Define color mappings

This topic contains the following instructions.

1. Go to the color mappings

2. Add a color mapping group

3. Edit a color mapping group

4. Copy a color mapping group

5. Add a color mapping

6. Edit a color mapping

7. Copy a color mapping

8. Delete a color mapping or color mapping group

9. Move a color mapping to another group

10. Define the color mapping attributes

11. Use special spot colors

A color mapping is an element that maps (transforms) a source color value into a new target color value. Color mapping is applied during the job RIP process. Color mapping also applies to color bars and information bars.

You add one or more color mappings to a color mapping group. A color mapping group enables the combination of different color mappings. You can assign the color mapping group to a color preset.

Go to the color mappings

1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Color]  → [Color mappings] .

   
   Color mappings

Add a color mapping group

1. Click [Add group].

2. Define a name and description.

   

3. Click [OK].

Edit a color mapping group

1. Select a color mapping group.

2. Click [Edit].

3. Define a name and description.

4. Click [OK].

Copy a color mapping group

1. Select a color mapping group.

2. Click [Copy].

3. Define a name and description.

4. Click [OK].

Add a color mapping

1. Select a color mapping group.

2. Click [Add color mapping].

   

3. Define the color mapping attributes sign the table below.

4. Click [OK].

Edit a color mapping

1. Select a color mapping.

2. Click [Edit].

3. Define the color mapping attributes sign the table below.

4. Click [OK].

Copy a color mapping

1. Select a color mapping.

2. Click [Copy].

3. Define the color mapping attributes sign the table below.

4. Click [OK].

Delete a color mapping or color mapping group

1. Select one or more color mappings or color mapping groups.

2. Click [Delete].

Move a color mapping to another group

1. Select the color mapping.

2. Click [Move].

3. Select the new color mapping group.

4. Click [OK].

Define the color mapping attributes

Edit color mapping

Attributes	Description
[Source color type]	Use the [Source type] drop-down list to select the type of source color. RGB color value CMYK color value Spot color of a spot color library Spot color of a custom spot color library CMYK colors and spot colors are specified as percentages (0-100). RGB colors can be specified as 8-bit numbers (0-255) or as percentages (0-100). Use the [Value type] to define the format of the RGB value.
[Source color]	Use the [Source color] option to define the source color. RGB color value. Enter values for the [Red], [Green], [Blue] fields. CMYK color value. Enter values for the [Cyan], [Magenta], [Yellow], [Black] fields. Spot color of a spot color library. Select the spot color Spot color of a custom spot color library. Select the spot color. Special spot color. Enter: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, All, or None. (See table below) NOTE Search in the list of spot colors, by entering a part of the spot color name.
[Tolerance]	Use the [Tolerance] option to set the tolerance. The tolerance of a source color is expressed as a percentage point. A percentage point is the difference between two percentages. For example, the percentage point between 32% and 30% is 2. The tolerance of a spot color cannot be defined.
[Target color]	Use the [Target color] option to define the target color. Spot color of a spot color library. Select the spot color. Spot color of a custom spot color library. Select the spot color. Special spot colors. Enter: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, All, None. (See table below) NOTE Search in the list of installed spot colors, by entering a part of the spot color name.

Use special spot colors

Spot color	Description
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black'	A mapping to one of these (exactly spelled) spot color names prints the primary color instead of the source color. No color management is applied to this target color.
All	A mapping to this (exactly spelled) spot color name prints all primary colors instead of the source color. This results in: rich black.
None	A mapping of this (exactly spelled) spot color name makes objects invisible on the print. This can be useful to make markers invisible.

More information

• Define a color preset

• Learn about spot colors