You want to customize the color recipes used in an input file. Alternate color definition recipes improve accuracy and consistency by replacing color definitions as defined in the input file with color recipes that are specific to the final printing conditions—settings for the device, media, inks, and so on.

The following procedures describe how to customize color recipes to meet the output needs for the final printing condition—device, media, inks, and so on.

You can define color recipes in Color Editor, which requires creating a new color and managing how it is utilized as part of the job or as part of the entire system.

For the purposes of this activity, you will temporarily alter the color recipes by editing the color recipes during the refine process.

• Revert PDF pages to their original color state
• View color recipes in Color Editor
• Add a color library
• Select the color library in a process template
• Customize color recipes
• Remove the color library

Revert PDF pages to their original color state

1. In the Input Files pane, right-click Print Buyers Guide.pdf , and choose the process template: Refine > Refine > 1stRef-Normz
2. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
3. View the Page Colors column in Job Manager. The PDF pages contain all original spot color information again.

View color recipes in Color Editor

Based on your shop's preferences, you may want to specify an exact CMYK recipe that matches a PANTONE color. In this scenario, the PANTONE conversion standards being used in your shop are based on the Process2000 factory library.

1. From the Tools menu, select Color Editor.
2. In the Color Libraries column, In the Selected Libraries list, select the PANTONE+ V3 Solid Coated library.
3. In the Colors column, locate the following PANTONE colors, and view the Lab recipe for each.
   Note that PANTONE now only supplies Kodak with Lab libraries, and Lab color recipes are converted to CMYK using the ICC profile entered as the Primary Color Output. If you change the ICC profile, the resulting CMYK colors will change.  In order to achieve the closest possible colormatch to PANTONE's specifications, you should use an ICC profile that most closely matches your target print condition. By default, Prinergy uses the latest GRACoL profile for sheetfed offset on coated stock. Change this profile if your print condition is different.
   • PANTONE 355 C = L 52.280, a -66.880, b 33.790
   • PANTONE 703 C = L 45.370, a -53.380, b 19.220
     Note: If the color values don't appear on the right-hand side of the window, select the PANTONE color listed above PANTONE 355 C, and then re-select PANTONE 355 C.
4. Close Color Editor.

Add a color library

1. From the Tools menu, choose Color Editor.
2. In the Color Libraries column, click the Add button.
3. You can optionally define specific PANTONE colors in a CMYK format in order to satisfy specific production requirements. In the Add New Color Library dialog box, type XXColorLibrary (where <XX> represents your initials). Select CMYK in the Select Alternative Color Space list. Click OK.
4. Make note that your XXColor Library is now added to the User Libraries in Color Editor.
5. Close Color Editor.

Select the color library in a process template

1. In the Pages pane, select all PDF pages.
2. Right-click any selected PDF page and choose the process template: Refine > Refine > 2ndRef-MapColors.
3. In the Start Process dialog box, click the Edit Process Template button.
4. Open the Spot Color Handling section.
5. In the Source of Color Recipes area, locate and select your XXColorLibrary in the Selectable column. Click Add.
   This adds your library to the Selected column, making it available for the 2ndRef-MapColors process template.
6. Click OK.
   Note: As the Edit Process Template button was used in this instance, this addition is temporary.

Customize color recipes

1. In the Start Process dialog box, click Color Mapping.
2. Select the PANTONE 355 C color.
3. In the Color Information section, click Edit Copy.
4. In the Select a Color Library dialog box, select your XXColorLibrary for use with XX_Color_Map. Click OK.
5. In the Color Editor - PANTONE 355 C dialog box, change the Cyan value to Cyan 98% and the Screen angle to 105
6. Click OK.
7. Select PANTONE 355 C in the Color Mappings dialog box. From the Output Selected As list, select Convert to Process.
8. Select the PANTONE 703 C color.
9. In the Color Information section, click Edit Copy.
10. In the Select a Color Library dialog box, select your XXColorLibrary for use with XX_Color_Map. Click OK.
11. In the Color Editor - PANTONE 703 C dialog box, change the Black value to Black 25% and the Screen angle to 45.
12. Click OK.
13. From the Output Selected As list, select Convert to Process. Click OK.
14. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
15. In the Pages pane, verify that the only colors listed are CMYK and PANTONE Orange 021 C.

Remove the color library

1. From the Tools menu, choose Color Editor.
2. In the Color Libraries column, select your color library XXColor Library. Click the Remove button. Click Yes.
3. Close Color Editor.
4. Close XX_Color_Map Job Manager.