ofile is not applied but this profile information is taken into account during conversion with the DeviceLink profile AutoLink If a relative colorimetric rendering intent is active in the PDF object InkWIZE performs conversion with black point compensation as standard After being normalized the PDF document is optimized using the DeviceLink profile set on the Document Color Space tab Using this option for color conversion in a new print process delivers the most consistent results for color conversions as it is recommended in the PDF X specification If you activate the Direct color conversion to new output condition queue direct conversion from the source color space to the output color space target is performed In the event of direct color conversion the RGB and CMYK objects are optimized with the DeviceLink profile thanks to the AutoLink function Embedded profiles intents are taken into account For special cases Ink WIZE offers the option of deactivating color management for vector text objects with the Vectors tab In this way you can for example take the embedded profile into account only for images and leave vector graphics unchanged The source and target profiles are identical when the Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk setting is selected This means that the optimized file stays in the same color space as the document color space Conversion of PDF files with transparencies InkWVIZE can be used for color ma
68. older simply delete the path data of the Done Folder InkWIZE deletes the original files after conversion if no Done Folder is specified This is useful for workflows where the original files are already saved elsewhere and the hard disk is not to be burdened with additional copies when large amounts of data have to be handled Needless to say the Done Folder is automatically created and used in a normal queue meaning that your original files are always saved Settings Input Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat Inpt Select Output Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat Out Select Coe eect Error Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat Errc Select Temporary Folder Select Process with Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat HA Target File Name Append Text Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat M Append Job ID Copy File Types Note If you or your workflow system have created folder structures with several sub folders for file management and processing you can transfer this sub folder structure directly to InkWIZE Simply put the entire processing folder structure in the Input folder You will subsequently find the same directory structure and the converted files in the corresponding sub folder in your Output folder If InkKWIZE is integrated in another workflow system the completely converted files are us
69. olor space conversion convert the data from one printing standard to another These DeviceLink Sets are based on ECI profiles for printing according to ISO 2647 2 PSO or on the IDEAlliance GRACoL and SWOP profiles for printing according to G7 Guidelines Conversion profiles whose name includes _TACxxx_ optimally preserve the color composition of the source data separation preservation and merely limit the total amount of color TAC in accordance with the target color space Profiles for color space conversion are structured according to the following system SourceColorSpace_to_TargetColorSpace_TACxxx_CoLoV3 icc Example SOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat_TAC280_CoLoV3 icc converts printing data from the ISOcoatedv2 color space for coated paper to PSOuncoated for uncoated papers limiting the total amount of color to 280 in the process DeviceLink profiles for limiting the total amount of color These profiles limit the total amount of color for a specific printing standard without performing color conversion Profiles for limiting the total amount of color are structured according to the following system PrintingStandard_TACxxx_CoLoV3 icc Example SOcoatedV2_TAC300_CoLoV3 icc limits the total amount of color to 300 for offset printing on coated paper Profiles are also available for limiting the total amount of color to 200 for newspaper printing eeeceee reece ese eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eeseeeeeeeeeseeeseeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeoeeeoee
70. one 123 Gradation 15 icc and AutoCurves corrections in one The Document color space setting is SOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK configuration and want to apply Autotink setup AutoCurves stop Start them to a different configuration the Export button enables you to export all the channel names and settings of a configuration The Import button can be used to adopt exported settings in a different configuration Identical channel names are overwritten when importing Special workflow options 6l Softproofing of PDF TIFF and JPEG files A double click on a job in Pending Jobs or Processed Jobs in the Overview window opens a screen preview softproof The color space of the softproof is governed by the color settings to be defined by the user You can open the color settings with the colored icon in the title bar Embedded profiles or output intents in image vector data or PDF files are taken into account CLEditCMYK_Large_v31_144dpi_Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3_14 pdf Zoom 1x The rendering intents DE include not only the normal ICC intents but also three special Bodoni Systems intents You may add or exchange pictures in this area Please do not use masks for editing All edits must be applied to the entire page Do NOT scale this page Relativet and Absolute only have an impact if the black point Images in this section are from the CD ROM ISO 12640 Graphic Technology
