Set the Ink Sequence

The overprint display (1) of our example project indicates a mismatch between the ink sequence defined for the project (YMCKG – Green printed as last color, 2) and the actual print sequence of the second characterization (YCGK – Green printed before Black, 3). Due to this, overprint measurements in the second characterization are regarded as being "invalid". Thus, the single color measurements for Green and the overprints with Cyan are taken from the second characterization. All other overprints with Green are predicted by GMG OpenColor.

If we wanted to simulate a YMCKG printing process, this would be perfectly correct. But if our target printing process was, for example, YMCGK, we would rather use the existing overprint data instead of predicting it. To do so, we need to set the project ink sequence to match the print sequence.

The project ink sequence always reflects what you aim to simulate. To change the project ink sequence, drag-and-drop the inks in the Ink list (1) so they match the print sequence of the characterizations. This way, the correct overprint information (2) can be used for profiling. In this example, overprints of Green and Black are now used as well as Green and Cyan.