Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							•Gray Adjustment→P.556
• Matching
→P.557
Note•You can select  Gray Adjustment  only after Monochrome (Photo)  has been selected in Color Mode.
• Matching  is not displayed if  No color correction  has been selected in  Color Mode.
Restore Defaults  Button
Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Free Layout.
Print  Button
Click the button to begin printing.
Update Printer Info.  Button
Click the button to acquire printer information.
Color Adjustment
You can set the color adjustment.
Adjusting Color
Normally colors should be adjusted in the software application, but if you see colors in the printout that do not match colors on the screen, you can perform color adjustments.
1. Select  Color on Color Mode  in the Color Settings  panel.
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							2.Select  Color Adjustment .
3.Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust.
SettingDetailsCyanAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.MagentaAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.YellowAdjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues.BrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are
brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage.
 
*For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con-
trast.SaturationAdjusts the hues for vivid color or dark color.Gray ToneAdjusts gray from cool black (bluish tones) to warm black (reddish tones).Note• You  can  also  click  the  up  or  down  arrow,  or  enter  the  number  directly  to  increase  or  decrease  the
value.
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							Adjusting Monochrome
Use the monochrome setting to print monochrome images of color photographs captured with a scanner or digital camera or
other color images.
1. Select  Monochrome  on Color Mode  in the Color Settings  panel.
2. Select  Color Adjustment .
3.Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust.
SettingDetailsBrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are
brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage.
 
*For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con-
trast.Note• You  can  also  click  the  up  or  down  arrow,  or  enter  the  number  directly  to  increase  or  decrease  the
value.
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							Gray AdjustmentYou can set the gray adjustment.
Adjusting Monochrome (Photo)Sets monochrome printing for black-and-white photo image data captured with a scanner or digital camera.
1. Select  Monochrome (Photo)  on Color Mode  in the Color Settings  panel.
2. Select  Gray Adjustment .
3.Click the  Color Balance  list and select the color settings.
SettingDetailsCool BlackAdjusts cool black (blue tones) to gray.Pure Neutral BlackAdjusts to neutral gray.Warm BlackAdjusts warm black (red tones) to gray.Note•To perform the adjustments, drag the X or Y slide bar left and right.
• You  can  also  click  the  up  or  down  arrow,  or  enter  the  number  directly  to  increase  or  decrease  the
value by X and Y.
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							4.Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust.SettingDetailsBrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are
brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees ofbrightness, use this feature.ContrastAdjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of theimage.
 
*For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the con-
trast.HighlightAdjusts the brightness of the brightest areas.ShadowAdjusts the brightness of the darkest areas.Note• You  can  also  click  the  up  or  down  arrow,  or  enter  the  number  directly  to  increase  or  decrease  the
value.
• The availability of settings depends on the selected the media type.
Matching
You can set the matching.
Important• If  No color correction  is selected under Color Mode, the Matching  is not displayed.
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							Matching Mode
You can select a matching mode to suit the print job.
SettingDetailsDriver Matching
Mode
→P.560
Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You
should normally select this mode.ICC Matching Mode→P.561Enables color matching using ICC profiles. Select this if you want to print by spec-
ifying the input profile, printer profile, and matching method in detail. This allows
you to use ICC profiles for digital cameras and scanners, ICC profiles created us- ing the profile creation tool, etc.ColorSync→P.562Enables color matching by using the ColorSync function of Mac OS. Select this if
you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing.Note• You need to set each correction on the printer driver.
• Using Mac OS X 10.5 or later,  ColorSync needs to be selected in the  Color Matching panel of the driver in
order to select  ColorSync.
Matching Method
You can select a matching method to suit the print job.
Color Space Select the color space.
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							Note•You can select only after  Driver Matching Mode has been selected in Matching Mode.
Input Profile
Select the input profile.
Note• You can select only after  ICC Matching Mode has been selected in Matching Mode.
Printer Profile
Select the printer profile.
Note• (Using Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4)You can select only after  ICC Matching Mode or ColorSync  has been se-
lected in  Matching Mode .
• (Using Mac OS X 10.5 or later)You can select only after  ICC Matching Mode has been selected in  Match-
ing Mode .
Soft Proof
When you place a checkmark here,  ColorSync applies to the layout area.
Note•You can select only after  ColorSync has been selected in  Matching Mode.
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							Driver Matching Mode1. Under  Matching Mode , select Driver Matching Mode .
2.Click the  Matching Method  list, and then select a setting.
SettingDetailsAutoAutomatically selects the best color matching method for each Image, Graphics,
Text.PerceptualColor-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth grada-
tion is a feature. This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjust- ment using application software.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input
color space. This is the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and
print. However, gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color re- production range of the printer. Generally, this is also called relative colorimetric.Perceptual (People, Dark
Areas)Color-matching optimized for printing subdued photos such as indoor shots of
people or dark scenes. Along with preventing the gradation loss of dark areas, you
can realize photos of people in warm tones.
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							3.Select  Color Space  for the print output.SettingDetailssRGBUses color space for a standard monitor. This selection is ideal for most software
applications.Adobe RGBUses wide color space. Use this setting to print images created with Adobe RGB color space.
ICC Matching Mode
1. Under  Matching Mode , select ICC Matching Mode .
2.Click the  Matching Method  list, and then select a setting.
SettingDetailsPerceptualColor-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth grada-
tion is a feature. This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjust- ment using application software.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input
color space. This is the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and
print. However, gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color re- production range of the printer. Generally, this is also called relative colorimetric.
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							SettingDetailsColorimetric (No White-Point
Correction)The processing method of color-matching is identical to  Colorimetric. Use this
when you want to further reproduce the target paper material color of the image
data. Generally, this also is called absolute colorimetric.
3. Click the  Input Profile  list and select an input profile.
4. Click the  Printer Profile  list and select a printer profile.
ColorSync
1. Check that  ColorSync is selected in  Matching Mode .
2.Place a checkmark on  Soft Proof to simulate the output product in Layout Area.
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