71. or space When working with InkWIZE the document color space of a PDF file can be defined in three ways l Selection of an ICC device profile under Document Color Space Manual selection of an ICC device profile if the PDF file does not have an output intent 2 Selection of the output intent under Document Color Space If the Prefer Output Intent option is activated under Document Color Space in the InkWIZE configuration an output intent linked to the PDF file replaces the ICC device profile defined under in the InkWIZE workflow Note For workflow reliability we recommend that you specify the document color space and not use the Prefer Output Intent checkbox in order to avoid unwanted color conversion This makes it possible for example to avoid unwanted color conversion resulting from the output intent in a PDF file accidentally being set incorrectly The option should only be set in a standard queue for normalizing 3 Selection of the DeviceLink profile under Document Color Space A DeviceLink profile represents a tailor made color conversion from a defined source e g Gray RGB or CMYK color space to a target profile Within the ICC standard there is the possibility of using the Profile Sequence Identifier PSID Tag for short in the DeviceLink profile to store information regarding the source and target color spaces for which a DeviceLink profile was calculated InkWIZE is capable of reading the PSID Tag and thus of auto
72. ption of falling back on DeviceLink profiles when converting the color of image or vector data in PDF TIFF or JPEG format to a document color space or an output target The Create AutoCurves Curves window button AutoCurves is used to generate curves that you can apply to your files at the end of the conversion process e g for fine tuning to a specific printing process Jobs and Queues Overview The Jobs and Queues Overview window button Overview gives you an overview of your queues and the associated configurations in InkWIZE 800 Color Server Application Queues nae a Configuration Jobs State Drag amp Drop My Configuration 0 Activated Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat 0 Activated Convert_AdobeRGB_to_PSOlwc_Improved Convert_AdobeRGB_to_PSOlwc_Improved 0 Activated Output_AdobeRGB_to_PSOlwc_Improved Output_AdobeRGB_to_PSOlwc_Improved 0 Activated Convert_ISOcoatv2_to_news26_88637 Convert_ISOcoatv2_to_news26_88637 0 Activated Convert_A_Test_Farbe_zu_SW Convert_A_Test Farbe_zu_SW 0 Activated Se Pending Jobs mre Nari Queue 203 Reprofiler_Report ISOcoated_v2_eci_opt Output_ISOcoatv2_to_PSRIwc y Processed Jobs jj Nama Queue Demar 94 fest nle X4 DocumentCS pdt ZEPRAL ISOcoatv2_to_cotuncoat OK Test file X4 DocumentCS pdf ZEPRA1 ISOcoatv2_to_cofuncoat fp02 tif Drag amp Drop fp03 tif Drag amp Drop Testdokument_v4 1 pdf A_Test_Umrechnung_Ueberdrud Flyer2010_V2_D
73. r O Direct color conversion to new output condition in case a demo license is used After selecting a DeviceLink profile the profile name is suggested as Files will be normalized first to the document color space or the output intent and then color converted into another color space using your selected DeviceLink profile the queue name although you can change it in the Queues dialog The default name of this queue begins with Convert Note Apart from the new AutoLink function this setting corresponds to the mode of operation by means of which Auto Setup queues were created in older InkWIZE versions e g version 2 7 In this context see also the chapter Upgrade from InkWIZE 1 2 x to 2 x If the AutoLink function is not licensed the Auto Setup Wizard works different ly in order to assure the most safe color production Without AutoLink CMYK objects DeviceLink profile Demo SOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat_CoLoV3 icc H with embedded profiles are treated as if they would have no embedded Continue fil d di Select the desired DeviceLink profile which will convert from the promes an are Irect y color Document color space to the new output condition target color converted with the DeviceLink you asid have selected in the Auto Setup Wizard You will find more information in the Cancel Back Continue chapter Ignoring CMYK objects with embedded profiles Optimize Total Area Coverage or
74. remain gray after conversion You can find more detailed information under Handling of gray objects If embedded profiles are present in the image material the Apply embedded profiles intents option ensures that they are given preference over the selected profile In PDF files the embedded rendering intent is read out at the same time as the profiles whereas the rendering intent set in InkWIZE is used for converting TIFF and JPEG images If you use the Apply AutoLink button you can already use DeviceLink profiles and all their advantages when converting from the source color space to the target or document color space The source color space refers to manually set ICC device profiles or embedded device profiles in your files You can read more on the subject under Define Profile Assignments AutoLink Setup eoeceeee ec eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee see seseeeeeeoee eee eseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeoeeeeee Vectors As standard vectors graphics are processed using the same settings as for images However different profile settings are also possible Moreover you can influence the conversion of text and pure vector black when dealing with vectors see also InkWIZE configurations in detail Document Color Space Images Vectors Target Options PDF AutoCurves Vector conversions None Same as Images Custom l Preserve Pure Black for Vector Graphics RGB CMYK l l Leave
75. rget profile specifying it in a dropdown menu e You can remove the Output Intent by means of the No Output Intent option e You can preserve the entry as it exists in the PDF file Don t change option Output Condition Identifier The identifier stands for the colorimetric data on which the color profile of the Output Intent is based This information is important because for example different suppliers offer profiles with occasionally very different names for the FOGRA39 ISO Coated v2 or FOGRA47 PSO Uncoated ISO12647 printing standards If a printer receives PDF X data from users who work with different profiles he can use the Output Condition Identifier the registered name to see whether the profile in question is a profile for an industry standard or a highly specific custom profile Output Condition Plain language description of the printing standard for which the PDF X data were optimized Info You can additionally make customer job printing process or file specific entries under Info Registry Name At www color org the ICC keeps an unfortunately rather neglected registry for colorimetric data Output Conditions representing international printing standards If a printer works with numerous different suppliers it makes sense to agree on an Output Condition Identifier registered with the ICC Automatic control of the PDF X information If you use the Bodoni Systems DeviceLink Profile Sets with the endings CoLoV3 V4 they
