Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual page 619

Page marks
A. Gradient tint bar B. Label C. Registration marks D. Progressive color bar E. Corner crop mark F. Center crop
mark G. Description H. Star target
1. Choose File > Print.
2. Choose Output from the pop-up menu.
3. Set one or more of the following options:
Calibration Bars Prints an 11-step grayscale, a transition in density from 0 to 100% in 10% increments. With a CMYK color separation,
a gradient tint bar is printed to the left of each CMYK plate, and a progressive color bar to the right.
Note: Calibration bars, registration marks, crop marks, and labels are printed only if the paper is larger than the printed image.
Registration Marks Prints registration marks on the image (including bull's-eyes and star targets). These marks are used primarily for
aligning color separations on PostScript printers.
Corner Crop Marks Prints crop marks where the page is to be trimmed. You can print crop marks at the corners. On PostScript printers,
selecting this option will also print star targets.
Center Crop Marks Prints crop marks where the page is to be trimmed. You can print crop marks at the center of each edge.
Description Prints any description text entered in the File Infodialog box, up to about 300 characters. Description text is always printed in
9-point Helvetica plain type.
Labels Prints the file name above the image. If printing separations, the separation name is printed as part of the label.
Emulsion Down Makes type readable when the emulsion is down—that is, when the photosensitive layer on a piece of film or photographic
paper is facing away from you. Normally, images printed on paper are printed with emulsion up, with type readable when the photosensitive
layer faces you. Images printed on film are often printed with emulsion down.
Negative Prints an inverted version of the entire output, including all masks and any background color. Unlike the Invert command in the
Image menu, the Negative option converts the output, not the on-screen image, to a negative. If you print separations directly to film, you
probably want a negative, although in many countries film positives are common. Check with your print shop to determine which is required.
To determine the emulsion side, examine the film under a bright light after it has been developed. The dull side is the emulsion; the shiny
side is the base. Check whether your print shop requires film with positive emulsion up, negative emulsion up, positive emulsion down, or
negative emulsion down.
Background Selects a background color to be printed on the page outside the image area. For example, a black or colored background
may be desirable for slides printed to a film recorder. To use this option, click Background, and then select a color from the Color Picker.
This is a printing option only; it does not affect the image itself.
Border Prints a black border around an image. Type a number and choose a unit value to specify the width of the border.
Bleed Prints crop marks inside rather than outside the image. Use this option to trim the image within the graphic. Type a number and
choose a unit value to specify the width of the bleed.
Interpolation Reduces the jagged appearance of a low-resolution image by automatically resampling up while printing (on PostScript
printers). Resampling may reduce the sharpness of the image quality.
For information on the Include Vector Data option, see Print vector data.