Managing Color With Custom Profiles - Epson Stylus Photo 960 User Manual

Printing Borderless Photos on Mac OS 8.6
to 9.x
1. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
2. Click
File > Page Setup
3. Select your Paper Size. Then choose
the Paper Source.
4. Click the checkbox. Read the message and
Borderless
click . Then click
OK OK
5. Click .
File > Print
6. Select the Media Type for the paper you're using. Then
click .
Print

Managing Color with Custom Profiles

Follow the steps in this section to use custom profiles for
printing with Adobe Photoshop
®
Photoshop 6.0). You'll also need to use profile-building
software to create your profiles, such as Monaco Systems
MonacoEZcolor ™ or GretagMacbeth
Printing a Custom Profile Test Target
Follow these steps to create individual custom profile test
targets for each paper type you'll be printing on:
1. Start your profile creation software and follow the
manufacturer's instructions to open and prepare your test
target file.
2. When you're ready to print the test target, select
.
Print
3. Windows: Click the
Properties
4. Select these settings in the printer settings window:
Media Type: Select the paper type you'll be printing on
when you print with the profile.
Source Space: It doesn't matter which source space you're
using at this time.
Print Space - Profile: Select
5. Click , then click the
Custom
6. Select these settings in the Advanced window:
Color Management: Select
Print Quality: We recommend that you select
, though you can select a lower or higher
Photo - 1440 dpi
quality setting.
High Speed and Edge Smoothing: We recommend that you
turn off these options.
.
Auto Sheet Feeder
to close the dialog box.
(the instructions cover
®
® ProfileMaker. ™
File >
or button.
Preferences
.
Same As Source
button.
Advanced
.
No Color Adjustment
7. Click
OK
8. Click
OK
test page.
9. Repeat these steps to print a test target for each paper type
that you'll be printing on.
as
Creating Your Custom Profile
Follow the instructions provided with your profile-building
software (such as Monaco Systems MonacoEZcolor or
GretagMacbeth ProfileMaker) to create your custom profile
using the test target your printed. Once you create the profile,
be sure to place it in the correct folder on your computer, as
recommended by Microsoft
Printing With Your Custom Profile
1. Start Photoshop, open your image file, and make sure it is
tagged with the appropriate source profile. (See your
Photoshop documentation for instructions.)
Note: We recommend the ColorMatch RGB source profile
™
for RGB image files.
2. Select
File > Print
3. Windows: Click the
4. Select these settings in the printer settings window:
Media Type: Select the type of paper for which you created
the custom profile (see "Printing a Custom Profile Test
Target").
Source Space: Select
Print Space - Profile: Select your custom printer profile
from the pull-down menu.
Print Space - Intent: Select
5. Click
Custom
6. Select
No Color Adjustment
setting.
7. Select the same settings on the Advanced window that you
selected when you printed the test target (see "Printing a
Custom Profile Test Target").
8. Click
OK
9. Click
OK
photo.
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to return to the printer settings window.
(Windows) or (Macintosh) to print your
Print
® or Apple. ®
.
or
Properties Preferences
Document: ColorMatch RGB
Relative Colorimetric
, then click the
Advanced
as the Color Management
to close the Advanced window.
(Windows) or (Macintosh) to print your
Print
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button.
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button.
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