CorelDRAW X6 Help with Colour Management in X6

Help with Colour Management in X6

Hello all,

I'm in desperate need of some help with colour settings in CDX6. I've scoured the net but only seem to find contradictions and half answers, so am hoping for some expert help! I'm running Windows 7 with an Eizo monitor and Epson B-510DN 3 colour inkjet printer. Basically I'd like to know the correct settings for the Default Settings in Colour Management as well as the correct choices in Print Options / Colour. I feel like I'm drowning in options and combinations!

Many thanks in advance.

David Milisock over 8 years ago

There are books at www.graphictechnology.com .

With that said, are you coming forward to X6 from a previous version or are you new to CorelDRAW?

Also can I assume that your printer is not postscript?
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Erwin12 over 8 years ago in reply to David Milisock

Hi David,

Yes, so far as I know it's non-postscript. One thing I'm getting very mixed messages on is Primary Color Mode; some sources say it should be CMYK as the printer inks are CMYK, but others say it should it should be RGB as most inkjet printers are RGB devices.
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David Milisock over 8 years ago in reply to Erwin12

non postscript printer primary color mode RGB on phone will reply more later
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David Milisock over 8 years ago in reply to Erwin12

The primary color mode for non-postscript printers should be RGB. Download from my web site www.graphictechnology.com the custom palettes, use the Grayscale palette for black text and vectors. If you want down an dirty just check preserve pure black in the default color management dialog.

On print dialog color tab let the printer handle color.

All this stuff covered in my books
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Erwin12 over 8 years ago in reply to David Milisock

Thanks for the replies, David. I've been reading your book and have got my head around some elements, but am still struggling with others, so please forgive mye if I ask questions that seem daft. I've been exporting some PDFs of documents created in a CMYK primary colour mode but containing some RGB images; I opted for Native Output Colour as suggested in the book but was rather suprised when I opened the PDF to see the said images glowing in full RGB glory. So am I to understand that if a print bureau asks me for a CMYK file that I need to select CMYK for Output Colour rather than Native?
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