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Editing gradation tables – Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6500P User Manual

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Chapter 7—Color Workflow

Editing Gradation Tables

When you open the Gradation Tool window, the default gradation
table,

DefaultTable

, is selected in the

Gradation Table

list, and is

displayed in the graph. This table serves as a baseline and consists
of a 45° gradation curve, with

Brightness

and

Contrast

set to 0, and

Contrast Center

set to 50. All of the color separations are selected.

The

Gradation Table

list includes four other predefined gradation

tables:

Cool:

Blue tones appear clearer

Lively:

Increases the color saturation

Saturated: Increases the strength (chroma or purity) of a color

Sharp:

Increases the contrast

Warm:

Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish

color

Gradation tables that you create or edit also appear in the

Gradation Table

list. When you select a gradation table, the

predefined settings are immediately applied to the processed job
that you are working with.

The

Separations

buttons enable you to select one, all, or any

combination of separations to edit for a specific gradation table.
Selecting a specific separation enables you to change the color
balance for a specific tonal range.

When you open the Gradations Tool window, all of the separations
are selected.

1.

Click the

All Colors

button

to edit all the separations

simultaneously.

2.

Click the individual separations you wish to edit—for example,
select the cyan separation only

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