User manual

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ
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Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410
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Group 2 - Color Options
Overview
This group of tabs gives you access to all of the color management controls available in
PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ . Utilizing the power of the Epson 1400/1410 driver technology, the
PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ interprets bitmap and vector elements in a similar manner.
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. The
PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ will color correct all bitmaps files and vector components as bitmap
images.
Bitmap Options
 No Color Management – To unleash the power of the PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ software
the color management will need to be turned off (over-ridden) in the Graphic Software.
(instructions on how to do this are provided in Appendix A). This facilitates optimum color
management of SubliJet inks. By selecting the No Color Management option, all color
management will have to be accomplished using the Graphic Design software.
 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.
 Realistic - This setting is most suitable for reproducing skin tones in scanned photographs and
is most suitable for reproducing life-like clipart.
 ColorSure Checkbox - ColorSure is used to replace specific colors in your image with a spot
color chosen from the ColorSure palette. This resulting spot color enhancement is not affected
by color setting. A ColorSure spot color will ALWAYS print the same. See Appendix B for an
overview of ColorSure.
 Grayscale Warm – This setting is most suitable for monochromatic photographic images with
‘warmer’ grayscale colors.
 Grayscale Cool – This setting is most suitable for monochromatic photographic images with
‘cooler’ grayscale colors.
ColorSure Options
 Print Palette Button – Prints the ColorSure palette for the selected substrate. ColorSure is a
method for reproducing exact spot colors. The two main components are: 1) the transferred
palette and 2) the CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, and Adobe swatches. For a complete
description on how to use ColorSure to get perfect spot colors, see appendix B.
 Custom Palette Button – This button launches the Custom Palette utility, which enables you
to add, edit, import, and export custom colors to the ColorSure palette. If you need to precisely
match a specific color, the Color Finder tool makes this a breeze. For a complete description
on how to use the Custom Palette, see appendix B.