Choosing A Print Encoding Method; Using Color Management When Printing - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual

prints a black border around an image.
Border
Type in a number and choose inches, millimeters
(mm) or points to specify the width of the border.
prints any caption text entered in the File
Caption
Info dialog box. (See "Adding file information" on
page 234.) Caption text always prints as 9-point
Helvetica plain type.
prints crop marks where the
Corner Crop Marks
page is to be trimmed.
Choosing a print encoding
method
Encoding methods determine how image data is
sent to a printer. By default, the printer driver
transfers binary information to printers, but you
can choose to transfer image data using JPEG or
ASCII encoding.
Note that some printers only accept binary and
JPEG-encoded image data through their
AppleTalk or Ethernet ports, not their parallel or
serial ports. Check the documentation that came
with your printer if you need more information.
To choose an encoding method:
1 Choose File > Print Preview.
Click Show More Options if it's not checked.
2
Select an option from the Encoding menu"
3
encoding gives a two-byte value to each
ASCII
pixel of your image, which means that ASCII files
are twice as large and require about twice as much
time to print as binary files. ASCII files can be sent
over a wide variety of network printing protocols,
so select ASCII if binary or JPEG encoding is not
supported your printer.
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encoding gives a one-byte value to each
Binary
pixel of your image. Binary encoded files are
smaller than ASCII files and print more quickly.
However, binary data can be misinterpreted by
some network printing protocols, which may
cause a printer to respond slowly.
encoded files are smaller than binary files, so
JPEG
they require less time to print, but using JPEG
encoding decreases the image quality. Only
PostScript Level 2 (or higher) printers support
JPEG encoding, so sending a JPEG-encoded file to
a PostScript Level 1printer may result in PostScript
language errors.
Using color management when
printing
Photoshop Elements uses pixels to represent
images. When you view an image on your monitor,
pixels are displayed using red, green, and blue
light. When you print an image on a printer, pixels
are reproduced using colored inks. Because your
monitor operates in a different color space than
your printer, the colors you see on your monitor
can vary drastically from those in the printed
image. Color management provides a solution to
this dilemma by using color profiles to ensure that
the colors remain consistent. (See "About color
management" on page 31.)
Converting colors to a different color space
involves translating the source or image colors to
accommodate the color space of the destination
printer. These translation methods are known as
rendering intents because each technique is
optimized for a different intended use of color
graphics.
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