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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Hybrid Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880
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Group 2 - Color Settings
Overview
This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls
available in the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. Color correction allows
you to create transfers from all kinds of images, from photorealistic images
to spot color logos. For maximum flexibility, this Driver 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, the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 will use the color
management settings that have been selected for Bitmap. If you then add
text on top of the bitmap image, this Driver 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 are 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 ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 Vector settings. All
other image types will be color corrected based on the ChromaBlast 4880
Driver™ v1.0 Bitmap setting.
Color Correction Settings
Photographic - This setting is most suitable for reproducing skin tones in
scanned photographs.
Graphics - This setting is most suitable for reproducing life-like clipart.
Color Management Off - This setting prints your image with no color
management applied.