Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 2-25
The
Print with
Preview
command in
Photoshop CS2 with the
Color Handling
set to
Let
Photoshop Determine
Color
provides the same
functionality as seen in Fig.
2-22. The document is in
ColorMatch RGB and will
be converted with the
output profile for my
Epson 2200 using the
relative colorimetric intent
with Black Point
Compensation. The
description area at the
bottom of this dialog
reminds you that
Photoshop will perform the
conversion for your printer.
Just below the
Document
radio button is the
Proof
radio button. The
Proof
option produces a three-way color space conversion for proofing.
Proof
is a setting that allows us to specify a secondary conversion to a
device. The idea is, we use our local printer to simulate another printing
device. For example, I may wish to print a document to my Epson printer
and have the output simulate a printing press. When
Proof
is selected,
Photoshop can conduct a three-way color space conversion. Photoshop
will produce a conversion from the current document color space, to the
color space selected in the
Proof Setup Preset
pop-up menu. From that color
space, a conversion is made for the final output device. When the
Proof
radio button is selected, the name of the print/output profile that will be
used for the first conversion (document to proof) will appear; otherwise
it will be grayed out with the label
N/A
.
To proof a document in Photoshop CS, first you had to select a proof
setup before this feature could be accessed. In Photoshop CS2, any saved
