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5C. Color Matching and Design Tips
Whether you contract your graphic design or do it yourself, these guidelines will help
you get the best quality labels out of your LX3000e.
1. Image Size/Shape. The image size should correspond with the size of the label you
will be printing.
Note: If the source image is smaller and must be enlarged to fill the entire
label space, this will affect the DPI. A 2" x 2" 300 DPI label blown up to fit on a 4" x 4"
label would have an effective DPI of 75. This would not be a sufficient resolution. See
item 2.
2. Resolution. Resolution is measured in dots per inch or dpi. 300 DPI is sufficient to
get the best possible quality from most images. A 72 DPI image will look fine on
screen but WILL NOT print well. Graphics and logos found on websites are typically
72 DPI. The image below was printed from a 72 DPI image. Notice the jagged edges.
Remember, print quality settings found in the label printer driver will have no effect
on improving a low DPI source image.
On the other hand, resolutions higher than 300 DPI will not produce better quality
but may require more RAM to print and hard drive space to store. They could even
slow down the print process.
72 DPI Image printed with the LX3000e
3. Image File Format. Most graphics are created in a graphic application. Since this
graphic application is not usually on the same computer as the label printer doing
the printing, it is necessary to export the graphic into a universal format that can be
read by other programs. We recommend TIF and BMP files for graphics. These
formats are uncompressed. JPG files also work well for graphics that include
photographs. All three formats can be imported into the BarTender application.
4. Color Mode. Set the color mode in the source graphic application to CMYK. In most
cases this will produce the most accurate color reproduction of the image on
screen. However, if CMYK is not producing the desired color matching try changing
the source image to RGB and then exporting the image again in one of the universal
formats mentioned above.