A8-86 Desktop Color PrimerColor Reference Guide for C9800 - 86Understanding color gamutDifferent color reproduction techniques have different color capabilities, or gamuts.Color transparency films have comparatively large gamuts, as do color monitors.The color gamut that can be produced using process inks or CMYK toners on paper issmaller. This is why some colors that can be displayed on a color monitor, especiallybright saturated colors, cannot be reproduced exactly by your Fiery—nor, for thatmatter, can they be reproduced on a press using process colors. Moreover, differentprinters have different gamuts—some colors your printer can produce cannot bereproduced on an offset press, and vice versa. The following figure illustrates thisconcept of differing gamuts.You must account for the gamut of your printer when designing on a color monitor.When printed, colors that fall outside the printer gamut are “mapped” to printablecolors. This process, referred to as gamut mapping, takes place when color data isconverted or adjusted to meet the gamut requirements of a printer.The Fiery is specially designed to perform gamut mapping at high speed with high-quality results. It provides these color management features automatically, using eitherbuilt-in default settings or settings you select for a particular print job. For addedflexibility, you can also use the Fiery color management system in combination withthe color management systems on Windows and Mac OS computers.Color transparency filmOther print deviceRGB monitorOffset press (white)
