Transcript Roland ColorChoice Software Training

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 Overview
Color Theory
Installation on MAC & Windows
Components of Program
Program Workflow
Color Theory
Printing from Mac & Windows
Troubleshooting
Roland
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
Windows
 Pentium II 233MHz
 128+ MB RAM
 2 GB free hard disk
 Windows 95/98 or
Windows NT 4.0
Macintosh
 Power Macintosh or
compatible
 128+ MB RAM
 2 Gb free Hard Disk
 MacOS 8 or later
Connectivity Options
Windows Platform
Standard IEEE 1284
parallel cable
Macintosh Platform
MAC/PCI Card
w/ standard IEEE 1284 cable
Roland
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
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
Spot Color
This intent produces the greatest saturation possible,
should only be used for NON-photographic images.
Examples may include charts and graphs.
Input / Output Profiles
Eg. SWOP
Coated
CMYK data
RGB data
CMYK Input
profile
RGB Input
profile
Common Color Space
Output
Profile
CMYK or
CMYK+LcLm
data
On Windows
Refer to User Guide enclosed in your binder
Roland
On MAC
Refer to User Guide enclosed in your binder
Roland
From Windows
Roland
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 - Print
FJPigLcLm_BEC
FJPigLcLm_CAN
FJPigLcLm_OP-G_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-AC10_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FAST
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WTBM_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PET-G_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PET-G_SUPER-PHOTO
FJPigLcLm_PVC-G_SUPER-PHOTO
FJPigLcLm_PVC-M_NORMAL-FAST
FJPigLcLm_SFC
FJPigLcLm_YP-M_FINE
FJPigLcLm_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
Abort Job
Delete Job
Pause Job
RIP&Print
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
 Sending Mode

Hold / Print
 Done Mode

Hold / Delete
Printing from Windows
Printing from Windows
From MAC
Roland
MAC Interface
File Menu
Edit Menu
- Hold Job
- Delete
- Inches
- Feet
- Millimeters
- Centimeters
Printer Menu
Printer Properties - Communication
Printer Properties - General
- Roll 52 / 5
- Roll 52 / 10
- Roll 52 / 50
- Roll 52 / 150
- Others
feet
feet
feet
feet
Printer Properties - Print
- 720dpi
- 360 dpi
- 180 dpi
- DRAFT
- FAST
- NORMAL
- FINE
- SUPER
- PHOTO
Printer Properties - Print
FJPigLcLm_BEC
FJPigLcLm_CAN
FJPigLcLm_OP-G_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-AC10_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FAST
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-PMP2_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WMWV_NORMAL
FJPigLcLm_PCM-WTBM_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PET-G_FINE
FJPigLcLm_PET-G_SUPER-PHOTO
FJPigLcLm_PVC-G_SUPER-PHOTO
FJPigLcLm_PVC-M_NORMAL-FAST
FJPigLcLm_SFC
FJPigLcLm_YP-M_FINE
FJPigLcLm_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
Save Job
Delete Job
Stop Job
RIP&Print
Pause Job
RIP&Print
Pantone colours from Photoshop
Roland
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
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