The settings tab is the main interface for customizing a color separation.

The options tab is the interface for configuring the script

When the More Settings box is selected in the Options tab, the three additional tabs are displayed for fine tuning a projects settings.

Runs the script using the current settings. The Settings are saved and loaded as the start values the next time the script is run.

Displays a preview of the output generated by the current settings. Settings are Not saved.

Resets all Settings to the default values.

Cancels the operation. Settings are Not saved.

The controls in this tab adjust the density, saturation and opacity of the colors and the brightness of the Black, Light Black and Gray.

At the top left of the Settings tab is a thumbnail display of the current project. An image can be generated for the thumbnail by clicking the Preview Button.

The Auto check box sets each colors darkest pixel value to 100%. The auto selection overrides the Color Levels in the color tab.

The Density slider adjusts the values of all Color Levels in the Color tab, or the value of the auto selection if Auto is checked. The higher the value of the density slider the greater the density of each color channel.

The slider increases or decreases the middle range of each color channel. The effect is to increase or decrease the overall saturation of the final image. - The Saturation Slider adjusts for dot gain in the colors.

The Brightness slider adjusts the mid range values in the Black channels.

The Ink color boxes in the right column display the color channels used to generate the separation. The color boxes can be updated to reflect the current options by clicking the Preview button.

The Opacity settings determine the transparency of the color channels.

The Output checkboxes determine whether a generated channel is output. Channels that display in the Settings tab color boxes are always generated, while unchecking the output box keeps them from being output. (To control which channels are generated use the setting in the Options tab)

The options tab contains the primary configuration options.

Controls the width of the preview window.

Saves the preview using an Srgb color profile. Useful when separating images in the Srgb color profile.

Turns the main Preview window on or off. if Display Preview is unchecked, only the Settings channel list and the preview thumbnail are generated when the preview button is clicked.

Keeps the RGB channels of the original image in the color separation.

Sets the color of the substrate channel.

Determines which channels are generated by the script.

Opens Adobe Photoshop's color settings dialog when the script is run. The Color Settings dialog can be used to change the Dot gain for both the Colors and the Gray values.

Opens a curves dialog for custom adjustments while automatically setting the black point of the image, before running the separation.

Removes stray pixels and reduces color overlaps. Good for graphics where there are clearer distinctions between colors.

Displays the name of the last setting loaded, or changed to a custom name for saving settings. Names entered in the Custom text box can be used to store and retrieve settings with the Save and Load Buttons.

The button opens a new window which displays the custom file path, as well as a drop down menu for selecting settings presets.

The button will save a custom setting using the name in the custom settings text box.

Displays or hides the three additional setting tabs: Color, Black and White.

Saves a settings file to the desktop and changes the file path for the load settings option.

When the load settings option is selected a new window opens containing a dropdown menu with5 presets:
-Load File loads a custom settings file using file path displayed.
-Standard is the default YRGBK setting, and is the closest to the original YRGBK settings.
-Photo optimizes for image fidelity and photographic qualities.
-Graphic optimizes for distinct colors and a cleaner separation.
-Dark Substrates sets the separation up for printing on a dark substrate.

Use Ink Colors sets the output channels colors to printable ink. values and makes the required adjustments.

The amount of color printing in the shadows.

Increases the amount of color printing in the highlights.

Limits the levels adjustment applied to color transitions.

Applies channel values to adjacent hues when a colors Output option is unchecked in the Settings tab.

(Yellow through Purple) Adjusts the Density (Black point) of the individual color channels.

The mid range values of the levels adjustment.

Customize the Black, light Black, and Gray channels.

The slider controls the amount of Black printing into the colors. Higher values generate more Black in the color areas of an image.

The slider adjusts the amount of Black in the light colors.

The slider adjusts the amount of Black in the mid range colors.

The slider adjusts the amount of Black in the dark colors.

The slider controls the amount of Gray printing into the colors. Higher values generates more Gray in the color areas of an image.

The slider controls the value of the gray. Higher values generate a darker gray, and removes those values from the Black channel.

The slider determines the value range of the Light Black channel, and removes them from the Black.

The sliders ( Yellow through Purple) allow the amount of black to be adjusted for each color.

The slider lightens the darkest parts of an image, regardless of color.

The checkbox balances the black values across the hue range based on the default ink color set.

Displays settings for both the White highlight and Base white channels.

The tab displays controls for adjusting the White Highlight.

The slider controls the amount of White printing into the colors. Higher values generate more white.

Adjusts the highlight values across all colors and saturation levels.

The setting determines the cut off for the highlight at its lightest.

Sets the curve to the values entered.

The sliders ( Yellow through Purple) adjust the amount of White in the colors.

The Base tab settings control the density of the base white. This can be adjusted to allow more or less substrate to show through.

Adjusts the Base values by percentage. The sliders can be used to increase or decrease the amount of ink coverage overall.

Adjusts the base values by percentage

The setting determines the amount of Base White printing with 100% coverage.

The slider determines the amount of choke applied to the base in pixels. The choke makes the base slightly smaller then the rest of the colors allowing for better registration. The higher the Choke value the smaller the Base. The outer edge of the base is determined by the original images transparency.

The sliders ( Yellow through Purple) allow the amount of Base to be adjusted for each color.