How to add Color Bars in Layout

How to add Color Bars in Layout

How to Add Color Bars in PrintFactory Layout

Color bars are a useful way to ensure colour accuracy and stability during production. In PrintFactory Layout, you can add them directly to your jobs once margins are enabled.

Steps to Add Color Bars

1. Open the application

  • Launch PrintFactory Layout.

2. Enable Margins

  • At the top toolbar, tick the Margins checkbox.

  • This activates the margin controls and makes the Color Bars option available.


3. Add Color Bars

  • Next to Color Bars, open the dropdown menu.

  • Select where you want the bars to appear:

    • None – no color bars

    • L+R – add color bars to both left and right margins

    • L – add to the left margin only

    • R – add to the right margin only

4. Adjust Size 

  • To the right of the dropdown, you can set the width (in mm) of the color bar strip.

5. Review and Send

  • Check the preview to confirm the bars are correctly positioned.

  • Send the job to RIP, the color bars will print automatically.

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