76. rofile of the image if images without embedded profiles are processed The target profile is likewise set by Auto Setup The conversion is performed with a detour with the document color space to the target profile as more consistent results are obtained in this way You can also apply the Auto Setup option Direct color conversion to new output condition If you use the AutoLink function either a DeviceLink profile is calculated on the fly or a stored DeviceLink profile is used depending on the setting under AutoLink Setup Under certain circumstances however it may be that the DeviceLink profile selected with Auto Setup is not used If you do not use the AutoLink function normal ICC conversion is performed If you want to be certain that a specific DeviceLink profile is applied in this configuration e g for TAC reduction or ink saving store this profile in the table in the AutoLink Setup window Note In InkWIZE 2 0 and higher TIFF files with a 16 bit color depth are no longer reduced to 8 bit but remain in 6 bit form It is generally the rule that InkWIZE does not alter the bit depth type and compression of the input data Creating a queue with the Auto Setup Wizard After starting InkWIZE you will find the Auto Setup button at the bottom left in the main window The Auto Setup Wizard allows you to create a queue for optimizing your PDF files with just a few mouse clicks Processed Jobs DocBees pr DocBees_Prq ColorLogic
77. rstand them it is first necessary to go into a little more detail regarding color spaces in PDF files Color space definitions in InkWIZE When converting colors in InkWIZE a distinction is made between the object document and target color space Object color space Individual objects images graphics text in a PDF document may have embedded ICC device profiles and defined rendering intents that have to be taken into account You set the associated color management on the Images and Vectors tabs Document color space In addition to the ICC device profiles in the individual objects in the PDF file the entire PDF document may also be tagged with an output intent an ICC device profile that describes the document color space The document color space serves as a reference when it comes to creating a consistent printing color space for the colors of a PDF file CMYK color spaces are almost always used as the document color spaces in the framework of print production since printing is usually also done with CMYK inks However it is also perfectly possible that an RGB document color space is encountered in modern publications for sss mobile media Additional colors EER are used in packaging printing aa or HiFi printing where the Convent 56 2 6 z ram Delete document color space can also ages TEIT be represented by a Multicolor profile if PDF X 5n is used In the screenshot a Multicolor profile Document Color Space
78. s Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Error Select Temporary Folder Select Process with Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Target File Name Append Text Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Append Job ID Copy File Types C Post Process Select Auto Setup Overview Configurations Queues AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start inkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd Note We recommend use of the Auto Setup Wizard to create the queues for standard tasks since this is much faster You only need the queues dialog if you want to specifically modify the way files are processed After creating queues put the files C Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 whose color is to be converted alh as E o ms 3 Y GERATE Name Anderungsdatum Art in the Input folder You will Sa Gestern 17 05 Ordner P F iDisk i Gestern 17 04 Ordner Input Gestern 17 05 Ordner subsequently find the original files nad R Sate le in the Done folder The color gt AEE anaa oe gt ORTE converted files can be found in gt SUCHE Macintos jj gt Gj gt C ZePra Queues 0 Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 the Output folder Files types that 5 Objekte 25 06 G8 verf gbar cannot be processed by InkWIZE and files whose conversion was errored are saved in the Error folder If you want to prevent the original file from being moved from the Input folder to the Done f
79. s compensated for in the gray balance In this way it can be ensured that the color appearance of the original file is optimally preserved on a target medium with a different paper color Again this method lightens the shadows if the gamut is small Note Select Absolute Compression if the paper white of the input and target color spaces is significantly different but you want to get the same color impression in both printing processes After conversion using Absolute Compression the gray axis of the source color space will look largely identical on a yellowish and a bluish paper for example Dynamic Compression compares the input color space with the target color space and creates a compression for minimizing out of gamut areas In this context the brightness and thus the definition of the original color space is preserved as is the highest possible saturation As with Standard Compression the gray axis of the conversion is relative to the paper white of the target profile Use Dynamic Compression if the input and target profiles have a very large dynamic and contrast range Note In order that the set rendering intent of PDF files is taken into account and used when creating a DeviceLink profile on the fly with AutoLink the option Ignore PDF Rendering Intents should be selected Use of Multicolor profiles It has been possible since InkWIZE v1 2 to work either with Multicolor printer profiles or with DeviceLink profiles that permit RG
80. series are based on the ECI IFRA Japan and GRACoL SWOP profiles status July 2010 Detailed information on the applications of the ECI profiles can be found in the MedienStandard Druck 2010 document from the Bundesverband Druck eeeceeece eo eee e eee eee eee eee eee eeeee see eeeeeeeoeeeseeeseeereeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeeoeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eo ee oH OEE OO und Medien at www bvdm org and in the documentation of the individual profiles in the download area of www eci org Information about GRACoL SWOP and SNAP profiles can be found on the webpages www gracol org www swop org and www snapquality com Information about color profiles and characterisation data for Japan are available in the color management area of the Ghent Working Group at www gwg org and in the registry of the ICC www color org DeviceLink profiles ending in CoLoV3 V4 contain special internal identifiers that permit automatic setting of PDF X color information in InkWIZE with the Auto Setup Wizard see the chapter Setting and importing PDF X information DeviceLink Sets are available for the following international printing standards ISOcoated_v2 Offset coated paper FOGRA39 ISOcoated Offset coated old standard gt FOGRA39 FOGRA27 ISOwebcoated Web offset LWC paper old standard gt FOGRA45 amp 46 FOGRA28 ISOuncoated Web offset uncoated old standard gt FOGRA47 FOGRA29 ISOuncoatedyellowish Offset uncoated yellowi
