Graphics Programs Reference
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Step 11:
Under Rendering Intent, you have two
choices: (a) Perceptual, or (b) Relative
(Colormetric). Theoretically, choosing
Perceptual may give you a more pleasing
print because it tries to maintain color
relationships, but it's not necessarily accu-
rate as to what you see tonally onscreen.
Choosing Relative may provide a more
accurate interpretation of the tone of the
photo, but you may not like the final color
as much. So, which one is right? The one
that looks best on your own printer. Rela-
tive is probably the most popular choice,
but personally, I usually use Perceptual
because my style uses very rich, saturated
colors, and it seems that Perceptual gives
me better color on my particular printer.
So, which one should you choose? The best
way to know which one looks best for your
printer is to print a few test prints for each
photo—try one with Perceptual and one
with Relative—when the prints come out,
you'll know right away which one works
best for your printer.
Step 12:
Now it's time to click the Print button at
the bottom of the right side Panels area.
This will bring up the Print dialog (shown
here. If you're using a Mac, and you see a
small dialog with just two pop-up menus,
rather than the larger one you see here,
click the little arrow button to the right
of the Printer pop-up menu, shown circled
here in red, to expand the dialog to its full
size, more like the one shown here).
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