The Fiery server Color Management provides the best color output for a variety of purposes. Several applications also provide their own CMS. To optimize print output, it is typically better to use the Fiery server Color Management instead of application color management.

The Fiery server intelligently manages the printed appearance of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. You can allow the Fiery server to manage color for most color printing jobs without adjusting any settings.

A desktop (host-based) CMS uses ICC profiles to convert colors from one device gamut to another. The color data is converted when it passes from one application to another or when the job is sent to the printer; thus, the processing occurs on your computer, as opposed to the Fiery server.

Conventional color management systems typically address only color conversions, and they occupy your computer processor. When you use Color Management, jobs leave your computer and are processed faster on the Fiery server.

Fiery server Color Management versus desktop (application) color management advantages include:

• Relieving your computer from performing additional processing. Delaying color conversions until the color data reaches the Fiery server frees your computer for other tasks. Color conversions on the Fiery server are, in most cases, much faster than similar conversions on a host computer.

• Eliminating the potential for undesirable color management-related conflicts, such as iterative color conversions and inconsistent color between applications. The Fiery server applies global corrections to specific groups of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors to avoid such conflicts.

• Accepting RGB files in addition to larger CMYK files from applications, which minimizes network traffic and enables jobs to print faster.

Color Management uses ICC profiles to convert colors to the device gamut or simulate other devices, such as an offset press. Color Management manages color conversions for all users printing to the Fiery server from Windows and Mac computers. It allows users to follow a simple workflow with minimal intervention using robust default settings, while giving advanced users the control and precision that they need.