Creating industry-standard color bars

Create a color bar using one of the artworks that are based on industry standards such as SWOP that are included with Kodak Proofing Software.

1. In Proofer Administrator, click the Proofer icon, and click the Color Bars tab.
2. Click New.
3. In the New Color Bar dialog box, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Name box, type a name for the color bar.
   2. In the Spectrophotometer list, select the spectrophotometer and filter that you will use to measure the color bar.
   3. In the Artwork list, select one of the artworks that are provided for industry standards, such as SWOP.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Color Targets tab, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Characterization Standard list, select a standard.
      For spectrophotometers with a UV filter, the Characterization Standard list may be empty. When the list is empty, on the Settings tab, select the Snapshot Color Values on Next Reading check box.
   2. Click the Triangle icon to view all of the options.
      The values on the Color Targets tab are used with the Certified Process for Color Confirmation. If you are not using the color bar with the Certified Process for Color Confirmation, you can leave the Color Targets tab blank.
6. On the Settings tab, set the options as needed.
7. Click Save.