Roland Color System Library

Problem/Question

Roland provides different color librarys for its printers (e.g. for metallic or textile fluo inks)

“Is there a way to use the Roland Color System Library?"

The Roland Color Libararys are usually Adobe Illustrator files (*.ai). To use them in the RIP, they must first be saved as *.ase (CMYK) or *.aco (LAB) format. How to import and save the color patches can be found in the Adobe Help.

Solution/Work-Around

To import the Roland Color Libarary ASE or ACO into the RIP follow these steps

Go to "Tools" > "Color & Special Features" in JobComposer (top menu)
Open "SwatchBooks"
Click at the SwatchBooks Window on <Import>
Select the Roland Color Library *.ase or *.aco file
Click <Open> to import the file