PrintingPhotosandImages
PrintingfromPhotoshop
YoucanprintimagesintheAdobeRGBcolorspacethatyouhavecreatedinPhotoshop,theAdobeSystems
photoretouchingapplication.UsingthededicatedPhotoshopprinterdriverplug-in(providedwiththeprinter)
makesiteasytoprintAdobeRGBimagesmoreattractively.
•UsingthePlug-intoPrint(→P.183)
•UsingthePrinterDrivertoPrint(→P.183)
UsingthePlug-intoPrint
TheimagePROGRAFPrintPlug-InforPhotoshopisadedicatedplug-inprovidedwiththeprinterthatyoucan
loadinPhotoshopandcustomizeforyourprintingneeds.Byusingtheplug-in,youcanprintwhilepreserving
the16-bitRGBdatafromPhotoshopwithoutlosingtheexceptionalcolorgradationsoforiginalimage.Some
ofthesettingsandcustomizationsavailableintheplug-inareasfollows.
•Automaticdetectionofthecolorspace(sRGBorAdobeRGB)forautomaticselectionoftheoptimal
prole.ThisfeatureeliminatestheneedtocompleteintricatesettingswhenprintingAdobeRGBimages.
•Advancedgrayadjustment,includingadjustmentoftonecurves,inadditiontoanarrayofstandard
adjustmentsforcolorbalance,brightness,contrast,highlight,andshadow.
•Fine-tunecolortonesinPhotoshopwhileviewingapreviewthataccuratelyreproducesprintingresults.
•Withprintlogmanagement,youcansaveandloadsettingparametersfrompastprintjobs.
Note
•imagePROGRAFPrintPlug-InforPhotoshopforWindowsandMacintoshareprovidedwiththeprinter.
ForinstructionsanddetailsonwhichversionsofPhotoshoparecompatiblewiththeimagePROGRAFPrint
Plug-InforPhotoshop,refertothefollowingtopics,asappropriateforyourcomputerandoperatingsystem.
•PrintPlug-In(Windows)
•PrintPlug-In(Macintosh)
UsingthePrinterDrivertoPrint
Theprinterdriveroffersthefollowingsettingsandadjustments.
•ChoosethestandardsRBGcolorspaceorAdobeRGBasdesired.
•Adjustthecolorbalance,brightness,contrast,saturation,andgraylevels.
ForinstructionsonusingtheprinterdrivertoprintAdobeRGBimagescreatedinPhotoshop,refertothe
followingtopics,asappropriateforyourcomputerandoperatingsystem.
•PrintingAdobeRGBImages(Windows)(→P.184)
•PrintingAdobeRGBImages(MacOSX)(→P.187)
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