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R
ENDERING
INTENTS
When selecting the Printer Output Profile, if you select any other
profile apart from [Auto], you can select the Rendering Intent.
The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine
how colours that fall outside of the printable colours are treated.
Select the rendering intent that best suits the document you are
printing.
P
ERCEPTUAL
This option is recommended for printing photographs.
Typically, perceptual rendering desaturates all the colours when
printing. This brings unprintable colours into the printer’s range,
whilst keeping the relationships between the colours the same.
S
ATURATION
This option is recommended for printing business graphics if you
want vivid colours. This will not necessarily produce accurate
colour, as the emphasis is on maintaining saturation.
R
ELATIVE
COLORIMETRIC
This option is best for printing solid colours and tints. Use Relative
Colorimetric when printing from a drawing program such as
Adobe Illustrator, or Macromedia Freehand.
A
BSOLUTE
COLORIMETRIC
This option is recommended if you are proofing images on your
printer that are intended for final output on a printing press. This
may result in a visible colour cast on your print as it will also try
to simulate the paper white of the target device.
