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RIP and Print Dialog Box - Adjustment Tab

The Color Adjustment tab provides some basic tools to manually adjust the output color.

Each color channel is listed separately as a linearization curve that determines what percentage of coverage will be used (output) for a specified percentage in the original image (input).

Preview

Check to see the changes in your color settings reflected in the preview pane.

Channel

Select the color channel that you want to edit. Select All to apply the changes to all color channels.

Output

The value for the point that is currently selected on the linearization curve.

  • Click on the curve to select a different point to edit. You can also select a point by clicking on the input axis label.
  • To change the value at a given point on the curve, edit the value in the Output field or click and drag the point up or down.

Contrast

Adjusts the amount of contrast in the image.

This setting is only available when All color channels are selected.

Vividness

Adjusts the vividness of the image. Higher settings boost color saturation and brightness at the expense of color fidelity and detail. Lower settings decrease color saturation and brightness, but increase contrast.

This setting is only available when All color channels are selected.

Advanced

Click to edit the color settings in the image using a more advanced model.

JP Color Advanced

This setting is only available when all color channels are selected.

 

Brightness

Higher values make all colors in the image lighter in shade. Lower values darken the colors in the image.

 

Global Hue

This setting adjusts the overall hue of the picture. It can make the image bluish, or sepia-toned. For this setting, the range of values from -100% to +100% represents the spectrum of colors that can be applied to the image.

 

Saturation

Higher values increase the amount of color in the image, but can reduce the contrast and detail. Lower values reduce the amount of color.

 

Reset

Click to reset all sliders to their defaults.

 

Click OK to accept changes and return to the color adjustment tab.

Delete

Click to delete the selected point from the linearization curve.

Reset

Click to restore the values and settings for the current channel to its original states.

Reset All

Click to restore the values and settings for all channels to their original states.

See Also

Printing your Design

RIP and Print Settings

RIP and Print Dialog Box - General Tab

RIP and Print Dialog Box - Panel Tab

RIP and Print Dialog Box - Advanced Tab

Setting Driver Options

Printing with Spot Colors

RIP and Print Dialog Box - Contour Tab