Canon Imageprograf Ipf825 User Guide
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Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower.Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print priority, the print quality, and other items so you can select the values for these set- tings yourself. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF825 Advanced Settings 5 495
Print Priority Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job. Setting Details Image This mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustra- tions. Line Drawing This mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet or other documents that contain large amounts of text. However, you may not achieve the quality you expect with printing photographs or other images with many filled areas. For these types of jobs, select Image. Office Document Prints common office documents, such as proposals, memos for distribution, etc., so they are easy to read.Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Advanced Settings iPF8255 496
Color Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Color Settings in the dialog area.Color Mode You can select a color mode to suit the print job. Setting Details Color Enables color printing. Monochrome Disables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled monochrome. Color (CAD) Prints lines in the best color possible so they are easy to see. Monochrome Bitmap Prints all colors other than white in black. Monochrome (BK ink) Select to print all lines with black ink. 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. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF825 Color Settings Panel 5 497
• Color Adjustment →P.498 • Matching →P.501 Note • Matching is not displayed if No color correction has been selected in Color Mode.Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Free Layout. 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 > Free Layout > Color Adjustment iPF8255 498
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 > Free Layout > iPF825 Color Adjustment 5 499
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 > Free Layout > Color Adjustment iPF8255 500
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.503 Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You should normally select this mode. ICC Matching Mode →P.504 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.505 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 > Free Layout > iPF825 Matching 5 501
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 layout area.Note • You can select only after ColorSync has been selected in Matching Mode. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Matching iPF8255 502
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 > Free Layout > iPF825 Driver Matching Mode 5 503
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 > Free Layout > ICC Matching Mode iPF8255 504