Driver settings

The application's PostScript Color Management option will override the color settings of the driver (Input Profile and Rendering Intent). In this case, the driver will use the application's "Document" profile and selected rendering intent. Then, we have only to select in the driver:

●In the Paper/Quality tab (Windows) or Image Quality panel (Mac OS), set Print Quality to Best.

●In the Color tab (Windows) or Color Options panel (Mac OS), check the Automatic PANTONE Calibration or HP Professional PANTONE Emulation box.

Printer settings

Ensure that the Paper Type setting on the front panel corresponds to the paper you intend to use.

Get accurate colors from Adobe InDesign CS

This topic outlines one way to have good control over the printed colors you will obtain from your printer; there are many other ways. We describe the hard-proofing technique that shows you on your printer how your colors will appear when reproduced in a press. Before starting, ensure that your paper type has already been calibrated.

NOTE EPS, PDF, and grayscale images don't allow page-layout applications to manage their colors. In addition, such images are displayed very poorly on a monitor.

Application settings

1.Open Adobe InDesign and select Color Settings from the Edit menu.

●Working spaces: the working space is the color space you want to use when manipulating the image. We recommend using the color space that comes with the image (see Color Management Policies below), if any; otherwise, our recommended default settings are: RGB: Adobe RGB 1998, CMYK: SWOP for the USA and Euroscale Coated v2 for the rest of the world.

●Color Management Policies: select 'Preserve Embedded Profiles'.

●Rendering Intent: see Set the rendering intent.

●Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen the Relative Colorimetric rendering intent. See Perform black point compensation.

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