Pre-press / Proofing

HP Professional PANTONE Emulation

With a large coverage of PANTONE colors, the HP Designjet Z2100 printer offers accurate spot-color proofing for corporate logos and product packaging.

Color names can be assigned to graphical elements in designs, and ink values are specifically determined for the printer, inks, and print medium in an automatic process. 

HP's professional PANTONE emulation algorithm was designed in cooperation with professional graphic artists and pre-press professionals to mimic the choices they make when visually optimizing color matches.

Color swatches can be printed showing the closest match to PANTONE colors using ICC profiles for the printer, inks, media, and selected print mode. The device color values and the color difference (dE) between the original and emulated color are printed on the swatch. This provides clear communication of how closely solid colors match and the device color values make it easier to create customized emulations.