versaworks

Simulation Target Profiles

A brief description of Simulation Target Profiles and their uses in VersaWorks

Simulation Target Profiles are also known as Input Profiles. Typically, these would be drawn from the color spaces or profiles used in the design applications such as Illustrator or Corel. Typically, the objective would be to match design application color spaces with VersaWorks to get the best color accuracy. 
Example - Adobe Illustrator uses a default configuration of sRGB for the RGB color space, and USWebCoatedSWOP for the CMYK color space. In this case, optimizing VersaWorks would use the same Target Profiles (see below). 


Note: While Adobe Illustrator has the default color space of sRGB, the AdobeRGB1998 is a larger RGB color space. If possible, it would be recommended to make the adjustment to the color settings of Adobe Illustrator to use this color space, then have VersaWorks set to AdobeRGB1998. This would provide the user with a larger RGB gamut.

While the above settings should provide the most accurate color, several other Target Profiles are available to the user, depending on their circumstances. For example, if the user was less concerned about color accuracy and more interested in vibrancy, they might want to select a different Simulation Target Profile. 

The table below provides a description for the various target profiles.
 

RGB Simulation Target Profiles
AdobeRGB1998	Produces most of the RGB color gamut (range). This setting is suitable for printing images with a wide range of colors.
Roland_SignRGB	Produces vibrant images suitable for signs.
sRGB	Produces a color space used for general computer monitors. Compared to AdobeRGB1998, sRGB has a narrow color gamut and produces more muted colors.

 

CMYK Simulation Target Profiles
DIC Standard Color SFC 1 0 2	Applies the DIC standard color, which produces relatively sharp colors.
EuroscaleCoated/EuroscaleUncoated	Applies the standard color used for offset printing in Europe.
JapanColor97	Applies the standard color used for offset printing in Japan, which produces overall deep colors.
JapanStandard	Applies the standard color (based on JapanColor) used for offset printing in Japan, which produces slightly pale colors.
RolandWideGamut CMYK RolandWideGamut CMYK2*	It has a wide color gamut and high saturation, and produces colors such as gray and peach more naturally.
Roland DG Deep CMYK 1.0	Produces overall deep-colored images suitable for signs.
Roland SignCMYK	Produces vibrant images suitable for signs.
TOYO Offset Coat 1.1	Applies the Toyo Ink standard color, which produces relatively pale colors.
USWebCoatedSWOP / USWebUncoated	Applies the standard color used for offset printing in the United States.

*Note - If both version of RolandWideGamut CMYK (original and V2) are available, choosing the RolandWideGamut CMYK2 will provide a wider CMYK gamut. If you have printed files using the RolandWideGamut CMYK profile, and need to output the same colors, select RolandWideGamut CMYK as your target profile. using the original profile will provide matching results from previous output. 

July 07, 2021