If you have licensed the Advanced Color option for PrintFactory, you can simulate the texture (substrate qualities) of the reference media. To do this, you proceed as follows:
The Advanced Color option provides additional functionality relating to substrate simulation.
Solid black (color proofing queue only)
Select this option to use only the black ink instead of four inks to print all vector graphics and fonts that are 100 % black. You can thus preserve the sharpness of small text.
Do not select this option for contract proofs.
1-Bit
1. Select a raster-printing mode from the Output mode list:
Option | Meaning |
Accurate Color | Provides full color management by printing color-corrected CMYK and spot color raster points. Recommended for: color proofing. |
Accurate Color + Pure Black | Provides partial color management by printing color-corrected CMY and spot color raster points. K (black) raster points are only color-corrected if mixed with CMY. In other words, a set of CMYK plates is under full color management; a K plate is omitted only in the absence of other colors.Recommended for: newspaper proofing. |
Pure dot | Prints all CMYK raster points without color correction. Pure dot can improve moiré detection and visibility of the rosette structure of a print. Recommended for: imposition printing |
2. If you want to compensate for a plate curve in the imagesetter or platesetter RIP that generates the 1-bit source files, then define and select a similar curve from the Plate curve compensation list.
Applying an appropriate plate compensation curve makes printed output linear. The list contains all user-defined curves defined for this purpose and stored in the PrintFactory/PlateCurves/ folder. You can click Define to create or modify a user-defined plate compensation curve.
3. If you want to print 1-bit separations in black only, select Print separations as black.
4. If 1-bit sources provide negative plates or films and you want to print positive proofs, select Negative plates.