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This chapter discusses color management workflows used in short-run color printing 
as well as color proofing on the Fiery. It also gives examples of color management in 
specific desktop applications and the interaction between those applications and 
ColorWise color management.

See Chapter 1 for information on the differences in color management support 

between the PostScript driver and the PCL driver.

The term “workflow” is used to describe the path a job follows from its creation in 
a desktop application to final printed output. It is helpful to think of the following 
categories when describing workflows:

• Short-run printing versus color proofing for eventual output on an offset press

• RGB, CMYK, and PANTONE color systems

• Desktop color management within an application versus color management on the 

Fiery, along with the notion that different versions of desktop applications handle 
color management differently. So it is important to pay close attention to the version 
of a particular application when considering the workflows in this chapter.

Short-run color printing refers to those jobs for which the Fiery is the final print 
device. Printing jobs to the Fiery in preparation for printing on an offset press is 
referred to as color proofing. Both types of Fiery print jobs use RGB, CMYK, and 
PANTONE colors.

• For short-run jobs, bright, saturated colors are often desirable. These are achieved by 

using the full range of colors available, referred to as the full gamut of copier, or 
more simply copier CMYK. See “Advanced Workflows” on page 2-9 for short-run 
printing examples.

• Offset jobs proofed on the Fiery require the printed colors to match those from 

another set of CMYK printing conditions. Colors that are specified for an offset 
press require CMYK simulation that is optimized for proofing on the copier. See 
Advanced Workflows on page 2-9 for color proofing examples that simulate the 
gamut of another digital printer or press standard.