Glossary Of Color Management Terms
Relative A rendering intent that maps colors to the nearest hue relative to Colorimetric the white point of the media. The gamut mapping strategy will
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Rendering Intent As part of the Profile Color Conversion in the Profile Connection Space, rendering intents can be applied to the job to achieve specific results. The DocuSP controller provides 5 rendering intents:
•Absolute Colorimetric
•Relative Colorimetric
•Perceptual
•Saturation
•Pure
RGB A color space model that defines the relative amounts of Red, Green, and Blue light in the image. The RGB color space is generally seen as an input profile; the printer will need to convert RGB to CMYK in order to print the job.
Saturation A rendering intent that maps RGB CMYK to CMYK. The G is the printer’s G, the B is the printer’s B, and the R is a saturated Red.
Source Profile The color profile with which the job was created at the client workstation prior to submission. It is often embedded as part of the PDL, but if not embedded, a source profile can be assigned by the DocuSP controller at the job or queue level.
Spectro- A tool which measures the quality of the printed test pattern and photometer enables calibration of the printer. This is accomplished by
measuring the spectral wavelength of light reflected from a substrate (surface).
Spot Color Spot colors are selected from books or charts that contain printed color samples, each of which is identified by some number. Usually, the numbered colors are also described in the CMYK system. One widely used numbering scheme is known as the PANTONE® Matching System, or PMS. The DocuSP controller contains a spot color editor that provides PANTONE® Coated and Uncoated color definitions.
sRGB Standard
SWOP Standard Web Offset Press. A type of printing press for which the DocuSP controller provides an emulation.
TIFF Tagged Image File Format.
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