The [Image] tab allows you to specify the colour and image settings for the document. Not all settings are available for all printer models.
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You can configure a number of the options. Click the pencil icon to open the settings of an option. |
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Click the collapse icon to close the settings of an option. |
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Save your changes. |
The resolution that you can select depends on the printer.
[Printer default]
Use the resolution defined in the selected printer when no value is provided.
Colour management is the controlled conversion between the colour representations of the document in the application to the Postscript file.
[No color management]
Disable colour management and use any embedded colour profiles in the document.
[Printer\PostScript color management]
The colour profiles of the printer are used to convert the colours.
[Printer color profile]
Select a colour profile. The profile is used to convert the colours.
By default, when you print opaque, overlapping colours, the top colour knocks out the area underneath. Overprinting prevents knockouts and makes the topmost overlapping printing ink appear transparent in relation to the underlying ink.
This setting is used by Adobe Acrobat.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
The PDF output intent describes how you plan to print the entire document.
If the file contains device independent colours, the output intent provides data which defines how the colour data must be printed. The output intent provides all the information required to ensure that the file can be printed consistently, even when device independent colour data is used.
This setting is used by Adobe Acrobat.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
Colour rendering relates to the colour appearance of printed colour pages under a given light source. You can select:
[Printer default]
Use the colour rendering algorithm of the selected printer.
[On]
Use the colour rendering algorithm of this application.
[Off]
Disable colour rendering.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
You can add a colour bar to the printed pages. The drop-down list contains the available colour bars of the selected printer. You can define the location and the alignment of the colour bar.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
You can add an information bar to the printed pages. The drop-down list contains the available information bars of the selected printer. You can define the location and the alignment of the information bar.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
Printer misregistration can cause gaps between colours on the printed pages. You can enable trapping to compensate for potential gaps between colours. A trapping preset is a collection of trap settings you can apply to pages in a PDF. The drop-down list contains the available [Trapping pre-sets] of the selected printer.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
[Image smoothing] blends adjacent colours in an image to make colour transitions less noticeable. Use this setting when the printer resolution is higher than the image resolution.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
You can apply [Fattening] to the text and lines of the document. The fattening function can increase the readability of texts with small fonts (< 6 points, 6/72 inch). However, when you print special data such as barcodes, fattening can make barcodes difficult to read. Therefore, you can turn the fattening function off when you print such special data. You can select:
[Printer default]
Use the fattening algorithm of the selected printer.
[On]
Use the fattening algorithm of this application.
[Off]
Disable fattening.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
The minimum line width function is required to keep thin lines visible. The lines in PS/PDF jobs always keep a minimum width of 1/600 inch. However, when you print special data such as CAD drawings, smaller lines may be required. Therefore, you can turn the minimum line width function off. Then even thinner lines will be printed. This option ensures that all lines are visible in the printed document. You can select:
[Printer default]
Use the minimum line width of the selected printer.
[Light]
Print all lines with a minimum line width of 1/1200 inch.
[Normal]
Print all lines with a minimum line width of 1/600 inch.
[Off]
Disable option [Minimum line width]. Thin lines might not be printed in the document.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
A halftone image is made up of a series of dots rather than a continuous tone. Larger dots are used to represent darker, more dense areas of the image, while smaller dots are used for lighter areas. As long as the resolution of the image is high enough, the dots appear as a continuous image to the human eye. Select the [Halftone] setting.
[Printer default]
Use the halftone defined in the selected printer when no value is provided.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
You can overrule the defined brightness settings in the document, without losing the original brightness settings. You can change the tonal values of an image. Or, you can compensate for the media that you print on. For example, the brightness and contrast will be different for glossy paper than for canvas.
[Printer default]
Use the brightness defined in the selected printer when no value is provided.
[Custom]
Use the slider to select a value.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
You can overrule the defined contrast settings in the document, without losing the original contrast settings. You can change the tonal values of an image. Or, you can compensate for the media that you print on. For example, the brightness and contrast will be different for glossy paper than for canvas.
[Printer default]
Use the contrast defined in the selected printer when no value is provided.
[Custom]
Use the slider to select a value.
This setting is not available for all printer models.
A colour pre-set is a collection of colour and quality settings that matches a specific document type, workflow or colour application. The drop-down list contains the available colour templates of the selected printer. When the printer is not available, the colour templates cannot be loaded. In this case, the default templates are loaded.
You can change the settings of the selected colour pre-set for the current job only. You cannot save your changes. See Custom colour pre-sets.
This setting is not available for all printer models.