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Fogra Colour Profile Settings | Adobe Creative Suite

Fogra 51 & 52 Colour Profile Settings

It’s crucial to ensure that your Color Settings are properly configured in InDesign and Photoshop for print work. Neglecting this can lead to unexpected color variations in the background. Color profiles are utilized when converting from RGB to CMYK, during digital proofing, as your workspace in Creative Suite and when creating PDFs. Once you’ve correctly set up your Color Settings and customized them, the process becomes straightforward.

Fogra 51 for coated or glossy paper & Fogra 52 for uncoated paper

Accessing Fogra Colour Profiles

There are several options for coated and uncoated paper profiles that you can choose from. Certain profiles may be more suitable or offer better results for specific types of images. You can find and download the above mentioned profiles from the European Colour Initiative website:
http://www.eci.org/en/downloads.

When downloading profiles, it’s important to exercise caution and ensure that you select the appropriate ones. Some websites can be confusing because they offer a wide range of profiles for different printing conditions and papers.

Where to Place Fogra Colour Profiles

Before proceeding with the setup, the next step is to place the profiles you want to use in the correct location. It should be under the Library > ColorSync > Profiles > Recommended

Colour profile setting save location

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Fogra 51 Settings

STEP 1:

Setting up Fogra 51

1.  Edit > Colour Settings.
2. At ‘Settings’ select ‘Custom’.
3. Select all items exactly as shown here. Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles) is a particularly important setting that needs to be corrected so that tints do not change.
4. This configuration is based on Europe Prepress 3, but change the CMYK Working Spaces from “Coated FOGRA39 (ISO 12647-2:2004)” to “PSO Coated v3“, which is the appropriate Fogra 51 setting for coated paper.

N.B: Fogra 39 is also for an option for coated paper, but Fogra 51 is the newer version that Imago has adopted.

STEP 2:

Name the Colour Setting

1.  Save the color setting by clicking “Save” and give it a descriptive name.
2. Sample shown here was named as “PSO_Coated_51”.

Fogra 51 colour profile name
Fogra 52 Settings

STEP 3:

Setting up Fogra 52

1.  Fogra 52 is the appropriate color profile for uncoated white paper.
2. To set up Fogra 52, follow the same settings as Fogra 51 mentioned above, but change the CMYK Working Spaces to “PSO Uncoated v3 (FOGRA52)“.
3. Name the new color setting to differentiate it from other profiles.

N.B: It is important to synchronize your color settings across all Creative Suite applications, which can be easily done in Adobe Bridge.

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Fogra 51 colour Settings

STEP 1:

Setting up Fogra 51

1. Edit > Colour Settings.
2. Scroll down to the Settings section and choose “Custom”.
3. Select all items exactly as shown.
4. This setting is based on Europe Prepress 3, but changing the CMYK Working Spaces from “Coated FOGRA39 (ISO 12647-2:2004)” to “PSO Coated v3”. This is the Fogra 51 setting that is appropriate for coated paper.

N.B: Fogra 39 is also for an option for coated paper, but Fogra 51 is the newer version that Imago has adopted.

STEP 2:

Name the Colour Setting

1.  Save the color setting by clicking “Save” and give it a descriptive name.
2. Sample shown here was named as “PSO_Coated_51”.

Fogra 51 colour settings and names
Fogra 52 colour settings and names

STEP 3:

Setting up Fogra 52

1.  Follow the same settings as Fogra 51, but change the CMYK Working Spaces to “PSO Uncoated v3 (FOGRA52).” Additionally, adjust the Dot Gain for “Gray” and “Spot” to 20%. This adjustment is necessary because dot gain for uncoated paper is typically higher than for coated paper.
2. Name the new setting for identification.

N.B: It is important to synchronize your color settings across all Creative Suite applications, which can be easily done in Adobe Bridge.