Minolta MAGICOLOR 2, Manual

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Other Methods
of Color
Control
QMS magicolor 2 Op eration 4-4
7 Choose any other printing options you want.
Choose the Help button in the printer driver for detailed descrip-
tions of the options.
8 Choose OK until you return to the application.
9 From the File menu, choose Print.
10 In the Print dialog box, select any other options you want
and then choose OK.
Other Methods of Color
Control
Color Matching
A major concern in the color publishing industry today is color consis-
tency across devices with different color models. For example, when
you scan a color photograph, the scanner sends the image data to
the computer in an RGB (Red-Blue-Green) format. The computer
then converts the data into another RGB format to display it on the
monitor. When the image data is sent to the printer, it is converted
into CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-blacK) format by the printer driver
or application. Because of these conversions, a color output device
(like your printer) may produce colors dramatically different from
those seen on the computer screen, or in the original image.
To keep colors more consistent, you can use color matching, which
uses software to describe colors for different devices in a common
language to make sure that color is produced in the same shade on
all devices.
Color Matching with a Color Management System
Color management systems (CMSs) work by translating color infor-
mation from different devices into a common language. A CMS first
gets information about the way these devices create color and the