Submitting color bars to workflow software - MPI

When you create a new color bar, the Color Confirmation setup requires you to submit a PDF file of the color bar artwork to the workflow software for color management, to complete the setup of the color bar.

During this step, the color bar prints in two places on the sheet—in the content area, and in the color bar area. Crosshairs print on the first color bar to help you correctly set up the color bar. After you complete this step, only one color bar prints on the sheet, and it prints without crosshairs in the color bar area.
Note: Epson Stylus Pro printers with inline spectrophotometers cannot read color bars that are placed vertically on the sheet. The color bar must be placed horizontally.

1. Perform one of the following actions:

   For this color bar	Do this
   A color bar from Kodak Proofing Software that includes artwork, such as a default color bar.	Submit the PDF file (<file name>.pdf) of the exported color bar to the proofing workflow.
   A user-defined color bar	Submit a PDF file of the color bar artwork to the proofing workflow. The PDF file can be of custom color bar artwork created by you, or it can be artwork supplied by an industry standard.

   
   The workflow software uses the profiles to color manage the color bar.
   
   

2. Print the sheet.

   A pattern of crosshairs prints over the artwork in the content area. When the crosshairs don’t align with the artwork in the content area, you must re-create the color bar.

   The following is an example of how the crosshairs should print on a color bar. They should align in the middle of the color patches.

The following is an example of incorrect crosshairs. The crosshairs are not aligned with the color patches, and the location of the first patch is incorrect.

Note: When the crosshairs don’t align with the artwork in the content area, you must use Proofer Administrator to edit the color bar and correct the settings on the Patches tab. Kodak Proofing Software will require you to save the color bar with a new name, and you will need to submit a PDF file of the color bar artwork to the workflow software again to ensure that the crosshairs are in the correct position.