Does anyone know the ideal color settings for exporting .jpg and .eps files for CMYK printing? The default X6 settings result in rather washed out looking exports (both on the screen and on the prints). Black looks very dark grey etc.
Never had this issue with X3 but I understand that X6 uses a totally different color engine so I figure I just need to know the correct settings.
Thanks for any help!
I figured it out with Ariel's help. When he mentioned profiles it got me to thinking.
I loaded in the icc profile for the vinyl we primarily use (VCammVP540_VWorks_Orajet3651G_MAX_720.icc) from the profiles directory in C:\Program Files\Roland VersaWorks\Profiles into CorelDRAW X6 and now my export colors are what I would expect.
Thank you again Ariel for pointing me in the right direction!
Sorry, never tried, but thinking to use it, does it not work with standard RGB?
howiegoo said:X3 exports on those same computers (except my laptop, no X3 there) are crisp and beautiful with no out-of-gamut colors. X6 exports are dull and faded all around.
At www.graphictechnology.com I have a color management combo book deal for users versions of CorelDRAW X4 and older and X6. I use a Roland solvent printer all the time and many digital devices and in my opinion while loading the Roland ICC profile may have achieved the single goal you wanted in the long run it will compromise the compatibility of your files..
To answer many questions I need regional knowledge of you location and to be honest X4 and older versions of CorelDRAW used such a unique method of color management and had many non-ICC compliant settings that a proper coordination can require quite a bit of discussion.
The X4 and older book is 90 pages if I could have explained color management for those version in fewer page I would have, the combo book is perfect because to set X5 or X6 to work for you as closely as X4 and older versions you really need to understand what the setting in the older versiobs were doing.
As Ariel said there is no universal color management for printing but I can say that with my settings I have NO problems printing wide format with 4 or 6 colors, offset printing etc. The only case in wich I change the settings is for different tipes of paper. We send files for prinitng to several companies with different kind of printers and there is no problem with the color. It's perfect!
I think you have to look at printer color management and the profiles for the media you print on. I worked for several years in a company for wide format printing with 4 and 6 colors printers /plotters and the correct printer profile for each media is the key for a real color.