Convert colors with GMG ColorPlugin for Adobe® Illustrator®

With GMG ColorPlugin, you can convert and control your separations directly within Adobe® Illustrator® and have print-specific variants created dynamically by GMG OpenColor. All you need is an active connection to GMG OpenColor and a pre-calculated separation rule.

How to convert colors:

1. Click on the Convert button in the plugin's main menu to open the conversion dialog.
2. Under Source project, select the GMG OpenColor project that you want to use as source project. The channels of your selected objects are listed below.
   
3. Under Output project, select the GMG OpenColor project that you want to use as destination color space. The color channels available in your output project will be listed below.
   
   Note: Please ensure that the selected output project includes a pre-calculated separation rule for the selected source project.

4. If you do not want to use all available output channels for your separation but only a subset, you can exclude channels from profiling by unchecking their box. For this example, we disabled the Violet channel.
   
5. Under Separation details, you can see the color ratios to be used and the estimated Delta-E00 (ΔE00) for each channel. Continue with the recommended values or fine-tune them by clicking on an entry and changing it. Changed values will be marked by a blue dot; if you have accidentally changed values, you can click on the Reset Changes button to restore the default settings.
   
   Tip: Once you click the Convert button, any changes to the ink settings are automatically saved as variants. This means that if you want to apply the same ink settings in the future again, you can then click the three dots under the Variant column and select one of the saved variants for your future request instead of entering each value manually again.

6. Under Advanced Settings, you can find further separation settings such as TAC, GCR and Gamut mapping options. Continue with the recommended values or fine-tune them by clicking on an entry and changing it (see Advanced settings for color conversion).
   
7. If all settings suit your needs, click on Convert to start the conversion. A dialog shows the progress of the conversion and will close automatically as soon as the conversion is complete.