The Fiery Colourwise M&M Demo: A4 Version

The Fiery ColourWise M&M Demo
(updated for Command WorkStation 5)

A4 Version
Copyright © 2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved

Objectives of the demonstration

This example is used to demonstrate the following Fiery feature:
• Fiery Spot On with colour capturing using the ES-1000 spectrophotometer
• Using the captured colours in Adobe InDesign (or any application capable of defining spot colours)
• Spot colour tints, spot colour overprinting, and spot colour overprinting of tints.
Requirements check list

• Fiery driven copier/printer
• Spot On option (bundled with most Fiery’s)
• Fiery Command WorkStation 5, either as part of a FACI bundle or installed on a PC or Mac
• EFI ES-1000 (part of the Fiery Colour Profiler Suite. Bundled with select production Fiery’s)
• Sample file: Spot_Color_Test_A4.pdf
• Media required: A4 LEF plain paper.
• M&M’s candies (preferably plain in order to match the standard colours with the test document)
• The file “M&M Colors.icc” can be used if real M&M Candies and/or the ES-1000 are not available
Preparation for the demonstration

• Load the paper in the printer
• Plug the ES-1000 in a USB port on the Fiery External Controller, or in a USB port of a client PC if driving
this demo from an external PC. (note this will not work from the USB ports on some embedded Fiery’s)
If you have an ES-1000 AND regular M&M Candies please skip to section 2 on page 3
Section 1: Loading the M&M colours on the Fiery (only if you don’t have an ES-1000 or M&M candies)
1. In Command WorkStation 5, select [Device

Center]/[Resources]/[Spot Colours]/[Import...].
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2. Navigate to the M&M Colors.icc file, select it

and click Open.
3. The M&M spot colours will appear as a new

group in the spot colour library. The CMYK
values assigned to these colours were generated
from the active Output Profile.
Skip to section 3 on page 7 to bypass the

capturing of the actual M&M candy colours.
Section 2: Capturing the M&M colours on the Fiery (if you have an ES-1000 and M&M candies)
1. In Command WorkStation 5, select [Device

Center]/[Resources]/[Spot Colours]/[+New]/
[Group].
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2. Enter M&M Colors for the group name and click

OK.
3. Click on Instrument and select EFI ES-1000.
4. Follow the instructions to calibrate the ES-1000
5. Click on +New and select Spot Colour
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6. For each of the 6 different M&M colours:

- Enter the name in Colour Name (eg: MM_Blue)
- Capture the blue colour as illustrated below
- Enter the next name in Colour Name (eg: MM_
Green)
- Capture the green colour as illustrated below
- etc.
- When finished with all 6 colours click OK
7. Each of the colours will appear on the screen.

Make sure they are named as follows:
MM_Red
MM_Yellow
MM_Brown
MM_Orange
MM_Green
MM_Blue
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8. Double click each of the colours (on the

coloured circle) one at a time and print the
search pattern as shown.
9. Place each M&M candy in the center square

of each printout and select a closer match (if
necessary) by clicking on the appropriate square
(on screen) and re-printing the target. You will
find very little adjustment is necessary.
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Section 3: Using the M&M Colours in an InDesign Document
The sample file, Spot-Colour-Test.pdf, was created in InDesign. The six M&M colours were defined as spot
colours within the document.
This screen shot shows the M&M colours as they

were created within the In Design document.
Any application capable of defining a spot colour can

be used.
Using Command WorkStation 5 import the sample file

Spot_Color_Test_A4.pdf by using [File]\[Import Job
...] or by simply dragging it into the Held area.
Open the job properties and select the ColourWise

tab. Enable Composite Overprinting.
Note that the Spot Colour Matching is enabled by

default as shown here, and should not be necessary
to change.
Print the document by dragging it into the Printing

area of Command WorkStation 5.
Of note on the printed output
Notice the difference between the Spot On disabled

colours and the Spot On enabled colours. Also you
will see that the Spot On enabled colours @ 100%
will match the actual candies.
The Fiery also manages spot colour tints and spot

colour tint overprints very well as shown in the 75%
and 50% patches.
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Value Proposition / Benefits
• Reduces iterative process trying to match a colour improving productivity.

• Enables a more accurate colour workflow improving overall quality.
• Spot colour overprinting, tints and overprinted tints all produce accurate results.
• Enables new applications and reduces complexity of colour matching.
• Closely tied to standard colour matching systems such as Pantone providing easy integration of captured
colours and Pantone colours.
• Compatibility among Fiery driven engines leveraging the Pantone Calibrated accreditation. Captured
colours are saved in L*a*b in order to maintain device independence. Colours can be exported to other
Fiery controllers where they will be converted to the specific CMYK for the output profile selected.
• Easy to use. No knowledge of colour required to match any colour.
• Tasty snack while doing the demo ☺
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The Fiery ColourWise M&M Demo

(updated for Command WorkStation 5)

Copyright © 2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved

Objectives of the demonstration

Requirements check list

Preparation for the demonstration

1. In Command WorkStation 5, select [Device

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2. Navigate to the M&M Colors.icc file, select it

3. The M&M spot colours will appear as a new

Skip to section 3 on page 7 to bypass the

1. In Command WorkStation 5, select [Device

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2. Enter M&M Colors for the group name and click

3. Click on Instrument and select EFI ES-1000.

4. Follow the instructions to calibrate the ES-1000

5. Click on +New and select Spot Colour

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6. For each of the 6 different M&M colours:

7. Each of the colours will appear on the screen.

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8. Double click each of the colours (on the

9. Place each M&M candy in the center square

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Section 3: Using the M&M Colours in an InDesign Document

This screen shot shows the M&M colours as they

Any application capable of defining a spot colour can

Using Command WorkStation 5 import the sample file

Open the job properties and select the ColourWise

Note that the Spot Colour Matching is enabled by

Print the document by dragging it into the Printing

Of note on the printed output

Notice the difference between the Spot On disabled

The Fiery also manages spot colour tints and spot

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Value Proposition / Benefits

• Reduces iterative process trying to match a colour improving productivity.

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