Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide
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Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. 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. SettingDetailsColorEnables color printing.Monochrome (Photo)Prints monochrome photo image data in a gray scale that is free of color casting (phenomenon of grays that appear tinted).MonochromeDisables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled monochrome.No color correctionPrints 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. Mac OS X Software > Preview >iPF8300Color Settings Panel5523
Note•The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections. Color Adjustment / Gray Adjustment / Matching You can set the color adjustment and matching. •Color Adjustment →P.524 • Gray Adjustment →P.527 • Matching →P.528 Note•You can select Gray Adjustment only after Monochrome (Photo) has been selected in Color Mode. • 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 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 >Color AdjustmentiPF83005524
2.Select Color Adjustment . 3.Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust. SettingDetailsCyanAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.MagentaAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.YellowAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.BrightnessAdjusts 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 ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con- trast.SaturationAdjusts the hues for vivid color or dark color.Gray ToneAdjusts 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 >iPF8300Color Adjustment5525
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. SettingDetailsBrightnessAdjusts 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 ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con- trast.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 AdjustmentiPF83005526
Gray AdjustmentYou can set the gray adjustment. Adjusting Monochrome (Photo)Sets monochrome printing for black-and-white photo image data captured with a scanner or digital camera. 1. Select Monochrome (Photo) on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel. 2. Select Gray Adjustment . 3.Click the Color Balance list and select the color settings. SettingDetailsCool BlackAdjusts cool black (blue tones) to gray.Pure Neutral BlackAdjusts to neutral gray.Warm BlackAdjusts warm black (red tones) to gray.Note•To perform the adjustments, drag the X or Y slide bar left and right. • You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value by X and Y. Mac OS X Software > Preview >iPF8300Gray Adjustment5527
4.Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust.SettingDetailsBrightnessAdjusts 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 ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con- trast.HighlightAdjusts the brightness of the brightest areas.ShadowAdjusts the brightness of the darkest areas.Note• You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value. • The availability of settings depends on the selected the media type. Matching You can set the matching. Important• If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching is not displayed. Mac OS X Software > Preview >MatchingiPF83005528
Matching Mode You can select a matching mode to suit the print job. SettingDetailsDriver Matching Mode →P.531 Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You should normally select this mode.ICC Matching Mode→P.532Enables 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 us- ing the profile creation tool, etc.ColorSync→P.533Enables 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. Matching Method You can select a matching method to suit the print job. Color Space Select the color space. Mac OS X Software > Preview >iPF8300Matching5529
Note•You can select only after Driver Matching Mode has been selected in Matching Mode. 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 >MatchingiPF83005530
Driver Matching Mode1. Under Matching Mode , select Driver Matching Mode . 2.Click the Matching Method list, and then select a setting. SettingDetailsAutoAutomatically selects the best color matching method for each Image, Graphics, Text.PerceptualColor-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.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color 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.Perceptual (People, Dark Areas)Color-matching optimized for printing subdued photos such as indoor shots of people or dark scenes. Along with preventing the gradation loss of dark areas, you can realize photos of people in warm tones. Mac OS X Software > Preview >iPF8300Driver Matching Mode5531
3.Select Color Space for the print output.SettingDetailssRGBUses color space for a standard monitor. This selection is ideal for most software applications.Adobe RGBUses wide color space. Use this setting to print images created with Adobe RGB color space. ICC Matching Mode 1. Under Matching Mode , select ICC Matching Mode . 2.Click the Matching Method list, and then select a setting. SettingDetailsPerceptualColor-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.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color 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 >ICC Matching ModeiPF83005532