Canon Imageprograf Ipf815 User Guide
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Setting Details No color correction Prints without performing color matching in the printer driver. Select this when color matching is performed by the application such as Adobe Photoshop or when you want to print color charts using the profile creation tool.Note • The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections. Color Adjustment / Matching You can set the color adjustment and matching. •Color Adjustment →P.465 • Matching →P.468 Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview. Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. Color Adjustment You can set the color adjustment. Adjusting Color Normally colors should be adjusted in the software application, but if you see colors in the printout that do not match colors on the screen, you can perform color adjustments. 1. Select Color on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Color Adjustment 5 465
2. Select Color Adjustment .3. Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust. Setting Details Cyan Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Magenta Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Yellow Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness, use this feature. Contrast Adjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of the im- age. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast. Saturation Adjusts the hues for vivid color or dark color. Gray Tone Adjusts gray from cool black (bluish tones) to warm black (reddish tones).Note • You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Color Adjustment iPF8155 466
Adjusting Monochrome Use the monochrome setting to print monochrome images of color photographs captured with a scanner or digital camera or other color images. 1. Select Monochrome on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel. 2. Select Color Adjustment .3. Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust. Setting Details Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness, use this feature. Contrast Adjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of the im- age. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast. Note • You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Color Adjustment 5 467
Matching You can set the matching. Important • If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching is not displayed.Matching Mode You can select a matching mode to suit the print job. Setting Details Driver Matching Mode →P.470 Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You should normally select this mode. ICC Matching Mode →P.471 Enables color matching using ICC profiles. Select this if you want to print by spec- ifying the input profile, printer profile, and matching method in detail. This allows you to use ICC profiles for digital cameras and scanners, ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool, etc. ColorSync →P.472 Enables color matching by using the ColorSync function of Mac OS. Select this if you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing. Note • You need to set each correction on the printer driver. • Using Mac OS X 10.5 or later, ColorSync needs to be selected in the Color Matching panel of the driver in order to select ColorSync. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Matching iPF8155 468
Matching Method You can select a matching method to suit the print job. Input Profile Select the input profile. Note • You can select only after ICC Matching Mode has been selected in Matching Mode.Printer Profile Select the printer profile. Note • (Using Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4)You can select only after ICC Matching Mode or ColorSync has been se- lected in Matching Mode. • (Using Mac OS X 10.5 or later)You can select only after ICC Matching Mode has been selected in Match- ing Mode. Soft Proof When you place a checkmark here, ColorSync applies to the preview area.Note • You can select only after ColorSync has been selected in Matching Mode.Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Matching 5 469
Driver Matching Mode 1. Under Matching Mode, select Driver Matching Mode.2. Click Matching Method list, and then select a setting. Setting Details Auto Automatically selects the best color matching method for each Image, Graphics, Text. Perceptual Color-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth grada- tion is a feature. This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjust- ment using application software. Saturation Color-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly. Colorimetric Color-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input col- or space. This is the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and print. However, gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color re- production range of the printer. Generally, this is also called relative colorimetric. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Driver Matching Mode iPF8155 470
ICC Matching Mode 1. Under Matching Mode, select ICC Matching Mode.2. Click the Matching Method list, and then select a setting. Setting Details Perceptual Color-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth grada- tion is a feature. This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjust- ment using application software. Saturation Color-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly. Colorimetric Color-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input col- or space. This is the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and print. However, gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color re- production range of the printer. Generally, this is also called relative colorimetric. Colorimetric (No White-Point Correction) The processing method of color-matching is identical to Colorimetric. Use this when you want to further reproduce the target paper material color of the image da- ta. Generally, this also is called absolute colorimetric. 3. Click the Input Profile list and select an input profile. 4. Click the Printer Profile list and select a printer profile. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 ICC Matching Mode 5 471
ColorSync 1. Check that ColorSync is selected in Matching Mode.2. To apply ColorSync to previews, check the Soft Proof check box.Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Preferences from the imagePROGRAF Advanced Preview menu. You can set the preferences for Preview. Units Set the unit for paper length, margins, and so on. Mac OS X Software > Preview > ColorSync iPF8155 472
Zoom Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Zoom from the View menu. You can enlarge or reduce the screen display.Scaling Set the magnification for enlargement or reduction of the screen display. Note • You can input between 10 and 400. • You can change the numbers by clicking ▼ button.Go to Page Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Go to Page from the View menu. Note • You can not select Go to Page if the document is only one page.Page Input the page number in numerical characters to display in the preview area. Note • You can change the numbers in the range of the page of the documents. Print with No Borders You can use the borderless printing function to print without margins surrounding the image. Note • With some media borderless printing can be performed only between two edges. • To use the borderless printing function, the specified media must be set to the printer. 1. On the Paper Settings Panel →P.457 , select Roll Paper in Paper Source .Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Zoom Dialog Box 5 473
2. On the Output Settings panel, click the Enlarged/Reduced Printing check box on. 3. Select Fit Roll Paper Width . 4. Click the Borderless Printing check box on.5. Click the Print button. Borderless printing begins. Print on the Center You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer. Note • This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Print on the Center iPF8155 474