Roland ColorChoice Software Training
Goals
To present an overview of the Roland ColorChoice Software Solution
To provide knowledge for successful installation
To train on features and capabilities of the program
Agenda
Introduction and Program OverviewColor Theory Installation on MAC & WindowsComponents of ProgramProgram WorkflowColor TheoryPrinting from Mac & WindowsTroubleshooting
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Software Description
Roland ColorChoice is a PostScript printer driver for the Roland Hi-Fi Jet printer available on both Macintosh
and Windows platforms
Software Overview
Software-embedded Adobe PostScript 3 RIP Platforms supported: Mac, Win 95, 98, NT 4 Open architecture ICC color management Print Directly from any DTP application Familiar Interface Easy-to-use Powerful
Printing from Application
Hardware Recommendations
Pentium II 233MHz
128+ MB RAM
2 GB free hard disk
Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0
Power Macintosh or compatible
128+ MB RAM
2 Gb free Hard Disk
MacOS 8 or later
Windows Macintosh
Connectivity Options
Windows Platform Standard IEEE 1284
parallel cable
Macintosh Platform MAC/PCI Card
w/ standard IEEE 1284 cable
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RIP
RIP - Raster Image Processor Process of converting pixels into lines of dots at
various sizes, and densities for each separate CMYK color for printing.
What does a RIP really do? Converts design into separate CMYK colors Uses halftone screening or diffusion patterns to
fool the eye into seeing continuous tones Directly drives large format printers
Color gamut
The gamut of colors each space can reproduce.
Visible gamut is the eye.
Visible > Pantone > RGB > > Hifi > CMYK
The gamut of colors each space can reproduce.
Visible gamut is the eye.
Visible > Pantone > RGB > > Hifi > CMYK
Rendering Intents
Defines how output / print colors that are outside the color gamut of the printer. Perceptual Relative Colorimetric Saturation Spot Color
Rendering Intents
This intent is best for photographic images. The relationship between colors in original is scaled proportionally to fit the output device’s color gamut.
Rendering Intents
Is best for images, such as logos, where the original needs to exactly match the output. Colors that falls outside of printer’s gamut are converted at the edge of the gamut, which may reduce the total numbers of colors available. For this reason, this intent should only be used when there are relatively few colors in an image
Rendering Intents
This intent is best for images where true color matching is NOT as important as vivid colors. This intent may be used to boost colors within a photographic image.
Rendering Intents
This intent produces the greatest saturation possible, should only be used for NON-photographic images. Examples may include charts and graphs.
Spot Color
Input / Output Profiles
Eg. SWOP
Coated
CMYK data
Common Color Space
RGB Input
profile
CMYK Input
profile
OutputProfile
CMYK orCMYK+LcLm
data
RGB data
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On WindowsRefer to User Guide enclosed in your binder
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On MACRefer to User Guide enclosed in your binder
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From Windows
Windows Interface
File Menu
- Hold Job- Delete
- Inches- Feet- Millimeters- Centimeters
View Menu
Help Menu
Printer Menu
Setup Properties - General
Setup Properties - Communication
Parallel
Setup Properties - Print
- 720dpi- 360 dpi- 180 dpi
- DRAFT- FAST- NORMAL- FINE- SUPER- PHOTO
Setup Properties - PrintFJPigLcLm_BECFJPigLcLm_CANFJPigLcLm_OP-G_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-AC10_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FASTFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-WTBM_FINEFJPigLcLm_PET-G_FINEFJPigLcLm_PET-G_SUPER-PHOTOFJPigLcLm_PVC-G_SUPER-PHOTOFJPigLcLm_PVC-M_NORMAL-FASTFJPigLcLm_SFCFJPigLcLm_YP-M_FINEFJPigLcLm_YP-M_NORMAL-FAST
Profile overview
Setup Properties - Print
- Perceptual- Relative Colorimetric- Saturation- Spot Color
Setup Properties - Print
The ColorChoise ICC profiles can be loaded in Photoshop or Illustrator. If the CMYK conversion is already done, the “Perform color correction” switch should be turned OFF.
Setup Properties - Print
Setup Properties - Print
- CMYK- CMYK LcLm- CMYK O/G
Setup Properties - Color
Buttons
Add Job
Save Job
Delete Job RIP&Print
Pause Job
Abort Job
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
Sending Mode Hold / Print
Done Mode Hold / Delete
Sending Mode Hold / Print
Done Mode Hold / Delete
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
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From MAC
MAC Interface
File Menu
Edit Menu
- Hold Job- Delete
- Inches- Feet- Millimeters- Centimeters
Printer Menu
Printer Properties - Communication
Printer Properties - General
- Roll 52 / 5 feet- Roll 52 / 10 feet- Roll 52 / 50 feet- Roll 52 / 150 feet
- Others
Printer Properties - Print
- 720dpi- 360 dpi- 180 dpi
- DRAFT- FAST- NORMAL- FINE- SUPER- PHOTO
Printer Properties - PrintFJPigLcLm_BECFJPigLcLm_CANFJPigLcLm_OP-G_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-AC10_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FASTFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_FINEFJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_NORMALFJPigLcLm_PCM-WTBM_FINEFJPigLcLm_PET-G_FINEFJPigLcLm_PET-G_SUPER-PHOTOFJPigLcLm_PVC-G_SUPER-PHOTOFJPigLcLm_PVC-M_NORMAL-FASTFJPigLcLm_SFCFJPigLcLm_YP-M_FINEFJPigLcLm_YP-M_NORMAL-FAST
Printer Properties - Print
- Perceptual- Relative Colorimetric- Saturation- Spot Color
Printer Properties - Print
Printer Properties - Print
- CMYK- CMYK LcLm- CMYK O/G
Printer Properties - Color
CMYK
Buttons
Add Job
Delete Job RIP&Print
RIP&Print
Pause Job
Stop Job
Save Job
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Pantone colours from Photoshop
Setting up the ICC profiles
Setting up the ICC profiles
Setting up the ICC profiles
Selecting a Pantone colour
SWOP CMYK VS HI FI CMYKLmLc
Color Choice Setup
Deselect the input colour profiles
Select the correct output profile
The location of ICC profiles
Question & Answers
Colorchoice Software Training
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