User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Color Settings options Use
Intent Choose a rendering intent:
Perceptual (Images): Maintains relative color values as the values are
mapped to the printer gamut. This method preserves the relationship
among colors, though color values can change.
Saturation (Graphics): Maintains relative saturation values of colors.
Colors that are outside the printer gamut are converted to the closest
colors with the same saturation that are inside the printer gamut.
Relative Colorimetric: Leaves colors that fall inside the gamut
unchanged. This method usually converts out-of-gamut colors to colors
that have the same lightness but fall just inside the gamut.
Absolute Colorimetric: Disables white-point matching when
converting colors. This option is not generally recommended.
Simulate print colors
on display
Select to simulate on the monitor the appearance of the CMYK colors that
will be printed.
Color management tips
If you require the highest quality color matching and output, becoming familiar with the factors that
can cause problematic color shifts can help you to avoid unexpected results.
In general, the Kodak color management system handles conversion between color systems, such as
RGB and CMYK. The system makes the conversion as accurate as possible, taking into account the
characteristics of the color display and color printing devices.
If you want to prevent even slight changes in color values, avoid conversion from one color system to
another. When you paint in an image, use the color system that matches the image mode; e.g., use
RGB colors for RGB Color mode, and CMYK colors for CMYK Color mode.
If you paint a CMYK color into an RGB Color mode image, Canvas converts the CMYK color values to
RGB values. When color calibration is active, the color management system uses the specifications of
the selected ICC profiles in the conversion process.
You must use a printed swatchbook to view the printed appearance of a color. You should
never rely entirely on the appearance of a color on screen.
Avoid using RGB color in a document that will be printed commercially using process (CMYK) colors.
When you specify process colors, it’s best to use a matching system ("Color systems" on page 232).
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