Database—Managing Color Managements Items

In the Database view, you set up your working space.

Database view with one installed printer.

Your working space can be individually arranged by adding printer, media, calibration set and proof standard combinations (= Proofing Conditions, 1). In the example screenshot, you can see three Proofing Conditions representing the color space of an Epson Stylus Pro x900 printing on GMG ProofPaper semimatte 250 with a GMG 10c print mode, to simulate three target printing conditions (GRACol 2006, ISO Coated v2 and Japan Color 2011).
You can add Proofing Conditions by clicking the Add link (2) in each column. Spot Color Sets and Control Strips can be added on separately tabbed pages (3).
Click the arrow button on the column headers (4) to quickly filter the data in the column lists.
The info pane (5) provides more information on an item that is currently selected in a list, for example, the proof profiles linked within a proof standard.

All color profiles, printer calibration files, and spot color profiles used in GMG color management sets are linked with each other in the database. When setting up a manual job or workflow, all required profiles are automatically extracted from the database when printing the job. The file administration of application data is thus completely automated and offers the unmatched advantage of a fail-proof color management: All important parameters and profiles such as the proof standard and printer calibration are validated before printing a job. It is not possible to create a job with a color profile not compatible to the printer or medium.

GMG color management sets are read-only and can be edited only after duplication. Files linked to those color management sets such as printer calibration files, proof profiles, spot color databases and ICC profiles should not be edited by the user. Modifications might lead to unwanted results. Modified files might be overwritten by the installer without notice when updating the software.