Image Settings - Epson Stylus 1500 Software Manual

Image Settings

The Image Settings options allow you to adjust the brightness,
contrast, and color matching features of your printed images. It
is best to let the printer driver's Automatic Document Type
setting select the appropriate image settings for you. If your
original image is of poor quality, however, you can adjust the
image settings to improve the printed output.
To help you decide on the best settings, a preview of a sample
image appears in the Image Settings dialog box. As you change
settings, the preview image is updated accordingly.
If you want to change the sample image to another bitmap
(.BMP) image file, double-click on the preview image area.
Then, in the dialog box that appears, select any other bitmap
file you may have. The image must be a 1-, 4-, or 8-bit per pixel
bitmap format. If the image size is different from the original, it
may appear small or incomplete in the preview image area.
Brightness
Controls the lightness or darkness of an image. Increase
brightness to lighten an image; decrease it to darken an image.
Contrast
Controls the degree of difference between the light and dark
areas of an image. When you increase contrast, the light areas
become very light and the dark areas become very dark. When
you decrease contrast, the difference in intensity is more subtle,
making the whites and bright colors more muted and the
blacks appear very dark gray.
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