Define a color bar

What is a color bar

Color bars are color control strips to verify the color quality of the prints. The color bar uses the print settings of the media definition.

The bar is printed in the trim area of a page. Duplex sheets get the bar at both sides and simplex sheets at the print side.

There are five factory defined color bars:

• FOGRA CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V2.2a Proof

• FOGRA CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V3.0a Proof

• FOGRA CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V3.0b Proof

• IDEAlliance Control Strip 2009

• IDEAlliance Control Wedge 2013

NOTE

You cannot create your own color bars.

Go to the color bars

1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Color]  → [Color & information bars] .

   [Color & information bars] tab

Edit a color bar

1. Select a color bar.

2. Click [Edit].

   [Color bars] menu

3. Change the name and description.

   

4. Click [OK].

Delete a color bar

You can only delete previously imported color bars.

1. Select one or more color bars.

2. Click [Delete].

   [Color bars] menu

Import a color bar

1. Click [Import].

   [Color bars] menu

2. Select the EPS file that represents the color bar.

3. Click [OK].

Export a color bar

You can only export previously imported color bars.

1. Select the color bar.

2. Click [Export].

   [Color bars] menu

3. Click [OK].