81. set printing When optimizing PDF files by means of standard queues in InkWIZE you now have the following alternatives Limitation of the maximum total amount of color without changing the color appearance Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk option in the Auto Setup Wizard 2 Conversion of the data from coated paper to uncoated paper newsprint including optimisation of the color appearance Normalize and convert color to new output condition option in the Auto Setup Wizard It makes sense to view the results of optimisation on a softproof If the result is better you can offer the customer this conversion as chargeable data optimisation including renewed approval Check for overprinting CMY objects without black This tends to be quite a rare special case With a view to maximum color stability in production printing rapid drying and ink savings it makes sense for the printshop to use the Bodoni Systems Savelnk queues for all jobs as far as possible However if the rare case arises that an overprinting object in the PDF file is composed of all CMY colors without black the color impression resulting from the overprinting object and the background may change following color optimisation The root of the problem lies in the way that the overprinting of CMYK on CMYK is handled in the PDF standard Only if there is no color in a channel in an overprinting object can you completely see the color of the same channel in the
82. sh FOGRA30 ISOcofcoated Continuous forms coated FOGRA3 ISOcofuncoated Continuous forms uncoated FOGRA32 SCpaperECl Web offset SC paper FOGRA40 PSOmfc Web offset MFC paper FOGRA4 PSOsnp Web offset standard newsprint FOGRA42 PSOcoatedNP Offset coated FM with 28 dot gain FOGRA43 PSOuncoatedNP Offset uncoated FM with 28 dot gain FOGRA44 ISOnewspaper26 Newspaper 26 dot gain FRA26 PSO LWC Improved Web offset improved LWC paper FOGRA45 PSO LWC Standard Web offset standard LWC paper FOGRA46 PSOuncoated Offset uncoated FOGRA47 PSR LWC Plus V2 PSR LWC Standard V2 PSR SC Plus V2 PSR SC Standard V2 ECI gravure LWC Plus paper ECI gravure LWC Standard paper ECI gravure SC Plus paper ECI gravure SC Standard paper PSRhwc ECI gravure HWC paper old standard PSRlwc ECI gravure LWC paper old standard PSRsc ECI gravure SC paper old standard PSRmf ECI gravure MF paper GRACoL US offset gravure Grade coated CGATS TR006 SWOP3 US offset gravure Grade3 LWC white CGATS TR003 SWOP5 US offset gravure Grade5 LWC yellowish CGATS TRO05 SNAP2007 US newspaper CGATS TR007 JapanColor2001I Coated Japan offset coated JC200103 JapanColor2001 Uncoated Japan offset uncoated JC200104 JapanColor2003WebCoated Japan web offset LWC JCW 2003 JapanColorWebcoated_Ad Japan web offset LWC old printing standard JapanColor2002Newspaper Japan newspaper JON2002 DeviceLink profiles for color space conversion Profiles for c
83. sses 27 Create Auto Curves CURVES sipinata 3 Configuration of Auto Setup queues s esssseseseesessesesessessssoseseosescosesesesseseseosess 33 PDF files in Auto Setup queues s neessssesesessesesseseseesesesseseseososessosrssosrsesssseseseosess 33 TIFF JPEG image data in Auto Setup queues snseossssssssssssssssessssssessssesessesesses 34 Creating a queue with the Auto Setup Wizard sssssssssssssssssesssssessesessssesssssse 35 Normalize color to Document color space or output intent eee 36 Normalize and convert color to new output condition 0 ee e ee eeeeteeeeeeee 37 Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savellnk ssscssssssserscsseseosscesesseceseseoesces 38 Direct color conversion to NEW output condition ssssessssssessssrssssesessssesees 39 Selecting the Base Folder sesacsruacoiaiisirisn inini n acne 40 YY LE config rations MITA ajicicessicrincinncicnsisqehsnscntcaieusennanseconscuntapnseaateusest 4 Color space definitions in InkWVIZE sssssessssssssssssssssesesesessssesssseseosesessosessseesees 4 Selecting the document color space e seseseesessesessesesssresesrosesresesesersesessoseseoseseese 42 Processing image and vector files s esesessesesesseseesesessesesssrosssrosessosrsesssseseseosess 43 Standard rendering intents ss sssesssssssssesssessssstssesesessesessorsseorestseesesessosesseseseessse 47 Extended InkWIZE rendering intents ssssssss
84. ssesssssssesssesessesessesrosesessssesesesses 47 Use of ha Vidic ie atieiyoii caermeeernere rere nmrren rere erener ert cretreetrre trereerenirerrer corer cr 49 Creating your own DeviceLink profiles 0 0 0 eeseseseesscesecsecssecterscenseceeeceoas 5I er ell on ia ae eed neuen 53 Black Point Compensation atcha tacit i E EN AET 53 Ignore PDF Rendering Intents seseeseseseessesesesseseseosessosesesseseseseosessosessosesessesee 53 Convert spot colors to target color Space ss ssssssesessessssssresssesessssessssessesesess 53 Don t convert spot color Al seesessesesesesessseseserseseseoseseoseseosesesessesessoseseosesessesee 54 Preserve overprinting effects seesesseseseesesesreseseesessesesessrsesesressssesrseosesesessessss 54 Convert all transparent elements in PDF files eeeeeeeseceseeeeceeeeesceeees 54 Calculate IMK SAVIN sonein a 55 Importing and exporting configurations s ssseessssssessrsesessesceresresesesesseseseeses 56 Setting and importing PDF X information ssssessssssessssssessssessssesssrssesessesese 58 AutoCurves curves for the printing procesS sessssssessssesessesesreseesssesessesesess 60 Special i aruna 6l Softproofing of PDR TIFF and JPEG files snsnsnsessesossssessssssessssesessessssssesessesesee 6l Job properties sesesessesessessssesessessssssessssesessesesesersessssessssestseosrsesesressssesrososesessesesess 62 MENE Gee POF Pi er aiiin an eee
