Advanced Black Generation

Advanced Black Generation
Advanced Black Generation allows you to add GCR tables and Gray Balance profiles for any of the following data types: CMYK Image GCR CMYK Vector GCR RGB Image GCR RGB Vector GCR CMYK Gray Balance RGB Gray Balance Use the drop-down arrows for each data type to select your GCR or Gray Balance options. You can access Advanced Black Generation options (Figure 1) through the Output tab of the ICC Profiles Setup dialog To open the Advanced Black Generation options: Select the Printer & Media Tab. Click Change Profiles.... Select the Output tab. Click the Advanced Black Generation button. Click the Edit Quick Sets button on the toolbar. This opens the Edit Quick Sets dialog. Select the Quick Set you would like to edit, and click Edit. This opens the Edit Quick Set dialog. Click the Change Profiles button. This opens the ICC Profile Setup dialog. Select the Output tab, then click Advanced Black Generation. GCR Tables A Black Generation (GCR) profile controls how black is generated in the image by adjusting the balance of process and primary black, as well as the total ink limit. A Black Generation (GCR) table functions the same as a Black Generation (GCR) Profile. The only difference is that a Black Generation table is created using the Custom setting in the GCR drop-down menu, and a Black Generation profile is created in Media Manager. Select from the available GCR options for each data type: No GCR Selected - This option applies no GCR settings to the data type. Default GCR - This option applies the default GCR settings. Custom - This option allows you to edit the GCR settings. When using this option, click Edit to open the Edit GCR dialog (Figure 2). See Edit GCR for more information. Gray Balance Profiles Gray Balance adjusts the levels of C, M, or Y in order to get a balanced gray. Because ICC profiles do this automatically, only use this if you are not using an ICC profile. Select from the available Gray Balance options for each data type: No Gray Balance Selected - This option applies no Gray Balance settings to the data type. Default Gray Balance - This option applies the default Gray Balance settings.	Figure 1 Figure 2

Advanced Black Generation allows you to add GCR tables and Gray Balance Collapsed profiles for any of the following data types:

CMYK Image GCR
CMYK Vector GCR
RGB Image GCR
RGB Vector GCR
CMYK Gray Balance
RGB Gray Balance

Use the drop-down arrows for each data type to select your GCR or Gray Balance options.

You can access Advanced Black Generation options (Figure 1) through the Output Collapsed tab of the ICC Profiles Setup dialog

To open the Advanced Black Generation options:

GCR Tables

Gray Balance Profiles

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