Overview of Swatch Charts 00:00:03
Use swatch charts by printing one or more sheets of material such as garments. Understand that each swatch represents a specific color value. Note chart types: LAB charts are printed with LAB values Use printed charts to ensure color accuracy for your specific printer, inks, substrate, and operating environment. Use these charts to ensure customer-selected colors are reproducible on your printer. CMYK charts are printed with CMYK values
Use Cases for Swatch Charts 00:00:03
Use LAB charts to identify LAB color values in SignLab for applications without LAB support. Print CMYK or RGB charts for held jobs. Use color replacement to substitute CMYK colors before printing.
Printing Swatch Charts from Multi-Page PDFs 00:00:40
Open the Tools menu. Enable Always split multiple page PDF files into separate files. Print each page as an individual swatch chart.
Printing Preset Swatch Charts 00:00:40
What you need
Preset swatch charts reflect: ICC Profile tab settings Rendering intents Reprint swatch charts if ICC profile or rendering intent settings change Open the Devices menu. Select Print Test Page. Choose from preset swatch chart sets: CMYK
Matching Spot Colors Using Swatch Charts 00:01:27
What you need
Device-based swatches are more accurate than preset RGB or CMYK swatches Identify spot colors in a job file that can be simulated using CMYK inks. Use printed swatch charts to find the closest CMYK match. Hover over the job to identify the spot color name. Open the Devices menu. Select Manage Spot Colors. Enter the spot color name and corresponding CMYK values.
Creating Custom Device Swatch Charts 00:02:11
What you need
Device swatch charts are independent of ICC Profile tab settings Charts are specific to the printer, inks, and substrate Reprint charts if printer, ink, or substrate changes Open the Devices menu. Select Manage Device Spots. Click Create Swatch. Define the arrangement of: Spot colors CMYK colors Or a combination of both
Using LAB Color Palettes in CADlink Applications 00:02:11
Use provided LAB color palettes in: SignLab CorelDRAW Adobe Illustrator
Accessing LAB Palettes in SignLab 00:02:11
Open Options. Open Palettes. Find Color Lookup in Printer Palette Library. Search for CADlink Default LAB Swatch. Add the palette to the Shop Palette.
Accessing LAB Palettes in CorelDRAW 00:03:14
Open the Window menu. Select Color Palettes. Open Palette. Choose Spot LAB Swatch. Enable Show Color Names to display LAB values.
Accessing LAB Palettes in Adobe Illustrator 00:03:14
Open the Window menu. Select Swatch Libraries. Select Other Library. Choose Swatches CADlink. Open the LAB palette.
Applying LAB Colors for Consistent Output 00:03:14
Reference your printed swatch charts. Apply LAB colors from the CADlink palettes. Use this workflow to ensure consistent and repeatable color reproduction. 