Warning
This article covers a known color management issue starting from CalderaRIP V16 that affects macOS users. Version history with respective solutions:
- V16.3.0: Update and fix for the color management issue. Now macOS users can use CalderaCMM with the latest APPE version integrated.
- V16.2.0: Starting with this version, the Adobe PDF Print Engine V6 was downgraded to 5.5. Thus, the forced workaround has been removed as well. Adobe and Caldera are working hard to provide the capability to use CalderaCMM with APPE 6 on MacOS as soon as possible.
- V16.0.1: Starting with this version and on a temporary basis, the Color Management module is forced to Adobe. In other words, the workaround is set by default.
- V16.0.0: Please follow the workaround described below or update your CalderaRIP to V16.3.0.
No ICC profiles are displayed on CalderaRIP V16.0.0 for macOS
The Adobe PDF Print Engine version 6 for macOS introduced feature changes that were not documented at the time of its release. Due to this, its integration with CalderaRIP generated unexpected color management behavior.
When loading a new file in CalderaRIP V16 for macOS, some ICC profiles may not be displayed.
Note that files that were loaded into CalderaRIP before the update to version 16 update are not affected by this issue.
It is possible to identify the problem quickly by dragging the file to the Info module and checking the ICC tab:
Another way to check whether the input ICC profiles are present (or not) is to directly go to the Color Management Module (within the Print Module Interface of your printer driver).
Here, you expect to see a (partly) populated input ICC profile(s):
Workaround
As mentioned at the beginning, the simplest solution is to update your CalderaRIP to V16.3.0.
If upgrading your software is not an option, then follow these instructions:
- Set the Color Management Module to "Adobe". Under the Special pull-down menu, select APPE Configuration:
- Then change "Caldera" to "Adobe":
- Then reload the affected files using FileMan or Hotfolder.
Consequences
This workaround to set up the Color Management Module to Adobe instead of Caldera has consequences on the behavior of certain CalderaRIP modules:
- The color corrections in the Colors tab (Print Module > Page Setup) will not work.
- InkPerformer is only compatible with Caldera Color Management Module so it will not work. If the option is enabled, the printing will still work.
- DeviceLink profiles (a type of profile that contains 2 profiles) are not usable.
- If the "Use default Color Management" setting is disabled on the Color Management tab (Print Module > Colors), some color modifications are still done anyway on files with PDF output intent on the exported file: