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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Hybrid Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880

Group 2 - Color Settings (Advanced Mode)

Overview

This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls

available in PowerDriver 4880 IQ. Color correction allows you to create

transfers from all kinds of images, from photorealistic images to spot color

logos. For maximum flexibility, PowerDriver 4880 IQ lets you color correct

bitmap and vector elements differently, even if they are in the same

graphics file. For example, if you scan a photograph and import it into

CorelDraw, PowerDriver will use the color management settings that have

been selected for Bitmap. If you then add text on top of the bitmap image,

PowerDriver will use the color management settings that have been

selected for Vector. The photograph and the text will be color corrected

differently! Why? You can now sublimate images with realistic

photographic backgrounds that have vivid spot color text.

Vector and Bitmap Explanation

Bitmaps consist of a grid of pixels. Bitmaps come from digital cameras,

scanners, and photo CDs. Bitmaps can also be created in applications

like Corel PhotoPaint or Adobe PhotoShop. Bitmaps have file extensions

like GIF, JPG, BMP, and TIF. Vector components consist of shapes,

curves, lines, and text. They are created in programs such as CorelDraw

and Adobe Illustrator. Higher end programs like CorelDraw can combine

Vector and Bitmaps into a single image. As a rule of thumb, if the object in

your image is made of curves, text, shapes, or fills, it will be color

corrected using the PowerDriver Vector settings. All other image types will

be color corrected based on the PowerDriver 4880 IQ Bitmap setting.

Bitmap & Vector Options

 Intense – This kicks the color intensity and saturation to the extreme.

This setting does not try to keep color accurate; its main goal is to

produce deep dark colors. Artwork, graphics, logos, and text are good

candidates for this setting. Some photographs will look good but

typically, this setting is too intense to be used with photographs. This

can be set for either Bitmap or Vector images.

 Vivid – This setting is most suitable for images where it is important

that the colors are vivid and contrast well with each other. Artwork,

graphics, logos, and text, as well as photographs of landscapes or still

life are good candidates for the Vivid setting. This can be set for either

Bitmap or Vector images.