About Print Image Matching; About Exif Print - Epson Software Film Factory v3.0 User Manual

About PRINT Image Matching

If your digital camera and printer support PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M.), Film
Factory lets you produce the best prints possible (not available on Macintosh
OS X 10.1). PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is
embedded in the header of the image file created by certain digital cameras. It
contains color setting and image parameter information. With PRINT Image
Matching, the digital camera can set specific printing options such as:
contrast
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gamma level
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shadow
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The camera saves this information in each image file. For example, macro mode
pictures might include commands for sharpness and clarity, while portrait mode
pictures might emphasize soft focusing and subtle flesh tones. Your printer then
uses the information to ensure the most accurate reproduction of the image.
In Film Factory, the
Image Matching photos. You can also right-click (Windows) or
(Macintosh) a photo thumbnail to see if it is a P.I.M. photo. Check the Photo
Enhancement status in the displayed information; if it is
or
PRINT Image Matching with the ability to interpret Exif Print
contains P.I.M. data.
If a PRINT Image Matching photo has been retouched, it may not display the
P.I.M. symbol or P.I.M. status. If you trim or rotate a PRINT Image Matching
photo, or correct for red eyes, the P.I.M. settings are retained. But because P.I.M.
optimizes settings such as brightness and color automatically, using retouching
options like these removes P.I.M. settings. You also lose P.I.M. settings if you
export the files.

About Exif Print

The Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format includes information about your
digital camera settings in JPEG/TIFF files so your printer and application can use
them to create accurate print settings. Most digital cameras store Exif Print
information such as shutter speed, metering, flash and exposure settings,
resolution, and lens use in the JPEG/TIFF image file.
sharpness
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color space
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highlight
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P.I.M. symbol appears on the thumbnails for PRINT
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brightness
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color saturation
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color balance
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-click
Ctrl
PRINT Image Matching
, the photo
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