Using Advanced Color Management
Here are some tips for using the advanced color management features of your printer
software. For more information, visit the EPSON web site at www.epson.com. If
you're using Adobe software, check the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com for more
tips.
Printing CMYK Format Files
To print a file saved in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) format with
accurate colors, you first need to convert the file to RGB format. This is because your
printer software automatically translates RGB information to your printer's 6-color
CMYKcm ink system (including light cyan and light magenta). If you send a CMYK
format file to print, you'll get unexpected color results. To print with the correct
colors, convert any CMYK-format input files to RGB format before printing. For the
best results, create your original print files in the sRGB color space. This larger color
space transfers directly to your printer without any loss of color information inherent
in color space conversions.
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The default Gamma setting of 1.8 provides the optimum contrast
quality for your photos. However, you can change it to either 1.5 (for
decreased contrast) or 2.2 (for increased contrast; recommended for
matching colors with sRGB devices).
Most scanners and digital cameras capture files in the sRGB color
space.