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Controlling Image Output

Introduction

Once you create your Adobe Photoshop masterpiece, you

will have to decide the output for the image file This is not

an easy decision For example, an image created with a

reso-lution of 72 ppi might be fine if output to the Web, but would

not be of sufficient quality for output to a high-quality laser

printer In addition, images saved in the RGB color space

would not work if the image were to be printed on a 4-color

press, which uses the CMYK color space

Raster images (such as Photoshop files) do not handle

change very well, so it's important to design with a goal in

mind Designers call this process a workflow When you start

a Photoshop project you should have a good idea of where

the project is headed—to a press or inkjet printer, a copy

machine, or a monitor Knowing this information helps you

design with the end in mind That's not to say you can't make

changes to a Photoshop document; however, when it comes

to color space and resolution, the less change, the better the

output quality

When preparing images for the Web, it's important to

understand that file size and format are important

considera-tions People aren't very patient when it comes to

download-ing web pages Creatdownload-ing good-lookdownload-ing, yet fast-loaddownload-ing

images keeps visitors on your web site, looking for more

Photoshop gives you the ability to perform image

compres-sion using formats such as the JPEG (Joint Photographic

Experts Group), and GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

for-mats Those formats will make your images as small as

pos-sible, while still retaining great quality In image preparation

it's all about control, and Photoshop gives you the tools to

16 What You’ll Do

Set Document Print Options Set Print Output Options Print a Document Change Printer Settings Print One Copy

Understand File Formats Save a Document with a Different File Format

Insert File Information into a Document Understand File Compression

Prepare Clip Art for the Web Prepare a Photograph for the Web Prepare an Image for the Press Prepare an Image for an Inkjet or Laser Printer

Understand Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution

When you select the Print command, Photoshop displays a preview Print dialog box , which gives you the opportunity to view the image (on screen), and decide whether to print The white area in the image pre-view is the printable area, while the shaded border at the edge shows the paper margins You can adjust the position and scale of the image and see the results The size of the image is determined by the document size settings in the Image Size dialog box When you scale an image in the Print dialog box, the changes only affect the printed image, not the actual image When you select a printer, Photoshop automatically selects a printer profile for the best results (New !) If you want to use the same print settings the next time you print, Photoshop can remember your settings In addition, when you save the image, your print settings are saved along with it (New !), which allows for one-button printing

Setting Document

Print Options

Set Document Print Options

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then click

Print.

Click the Printer list arrow, and

then select a printer

Choose from three output options:

◆ Match Print Colors Select to

show the soft-proofed printed

colors in the Preview, and the

select any of the following:

◆ Gamut Warning Highlights

out of gamut colors

◆ Show Paper White Sets

image whites to the color of

the paper being used to

compensate for off-white or

beige paper stock

To change the image orientation,

click the Portrait or Landscape

button

To have 16-bit per color channel

data sent to the printer (Mac only),

select the Send 16-bit Data check

box

Select from the various Position

options:

◆ Center Image Select to instruct

the output device to center the

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◆ Top Instructs the output device

to print the image from the top

of the page

◆ Left Instructs the output device

to print the image from the left

of the page

Select from the various Scaled

Print Size options:

◆ Scale to Fit Media Select to

scale the document to the

selected paper size

◆ Scale Enter a percentage

value

◆ Height Enter an image height.

◆ Width Enter an image width.

Select from the various options:

◆ Bounding Box Select to add a

bounding box around the image

◆ Units Specifies the units of

measure for size settings

Click Print Settings to choose

setup options

Click Print to open the Print dialog

box

◆ To print one copy without

displaying the Print dialog box,

hold down Alt (Win) or Option

(Mac), and then click Print One.

Click Done to return to your

document without printing

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Preview of active image

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Displaying vs Printing an Image

Although the image is displayed on a monitor, you still get to see an accurate representation of how the graphic and all its associated lay-ers and effects will appear Remember, a monitor uses additive color (RGB), and most output devices, such as printing presses, use subtrac-tive color (CMYK) However, if you have a good, color-calibrated moni-tor, you should have a good idea of how the image will look

For Your Information

Did You Know?

You can manually scale and position

an image Select the Show Bounding

Box check box, and then clear the

Scale To Fit Media and Center Image

check boxes Then simply drag the

image in the View window to

reposi-tion, and then click and drag a corner

to resize

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Setting Print Output

Options

Set Print Output Options

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then click

Print.

Click the list arrow at the top right

of the Print dialog box, and then

click Output.

Select from the various Printing

Marks options:

◆ Calibration Bars Prints a

gradient tint bar to compare

color ranges

◆ Registration Marks Prints

marks to align color

separations

◆ Corner Crop Marks Prints

marks where the page is to be

trimmed

◆ Center Crop Marks Prints

marks to identify the center of

the page

◆ Description Prints text

provided in the File Info

dialog box

◆ Labels Prints the file name at

the top of the page

◆ Emulsion Down Prints images

to film Use to make type

readable when printing to

photographic paper facing

away from you

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On the right side of the preview Print dialog box, Photoshop not only gives you access to its powerful color management tools, it also lets you create calibration bars, add file name labels, and even place a cus-tom border around the image Click the Color Management list arrow, and then click Output Photoshop displays a listing of all the options available, including the ability to print vector data or change the docu-ment's encoding For example, if you want to print a vector image that includes shapes and type with optimal results, you can use the Include Vector Data option to send the image to a PostScript printer It's just one more way that Photoshop gives you control over document output

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◆ Negative Prints an inverted

image Use if you want to print

separations directly to film

Select from the various Functions

options:

◆ Interpolation Resamples the

image to reduce the jagged

appearance of a low-resolution

image

◆ Include Vector Data Select to

print a vector image If the

option is grayed, the image

doesn’t contain vector data

◆ Background Selects a

background color to be printed

outside the image area

◆ Border Prints a black border

around the image

◆ Bleed Prints crop marks inside

rather than outside the image

Click Print to open the Print dialog

box

Click Done to return to your

document without printing

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See Also

See “Setting Document Print Options”

on page 382 for information on using

the preview Print dialog box