Nikon 25338, User Manual

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Chapter 18
The Image Window
printer profiles, benefit from different
rendering intents. Experiment with the
different rendering intents within your
workflow to find the option that works
best.
The four rendering options are :
Perceptual
This rendering intent attempts to
maintain the relationships of colors so
that the printed image appears natural
to the human eye. While this intent
maintains the relationships of colors,
the actual color values will be changed.
Saturation
The Saturation rendering intent attempts
to produce highly saturated colors, but
it may not produce accurate colors in a
photograph.
Relative Colorimetric
This rendering intent maps the white
point of the image to the white point
defined by the printer profile and repro-
duces all of the colors that are within
the range of colors reproducible by your
printer accurately. All colors that are
outside of the range that your printer
can produce are shifted to the closest
color possible. This option preserves
as many natural colors as possible and
is often the best choice for printing
photographs.
Absolute Colorimetric
This rendering intent is similar to the
Relative Colorimetric, except that it does
not map the white point of the image
to the white point of the destination
profile. It is recommended that you use
Absolute Colorimetric if you want to
proof your images for a specific print
device other than your printer, since this
rendering intent will attempt to repro-
duce the results of the output device,
including the effect of a different paper
color.
USE BLACK POINT COMPENSATION
Check this box to utilize Black Point
Compensation. This ensures that the
black point from the image is mapped
to the black point of your printer,
enabling the full color range of the
printer to be used. If your prints contain
either gray shadows or too little detail,
try turning this option off. Unless you
are having problems with a specific
print and profile combination, it is
recommended that you always use this
option.