85. tandard rendering intents Beyond the standard rendering intents InkWVIZE additionally offers its own conversion methods when using ICC device profiles for conversion This calls for a brief introduction to the structure of ICC device profiles If you take a closer look at an ICC device profile using suitable tools you will see that the rendering intents such as perceptual or relative colorimetric are large tables that in the case of CMYK profiles convert either CMYK color values to Lab or Lab color values to CMYK Because of these two directions of color conversion there are two tables for each rendering intent These tables are calculated from the colorimetric data when generating a color profile If different profiling software is used to calculate ICC device profiles from the same colorimetric data the tables generated in the process differ substantially in some color areas This particularly applies to the two tables of the perceptual intent the gray balance and also the areas of very high color saturation in the two tables of the relative colorimetric intent also known as out of gamut colors To obtain optimum harmonious color conversion it is advisable to ensure that the source profile and the target profile were calculated using the same profiling software particularly where CMYK to CMYK conversion is involved In practice however it is often the case that profiles from different providers are used e g from Adobe or
86. the ECI and this can lead to problems during color conversion with the perceptual rendering intent Extended InkWIZE rendering intents The extended rendering intents of InkWIZE avoid inharmonious color conversions that can result if the tables for the source and target profiles are calculated differently To achieve harmonious color conversion InkWIZE completely recalculates the source and target profile tables on the fly The extended rendering intents are only available with an actvivated AutoLink licence In case of a deacticated Apply SmarktLink checkbox or if AutoLink has not been licensed only the four standard rendering intents are available Using AutoLink in total four additional rendering intents are available for an alternative perceptual rendering Standard Compression calculates a perceptual rendering for the input and target profiles that is highly suitable for all kinds of gamuts in input and target profiles In this context the gray axis of the conversion is always relative to the paper white of the target profile If CMYK data are converted to a very yellowish paper the gray balance of the converted file is also yellowish If you convert the same gray axis to a bluish paper it will appear bluish Standard Compression takes different gamut sizes Perceptual into account In the case of very small gamuts e g Relative Colorimetric in newspaper printing the shadows are lightened Saturation slightly in order to get more
87. the channel names and color definitions are adopted from the Multicolor DeviceLink profile So make sure you have identical channel names and Lab color definitions in the target profile and the DeviceLink profile There are freeware applications available that can rename the colorants in accordance with your specifications and also enter the Lab color definitions in every Multicolor printer profile and DeviceLink profile Depending on the Multicolor profile used the channel designations contained and the subsequent workflow outside InkVWIZE we recommend that you test the complete workflow beforehand to make sure that everything runs smoothly Converting images with Multicolor profiles If pure image data are to be converted please note that InkWIZE supports only TIFF files when using Multicolor profiles for conversion Converted TIFF files are saved as CMYK Alpha channels This means that you must expect incorrect TIFF files if you want to convert TIFF files using Multicolor profiles whose channel designations or colors do not correspond to CMYK Similarly there is no technical possibility as at November 2010 for embedding Multicolor profiles in TIFF files So when converting TIFF data you should deactivate the embedding of profiles on the Target tab Our recommendation Image data to be converted to Multicolor should be saved as PDF files from Photoshop and then processed using InkWIZE You can of course also use InkWIZE to convert i
88. ting data can be processed with both license types When using a demo license the word Demo appears on the output data The demo license also allows you to work with optimized Demo Standard DeviceLink Profiles from Bodoni Systems which are included in the scope of supply of the Installer In this way you can put InkWIZE through its paces as a color server for image and PDF files before making a purchase If you purchase a full license for InkWIZE you can no longer use the Demo DeviceLink Profiles and they are no longer displayed in the dropdown lists for profile selection The corresponding DeviceLink Sets are then available as a chargeable option either separately or in a bundle together with InkWIZE 8 0 0 inkWIZE Requesting and installing 7 the computer based e l Icen S inkWIZE v2 0 build 9478 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd ifte r l n stal l ng n kVV Z E th e Please register to get full functionality Your serial number is 89695485 5 i m se expires 2011 5 31 This demo license demo or full license can be requested with the Help Registration E Mail menu An e mail containing the necessary information for license generation then appears in your standard e mail application The dealer who provided you with InkWIZE should be entered as the addressee of the e mail After receiving m eet seni eeeceeece reece eee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee see eseeeeeeoee eee essere eeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeee
89. tioned color space combinations However profiling tools are still necessary for special applications but not limited to the creation of Savelnk profiles Multicolor profiles editing and printer profiles In addition the main conversion from the document color space to the target color space which you select with the Auto Setup Wizard presupposes separate DeviceLink profiles that were not created with AutoLink You will find more information under Creating your own DeviceLink profiles One very special feature of InkVVIZE is that you can use existing possibly already practice tested or special DeviceLink profiles that are based on the ICC standard You determine yourself whether InkWIZE accesses existing DeviceLink profiles or new ones calculated on the fly You can also decide yourself whether and to what extent dynamic DeviceLink profiles are used for data conversion In the main Configurations Images and or Vectors windows you can activate the Apply AutoLink option to specify the use of DeviceLink profiles when converting images and or vectors from the source color space to the target or document color space An additional license is necessary activate the AutoLink functions AutoLink settings You can make your AutoLink settings manually or better still automatically with Auto Setup When making manual settings the first step is to activate the use of DeviceLink profiles on the Images and Vectors tabs in the Configurations
