Patent ID: 8743421

Claim:
In a workflow printing topology in which a workflow software application transfers a page description based document file to a printer having a raster image processor and a print engine, a method for improving spot color reproduction in a printed color document comprising the steps of: a. printing a draft test document and determining whether color spot correction is necessary: b. if color correction is necessary, printing a color swatch page for each spot color requiring correction, wherein each swatch page includes a plurality of color tiles; c. assigning a unique numerical value to each said color tile such that said numerical value may be used to calculate a substantially equivalent color value in a color space different from the color space in which the color tile was created; d. selecting a color tile for each spot color that most closely matches a desired printed rendition of said spot color; e. inputting said unique numerical value associated with each selected color tile into said workflow software application; and, f. altering said page description document file to record changes for each spot color altered in said color tile selection step.