Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
label indicates that the document is in your print/output space.
Again, it's very important when using the
Print with Preview
command to double-check this. This indicates that the document
is ready to be output without a further color space conversion as
it is in the printer color space.
The key to making this document print correctly is to select
No Color Management
in the
Color Handling
pop-up menu!
No Color Management
is a setting that tells Photoshop to pass
the existing data directly to the print driver. Notice that the
Printer Profile
pop-up and all other settings are disabled. This is
producing the same behavior as the
Same As Source
setting in
Photoshop CS discussed earlier. You would use this setting if you
applied the printer profile either elsewhere as we just did or if
you are printing targets for building profiles. In that situation,
you want the raw numbers in the document to go to the printer
with no color management.
No Color Management
is the
mechanism that simply sends the exiting document numbers to
the printer without applying a profile to the data.
Many users have difficulties working with profiles and printing when
they don't have the
Print with Preview
command in sync with the
correct document settings. Either they double profile by using
Convert
to Profile
and
use a profile selected in
Print with Preview
, or they
don't use a profile at all by not using
Convert to Profile
and having
Same As Source
selected in the
Print with Preview
dialog. The
Print
with Preview
dialog is
sticky
, meaning it will remember its last used
settings.
For newer users, it's a good idea to decide if you wish to apply the
profile in Photoshop's
Convert to Profile
command and then ensure
the
No Color Management
option is selected in the
Color Handling
pop-up. The opposite approach is possible as well. Apply the profile in
the
Print with Preview
dialog by selecting
Let Photoshop Determine
Colors
and pick the print/output profile from the
Printer Profile
pop-
up menu. Never use the
Convert to Profile
command and select a
printer profile in the
Printer Profile
pop-up menu in
Print with
Preview
. The advantage of using
Convert to Profile
is you will be able
to see the soft proof of the profile, rendering intent, and so on within the
dialog. Also, since the
No Color Management
setting is sticky, you will
not need to pay attention to it after setting it the first time. If, however,
you print to many different printers or papers using
Print with
Preview
, you will need to remember to set these profiles each and every
time you use this command. Ultimately the results are the same when
the two methods are used correctly and the choice is yours.
One other option with the
Print with Preview
command is
the ability to conduct a three-way conversion, or what is known as
cross-rendering. Suppose you are working with this
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