90. tions Import Configurations To export your configurations profiles go to the Tools menu and select Export Configurations to open the Export Environment window a You have three export options Export all configurations V Export ICC profiles e Export all configurations All the ICC profiles and sal di aa Fla configurations of all queues are exported If you wish to Drag amp Drop ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 Export AutoLink Setup settings the additional checkbox Demo SOcoated_v2_SaveMax_Advanced_B8741 Normalize_ SOcoated_v2 should be enabled too i e Export individual configurations To do this Convert_6C to 6C DeviceLink e e fai iam canines disable Export all configurations and select the required Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 e aene configurations from the list of configurations displayed a a ag a T ET In this way only selected configurations and their settings Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_CoLoV4 ca Nati aanas are exported If you additionally activate the Export o gt Coma ICC profiles checkbox all the ICC device profiles and DeviceLink profiles used in the selected configurations are Export Environment SO sport Environment included in the export lf you wish to Export AutoLink _ Export all configurations _ Gf Export ICC profiles Setup settings the additional checkbox should be enabled Mi Export AutoLink Setup settings too ae os ies tei Cai e Export AutoLink Set
91. tive or invalid is highlighted in orange Invalid queues may occur as a result of incomplete entries or missing profiles The tables towards the bottom of the window show which jobs are still pending and which have already been processed If errors occur when processing files or if InkWIZE detects non supported file types they are highlighted in red in the Processed Jobs list Both the Pending Jobs and the Processed Jobs lists can be sorted by ID file name queue and status For example by clicking on the ID column the newest converted job is shown on top by clicking on the Status column all files with errors are shown on top Typically the names of the queue and the associated configuration are the same In case the names differ for example because you have assigned another configuration to a queue the configuration name is shown in brackets behind the queue name A click with the right mouse button on a job under Pending Jobs or Processed Jobs opens a context sensitive menu with which you can create a soft proof Screen Preview open Show Job Properties or save a Job Report Save Job Properties or delete the job You can find more information on this subject in the chapter Special workflow options Note Incidentally you can very easily use Drag amp Drop to specifically drag your data onto one of the configurations in the queues overview The file to be converted is then automatically processed using the settings in the configuratio
92. to simultaneously process several additional files belonging to an original file Settings Input Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Input Select Output Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Output Select Originals Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Done Select Error Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Error Select Temporary Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Temp Select Process with Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 HH Target File Name Append Text Convert_Demo lSOcoatv2_to_news26 M Append Job ID Copy File Types jdf txt xml Note The Drag amp Drop function is particularly helpful for testing a configuration To do so a configuration can first be assigned to the Drag amp Drop queue Then the files are simply dragged onto InkWIZE s Overview window eeeceerece reece eee ese eee eee eee ee eeee ees eeseeeeeeoeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee The converted files are stored alongside the original files possibly with the appended configuration name and the Job ID If you use the Auto Setup Wizard the hot folders are created automatically and the matching configurations assigned The file name of the optimized PDF file contains both the queue name and the Job ID If you work with the Bodoni Syste
93. uNE 63 sapiman MOL FF OS asp 66 Handling of RGB objects with embedded profiles 00 te eeeseesesseseeeteeees 66 Handling of CMYK objects with embedded profiles 2 0 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 Conversion of PDF files with transparencies csccssssesssessoseesserseceeesees 67 Conversion of spot colors to CMYK s sessssessssssessssessssessossseosesesessesessssssessesess 70 Compatibility with GWG patches eeessesesecetceceotsceressecscectersceseossesceoses 70 Foreword G Thank you for deciding on InkWIZE InkWIZE gives you a hot folder based color server for optimizing TIFF JPEG image data and PDF data by means of DeviceLink profiles and ICC device profiles The principal application is optimisation and color conversion of CMYK printing data Starting with Version 2 0 however InkWIZE can also be used for media neutral workflows with RGB data or for Multicolor processing The DeviceLink profiles used play a major role as regards the quality of the optimisation and color conversion of CMYK printing data For a number of standard tasks Bodoni Systems has developed Standard DeviceLink Profiles that you can purchase in a bundle with InkWIZE When using Ink WIZE under a demo license for test purposes you have all the available Bodoni Systems Standard DeviceLink Profiles at your disposal for color conversion limiting the total amount of color or saving ink Since automated color management often requires extensive configur
