You can access the "Swatch Books" dialog through RIP-Queue or JobAn image coupled with RIP-Queue settings. Editor by clicking the icon on the toolbar. (Figure 1)

 

You can also show to the "Swatch Books" dialog through [ColorThe attribute of visual experience that can be described using the dimensions of Hue, Saturation, and Brightness. Replacement] in Job Editor. (Figure 2)

1. Click the [Color Correction] tab, then Tools > Color Replacements
2. Click the first button to add a new color, which opens the "Color Replacement" dialog.
3. Once you have a color selected, you can click the [Swatch Books] button.

The "Swatch Books" dialog is broken into five different areas (Figure 3):

 

Swatch Generation

There are three types of Swatches available:

• 1-Dimensional: Allows horizontal variation of the source color
• 2-Dimensional: Allows horizontal and vertical variations of the source color
• 3-Dimensional: Allows horizontal, vertical and individual page variations of the source color

 

The number of corresponding patches can be selected relative to the [Swatch Type] selection. The [PatchSingle color sample contained in a swatch. Used as part of profile generation. Width], [Patch Height], [Label Gap] and [Patch Gap] are defined by the user.

 

Source Color

This displays the currently selected source color; the selected color space and current device values.

When Swatch Books are accessed from the "Color Replacement" dialog the source color will already have been selected. To change the selected color, click [Edit] button..

 

When using Swatch Books without starting with “Color Replacement”, you will need to select and edit the source color by clicking button..

 

Color Type

Select the color type from any of the following:

• CMYKSystem for describing colors based on a combination of values for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black; the ink colors used in four-color process printing. In theory, 100% of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow create Black. In practice, the addition of Black ink is necessary to print a true Black. See also RGB.
• RGBSystem for describing colors based on a combination of values for Red, Green, and Blue—the additive primaries. RGB is the basic additive color model used for color video display. Mixing various percentages of red, green, and blue light can recreate most of the spectrum; combining 100% of all three creates white light. See CMYK, Additive Color.
• Lab
• Spot ColorA specific color or type applied to individual graphic items.
• Device Values (Printer Ink Channels)

 

You can also measure a source color using a supported hand-held spectrophotometer.

 

Auto Patches

When [Auto Patches] is selected, you can choose the type of variation and the [+/- ] degree of variation to be applied to the swatch.

Select a variation type from the following:

• Saturation (1-Dimensional Only)
• Lightness
• Chroma
• Hue