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Chapter 3: Color matching
Factors that affect color printing
There are many factors that affect color printing. Some of the
most important factors are:
> the differences between the range of colors a monitor can
reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer can
reproduce (See
page 13 ).
> monitor settings (See page 14 ).
> color settings in your software application (See page 14 ).
> how your software application displays color (See
page 15 ).
> color settings in your printer driver (See page 15 ).
> viewing (lighting) conditions (See page 15 ).
> paper type (See page 15 ).
Monitor colors vs. printer colors
(Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can
reproduce)
Neither a printer nor a monitor can reproduce the full range of
colors seen by the human eye. Each device is limited to a certain
range of colors.
> A printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a
monitor.
> A monitor cannot reproduce all of the colors printed by a
printer.
Both devices use very different technologies to represent color.