94. ual mM Apply embedded profiles intents T h e Lea ve Text Apply AutoCurves a elements unchanged Convert to Document color space sRGB Color Space Profile icm be Perceptual fu nctio n on the Vectors Apply embedded profiles intents galana tab clearly indicates CMYK conversion A s erceptual n that l n kWIZ E makes a e Reda tai distinction between vectors and text If you only want Convert to Document color space B Generic Lab Profile icc ig Perceptual to convert vector graphics The Document color space setting is SOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK and leave text unchanged AutoLink Setup es Stop Start simply activate this function Handling of ICC based PDF objects Individual objects images vectors within PDF files may have embedded profiles This results in a number of different options in the workflow Handling of 1CC based RGB objects In PDF files prepared in media neutral fashion the colors of RGB objects are usually converted directly to the target color space However if you use DeviceLink profiles to optimize PDF printing data it may also make sense to first convert such objects to the document color space i e normalize them and then optimize all the objects in the PDF file by means of a DeviceLink profile This working method can be preset in the Auto Setup Wizard by selecting the Optimize Total Area Coverage or Savelnk option An example The P
95. ually taken over automatically by the other workflow system for further processing To make sure that the workflow system does not attempt to access the files while the InkWIZE conversion process is still in progress you should create an additional temporary folder This Temporary Folder manages the file until conversion has been completely finished Only then are the data moved to the Output Folder In the standard procedure however no Temporary Folder is created when defining new queues Settings Input Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo SOcoatv2_to_news26 Input Select Output Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Output Select Originals Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo SOcoatv2_to_news26 Done Select Error Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Error Select Temporary Folder Users Documents Queues Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 Temp Select Process with Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_news26 HH Target File Name Append Text Convert_Demo lSOcoatv2_to_news26 M Append Job ID Copy File Types jdf txt xml Under Target File Name Append Text you can attach a suffix to the original file name The name of the configuration is appended as standard If this suffix is too long for your liking you can modify and shorten the text The Append Job ID option generates a unique consecutive number and appends it to the original file
96. underlying object As soon as there is just a minimal amount of color in a channel in the overprinting object only the color component of the upper overprinting object is displayed and put onto the paper However since Savelnk replaces CMY components with black it may well happen that areas previously containing no black are then composed with black meaning that the overprinting properties change If a case of this kind occurs but you still want to apply the Savelnk function you have to calculate a new Savelnk profile that preserves colors containing 0 black 66 Optimizing mixed PDF files eeeceeree reece ese ese ee eee eee eee eee eee sees seeeeeeeeesee essere eeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeoeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee The Auto Setup queues in InkWIZE 2 0 and higher are optimized for every case and every color space be it for CMYK RGB Gray or Multicolor data Particularly because of their frequent occurrence in daily practice special attention is of course still paid to PDF files containing pure CMYK data Different processes for PDF conversion are triggered depending on the option selected in the Auto Setup Wizard that you can use to easily create standard queues Handling of RGB objects with embedded profiles If you use the standard Normalize and convert color to new output condition queue in the Auto Setup Wizard the colors of the RGB objects in the PDF file are converted to the CMYK color space of the document
97. up settings will export all the I pi ea c settings including the table of profiles you have established ormalize_ISOcoated_v2 5 Comen Demo Soroava Se ene in the AutoLink Setup dialog Please keep in mind that z Convert_4c nach 6C E Comert aca Devketink the profiles created from AutoLink on the fly will not be M Convert_AdobeRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_CoLoV3 C _ Saveink ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 exported as these profiles are only valid on one computer Normalize_ISOCoated Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_PSOsnp_TAC260_CoLoV3 Savelnk_ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_CoLoV4 Output_ISOcoatv2_to_uncoatYellow ol C OK Cancel When clicking the OK button in the Export Environment dialog a Save as dialog appears After entering a file name a CCF file will be created containing your settings configurations and optionally your ICC profiles Afterwards an Information dialog appears informing you about the license provisions Information when exporting and importing Eyed Exporting and importing of DeviceLink and device profiles may violate the license aggreement of using profiles Make sure that the importing inkWIZE system has the right to use the profiles ae ICC printer and DeviceLink profiles For any additional InkWIZE system using Bodoni Cok Systems profiles be it individual or DLS profiles these profiles must be purchased Configurations profiles are imported with the Tools Import Configurations menu command Select th
98. uplicate Delete Save Curve Design Input 50 f gt Output 65 gt rx 4 Revert Auto Setup P Overview Configurations i i Queues r i i AutoLink Setup F AutoCurves Stop _ Start inkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd Under Curve Management you can create new curves using the New button and duplicate or delete existing ones A new curve can be edited under Curve Design either by clicking on the shown curve and moving it with the cursor or by entering values If you wish to enter percentage values in the Input and Output fields make sure to first set an anchor point in the curve The entred values are based on this anchor point You can add as many anchor points as you like With the X button you can delete the selected anchor point eoeceee reece eee eee eee eee eee eee eeeee see eseeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeee A final important point Remember to save the edited curve so that you can later apply it to your data to be converted under Configurations AutoCurves Regarding the application of curves see also the section AutoCurves curves for the printing process Note The curves you create are stored as one channel ICC DeviceLink profiles in the Profiles folder of your operating system The dropdown menu shows not only the curves supplied with InkWIZE for tone value corrections from 20 to 20 but all Gray to Gr
