130 Printing Guide [EFI Designer Edition RIP] - Proof a press with CMYK [Adobe Photoshop CS - Mac OS X]

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Proof a press with CMYK

Application: Adobe Photoshop CS

Printer: HP Designjet 30/90/130 series

Software: EFI Designer Edition for HP

Operating System: Mac OS X

Summary of content (7 pages)

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HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Proof a press with CMYK Application: Adobe Photoshop CS Printer: HP Designjet 30/90/130 series Software: EFI Designer Edition for HP Operating System: Mac OS X
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1. First recommendations: • Some paper types are better than others for proofing, see the Media type functionality & features and choose the most appropriate media. • It is essential to have the media type correctly calibrated with the printer and print mode, consult the Calibrate my printer document. 2. Open the EFI Designer Edition RIP. 3. EFI Designer Edition RIP settings, Preferences: • • Color: o Check the Active Color Management checkbox.
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4. Open Adobe Photoshop CS. 5. Configure the Color Settings, Photoshop menu > Color Settings…: • Make sure the Advanced Mode check box is ticked. • Working Space > RGB: Adobe RGB (1998). • Working Space > CMYK: Euroscale Coated v2 (for Europe), U.S. Web Coated (for SWOP) v2 (US) and Japan Standard v2 (for Japan). • Color Management Policies: Preserve the embedded profiles. • Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting. • Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening.
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• Click OK. 7. Select your press profile in the Proof Setup dialog box, View Menu > Proof Setup > Custom…: • Profile: Select the press profile. If you don’t have the press profile on the list, you should copy into the folder: /Library/ColorSync/Profiles. • Intent: Perceptual (for RGB images) or Relative Colorimetric (for CMYK images). • Check Black Point Compensation. • Simulate > Paper White: This setting only affects the display, check it if you want to emulate the white of the paper.
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8. Adobe Photoshop Print with Preview… settings, File menu > Print with Preview…: • Page Setup: o Format for...: Select the printer (ex. EFISoftwarePrinter). o Paper Size: Select the paper size of the media loaded on the printer. o Orientation: Select the orientation of your image on the paper. o Click OK. • Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need. • Check Show More Options. • Select the Color Management tab: o Source Space: Proof.
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• Click Print.
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