Rendering to CMYK and Overprint Simulation

In version v2015R1, Overprint simulation was added to Qoppa’s Java PDF component jPDFEditor.

This advance PDF technique is used by professionals in the print and pre-press industry. Overprint simulation allows to preview how two distinct colors that overlap will mix when printed.

RGB Rendering

By default, Qoppa renders to RGB:

To render to CMYK with your own CMYK colorspace:

CMYK Rendering

getPDFEditor().setOutputPreview(myCMYKColorSpace, false);

CMYK Rendering With Overprint

To activate overprint simulation with your own CMYK colorspace:

getPDFEditor().setOutputPreview(myCMYKColorSpace, true);

With this taken care of, we’ll be soon able to add support for Color Separation, sometimes in 2015.