Step 6: Printing
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Digital Photo Print Guide
Rendering Intent
There are four methods for color matching, of which we need to choose one. We recommend using
Perceptual
for photographic images. The characteristics of each method are shown below.
Turn off the color adjustment function of the printer driver
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Open the printer driver window (Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X).
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For Windows, do the setting below depending on the printer driver type.
Saturation
In order to emphasize saturation, for colors with high saturation, the
difference between the color reproduced on the monitor and the color
reproduced by the printer is set greater than that of other intents. It is
suitable for posters where the color reproduced on the monitor need not
be matched closely.
Perceptual
Priority is given to brightness rather than to color saturation. In order to
maintain the visual relationship between level (the linkage between colors)
and color, it is considered best for reproducing photographic images to
make the colors reproduced by the printer close to the appearance of the
image on the monitor.
Relative colorimetric
Similar to perceptual. However, hue is emphasized more, and the hue of
the source image is reproduced in the print.
Absolute colorimetric
Unlike the three types above, the white parts of the image data are not
corrected to match the color of the paper. (The white parts of the image
data are reproduced by applying ink.) Otherwise it is the same as relative
colorimetric. This is suitable, for example, for print simulation.
Note:
The printer driver type and supported OS differ depending on the printer model.
