Epson ChromaBlast v1.0 Getting Started Manual page 28

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Group 2 - Color Settings
Overview
This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls
available in the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. Color correction allows
you to create transfers from all kinds of images, from photorealistic
images to spot color logos. For maximum flexibility, this Driver lets you
color correct bitmap and vector elements differently, even if they are in
the same graphics file. For example, if you scan a photograph and
import it into CorelDraw, the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 will use the
color management settings that have been selected for Bitmap. If you
then add text on top of the bitmap image, this Driver will use the color
management settings that have been selected for Vector. The
photograph and the text will be color corrected differently! Why? You
can now sublimate images with realistic photographic backgrounds that
have vivid spot color text.
Vector and Bitmap Explanation
Bitmaps are a grid of pixels. Bitmaps come from digital cameras,
scanners, and photo cds. Bitmaps can also be created in applications
like Corel PhotoPaint or Adobe PhotoShop. Bitmaps have file
extensions like GIF, JPG, BMP, and TIF. Vector components consist of
shapes, curves, lines, and text. They are created in programs such as
CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator. Higher end programs like CorelDraw
can combine Vector and Bitmaps into a single image. As a rule of
thumb, if the object in your image is made of curves, text, shapes, or fills,
it will be color corrected using the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0
Vector settings. All other image types will be color corrected based on
the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 Bitmap setting.
Color Correction Settings
Photographic - This setting is most suitable for reproducing skin tones
in scanned photographs.
Graphics - This setting is most suitable for reproducing life-like clipart.
Color Management Off - This setting prints your image with no color
management applied.
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ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880
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