99. us offers a high degree of compatibility with the proven spot color processing functions of common application programs The PDF files generated can usually be assessed in the Separation Preview of the current version of Adobe Acrobat Professional and processed with current PDF workflow systems Positioning of the PDF files in and export from current Adobe InDesign documents also present no problems InkWIZE supports the PDF X 5n standard which enables the embedding of Multicolor profiles in PDF files for the first time In the case of a configuration created with the Auto Setup Wizard selection of a Multicolor DeviceLink profile the default setting is such that the Multicolor target profile is not embedded for image data but that it is embedded as the output intent in PDF files In the case of a converted PDF X file e g a PDF X 4 X 3 or X la file the color converted file is changed into a PDF X 5n file Before using your Multicolor printer profile which you select as the Target Color Space on the Target tab or on the Document Color Space tab in the case of a Multicolor DeviceLink profile check whether the channel names and Lab color definitions have been entered in accordance with your specifications If the Embed into output file checkbox is activated InkVVIZE uses the channel names and color definitions from the Multicolor printer profile set as the target color space when creating the color converted PDF file Otherwise
100. version of InkWIZE comes with a large number of DeviceLink profiles for various applications These profiles are located in InkWIZE s Demo_Profiles program folder If a profile s name starts with Demo it is a coded version that only works under an InkWIZE demo license The demo profiles are no longer available as soon as the full version of InkWIZE is enabled The demo version of InkWIZE retains the structure of the sub directories This means that DeviceLink profiles with similar purposes are grouped in the selection menus and separated by a dividing line The Ink WIZE demo version contains more than 240 profiles classified according to different printing processes and subdivided in accordance with the following applications e CMYK to CMYK color space conversion profiles e Limitation of the total amount of color e Ink saving e CMYK to Gray color space conversion profiles e CMYK to CMYK conversion profiles including ink saving e RGB to CMYK separation profiles Uncoded Profile Sets for the demo and full version The uncoded Bodoni Systems Standard DeviceLink Profiles which you can purchase as an option are accessible with both the InkWIZE demo license and the full version license You install the DeviceLink profiles in the general Profiles folder of the operating system The demo profiles are not displayed in the full version Profile Sets for international printing standards The Standard DeviceLink Profiles of the CoLoV3 V4
101. viceLink Activated ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 Activated Demo ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_Advanced_B8741 Demo ISOcoated_v2_SaveMax_ Activated Normalize_ISOcoated_v2 Normalize_ISOcoated_v2 Activated Convert_Demo SOcoatv2_to_PSOuncoat Convert_Demo ISOcoatv2_to_P Activated Convert_4c nach 6C Convert_4c nach 6C Activated Convert_6C to 6C DeviceLink Convert_6C to 6C DeviceLink Activated Convert_AdobeRGB_to_ISOcoatV2_TAC330_Co Convert_AdobeRGB_to_ISOcoat Activated Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 Savelnk ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax Activated Normalize_ISOCoated Normalize_ISOcoated_v2_300_ Activated Convert_Demo SOcoatv2_to_PSOsnp_TAC260 Convert_Demo SOcoatv2_to_P Activated Savelnk ISOcoated v2 SaveMax CoLoV4 Savelnk ISOcoated v2 SaveMa Activated oo0oo0oo0oo0ooo oOo oO O O pgo Pending Jobs J Processed Jobs E_IS039_Original_01 pdf ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 OK Ink savings 11 5 E_ISO39_Original_02 pdf ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 OK Ink savings 10 5 CLEditCMYK_Large_v31_144dpi tif ISOcoatedv2_SaveMax_ColoV3 OK Ink savings 23 5 UVL_T stdate r V5 pd UULPUL_ IUC0alV O U Od U eciRGBv2_Testimage_144dpi_A tif Drag amp Drop Clear List aaa eee E A Auto Setup Overview Configurations i i Queues i AutoLink Setup AutoCurves Stop Start nkWIZE v2 0 C 2011 Bodoni Systems Ltd Note The PDF file would normally have to be flattened to calcul
102. x on the Options tab The Document color space setting is ISOcoated_v2_eci icc CMYK AutoLink Setup es Stop Start In addition the AutoLink option selectable under Images and Vectors offers the possibility of generating a high quality DeviceLink profile on the fly or of using an existing DeviceLink profile for conversion from the source color space to the target document color space You can find further information on the AutoLink option under Define Profile Assignments AutoLink Setup Whether the target profile is embedded after conversion has been completed depends on the settings on the Target and PDF tabs eeeceeee reece eee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee sees seeeeeeoeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeseeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeoeeeeee Handling of vector graphics If PDF files contain flattened transparencies for example it is often the case that pixel and vector data of the same color directly abut Therefore the basic setting in InkWIZE always converts pixel images and vector graphics in the same way Color differences between abutting pixels and vector objects of the same color are thus reliably avoided You will find the Vector conversions Same as Images setting under Configuration Vectors for this purpose To obtain high quality color conversion you need to use DeviceLink profiles that preserve components composed of one and two colors In special cases where CMYK conversion in InkWIZE

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