PANTONE® workflows
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PANTONE® colors are identified by their name, and the appearance of the
color is defined by Pantone. Pantone calibrates HP Designjet printers so that
they can produce the best match for a PANTONE® color, and certifies that
they can do so in several printing conditions.
When an application sends a PANTONE® color to the printer, it can use two
methods.
● PANTONE® spot colors are defined by name.
● PANTONE® process colors are defined with a CMYK value.
Because CMYK values are device-dependent, the CMYK for the PANTONE®
process color must be adapted to the target printer and printing conditions.
The best way to do this is for the application to use PANTONE® spot colors
and pass their names to the printer, letting the printer handle the conversion
to CMYK. In this case, the printer's Automatic PANTONE® Calibration option
must be on.
If you prefer to use PANTONE® process colors for some reason, you have
two alternatives:
● You can download PANTONE® color palettes designed for your
application from
http://www.designjet.hp.com
These color palettes will allow you to use CMYK colors in your
applications and obtain the best PANTONE® color matching for your
specific printing conditions. These palettes are accompanied by
instructions for using them in your application.
● Most applications contain CMYK definitions of PANTONE® colors
optimized for the SWOP or EuroScale standards. If the application does
not support CMYK definitions of PANTONE® colors, or if the printer
CMYK does not emulate these standards, the output will not match well
with the PANTONE® colors.
HP Designjet printers reproduce PANTONE® Coated colors.
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