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							4.From the File menu, select Open to open the image.
●If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working
space, select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space; in this
case, if the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with
Edit > Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you are
satisfied.
●Click OK.
5.(Optional) Use Photoshop to convert the image to grayscale. The simple way is to go to the
Image menu and select Mode > Grayscale.
Alternatively, you can go to the Image menu and select Adjustments > Channel Mixer, to
choose the percentage contribution of each color channel to the grayscale image, as follows:
a.Check Monochrome.
b.Drag any source channels slider to the left to decrease the channels contribution to the
output channel or to the right to increase it, or enter a value between -200% and +200% in
the text box (for example: 30% Red, 59% Green, 11% Blue). Using a negative value inverts
the source channel before adding it to the output channel.
c.Drag the slider or enter a value for the Constant option. This option adds a black or white
channel of varying opacity: negative values act as a black channel, positive values act as a
white channel.
d.Click OK.
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							6.From the File menu, select Print with Preview.
●Select Page Setup.
◦Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
◦Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is currently loaded into the printer.
◦Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
◦Click OK.
●Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Select the Color Management tab.
◦Print: select Document.
◦Options > Color Handling: select Printer Manages Colors.
◦Options > Rendering Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click Print.
Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PCL3 driver)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS4 under Windows, with the PCL3 driver. The color
management is done by the printer.
The recommended approach to creating a black-and-white image is to take a color image and convert
it to grayscale in an image editing program such as Photoshop. In this scenario, however, this
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							conversion will take place in the printer. If you want to convert a color image to black-and-white in
Photoshop CS4, you have to go through the optional step 
5.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated with the printer and the print-quality level that you
intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Adobe Photoshop CS4.
3.From the Edit menu, select Color Settings.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting.
●Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening.
●Conversion Options > Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click OK.
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							4.From the File menu, select Open to open the image.
●If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working
space, select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space; in this
case, if the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with
Edit > Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you are
satisfied.
●Click OK.
5.(Optional) Use Photoshop to convert the image to grayscale. The simple way is to go to the
Image menu and select Mode > Grayscale.
Alternatively, you can go to the Image menu and select Adjustments > Channel Mixer, to
choose the percentage contribution of each color channel to the grayscale image, as follows:
a.Check Monochrome.
b.Drag any source channels slider to the left to decrease the channels contribution to the
output channel or to the right to increase it, or enter a value between -200% and +200% in
the text box (for example: 30% Red, 59% Green, 11% Blue). Using a negative value inverts
the source channel before adding it to the output channel.
c.Drag the slider or enter a value for the Constant option. This option adds a black or white
channel of varying opacity: negative values act as a black channel, positive values act as a
white channel.
d.Click OK.
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							6.From the File menu, select Print with Preview.
●Select Page Setup.
◦Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
◦Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is currently loaded into the printer.
◦Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
◦Click OK.
●Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Select the Color Management tab.
◦Print: select Document.
◦Options > Color Handling: select Printer Manages Colors.
◦Options > Rendering Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click Print.
Print a digital album (Aperture, PS driver)
This example uses Apple Aperture under Mac OS, with the PostScript driver. The color management
is done by Aperture.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level
that you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Apple Aperture.
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							3.If you havent already created a project for this album, go to the File menu and select New
Project, then name the project. Select the new project in the projects menu (on the left), then go
to the File menu and select Import > Folders into a Project.
4.Select the images you want to use, then go to the File menu and select New From Selection >
Book.
●Theme list: select a theme in the list to see a preview of its design on the right.
●Book Size popup menu: select the physical size of the book.
●Click Choose Theme, and rename the book album.
5.If you like, change the page layout and customize it. You can add photo and text boxes, modify
the box positions and the text styles.
6.You can let Aperture place your images into the book automatically (select Autoflow Unplaced
Images from the Book Actions menu 
), or you can place them manually by drag and drop.
Furthermore:
●You can scale, crop and pan the image.
●You can set an image as page background and apply wash.
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							7.Print your book, using the Print button in the Book Layout Editor.
●Presets Name list: select your book preset.
●Select Copies and Pages to print.
●Paper Size: select the paper size on which you want to print the job.
●Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
●ColorSync Profile: select the correct color profile for the printer and paper that you will
use.
●Select Black Point Compensation.
●Gamma: Because computer displays are illuminated, images displayed on computers tend
to look more luminous than when printed. Increasing the Gamma from the default of 1.0
can compensate for this. Usually, a setting 1.1 to 1.2 is adequate.
8.Click the Printer Settings button.
●Printer: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
●Select Paper/Quality from the drop-down menu, then select the Paper Type that is
currently loaded into the printer (or Any). Also, select Standard quality options and drag
the slider to Quality.
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							●Select Color Options from the drop-down menu.
◦Select Color mode.
◦Select Application color management.
●Click Print.
Print a digital album (Aperture, PCL3 driver)
This example uses Apple Aperture under Mac OS, with the PCL3 driver. The color management is
done by Aperture.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level
that you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Apple Aperture.
3.If you havent already created a project for this album, go to the File menu and select New
Project, then name the project. Select the new project in the projects menu (on the left), then go
to the File menu and select Import > Folders into a Project.
4.Select the images you want to use, then go to the File menu and select New From Selection >
Book.
●Theme list: select a theme in the list to see a preview of its design on the right.
●Book Size popup menu: select the physical size of the book.
●Click Choose Theme, and rename the book album.
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							5.If you like, change the page layout and customize it. You can add photo and text boxes, modify
the box positions and the text styles.
6.You can let Aperture place your images into the book automatically (select Autoflow Unplaced
Images from the Book Actions menu 
), or you can place them manually by drag and drop.
Furthermore:
●You can scale, crop and pan the image.
●You can set an image as page background and apply wash.
7.Print your book, using the Print button in the Book Layout Editor.
●Presets Name list: select your book preset.
●Select Copies and Pages to print.
●Paper Size: select the paper size on which you want to print the job.
●Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
●ColorSync Profile: select the correct color profile for the printer and paper that you will
use.
●Select Black Point Compensation.
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							●Gamma: Because computer displays are illuminated, images displayed on computers tend
to look more luminous than when printed. Increasing the Gamma from the default of 1.0
can compensate for this. Usually, a setting 1.1 to 1.2 is adequate.
8.Click the Printer Settings button.
●Printer: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
●Select Paper/Quality from the drop-down menu.
◦Paper Type: select the paper type that is currently loaded into the printer (or Any).
◦Quality Options: select Standard and drag the slider to Quality.
●Select Color Options from the drop-down menu.
◦Select Color mode.
◦You will not see a color management option because the driver knows that color is
being managed by the application.
●Click Print.
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