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Overview
This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in the ChromaBlast
R1800 driver. Color correction allows you to create transfers from all kinds of images, from
photorealistic images to spot color logos. For maximum flexibility, the ChromaBlast R1800 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 R1800
driver will use the color management settings that have been selected for Bitmap. If you then add
text on top of the bitmap image, the ChromaBlast R1800 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 R1800 driver Vector settings. All other image types will be color corrected
based on the ChromaBlast R1800 driver Bitmap setting.
Color Correction Settings
Realistic (Bitmap ONLY) - This setting is most suitable for reproducing skin tones in scanned
photographs.
Original (Vector ONLY) - This setting is most suitable for reproducing life-like clipart.
Saturated - The Saturated setting will make the colors in your image more intense. Saturated
output tries to remain color accurate with a slight bump in intensity.
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. This can be set for either
Bitmap or Vector images.
ColorSure Enhancement - The ColorSure enhancement 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 C for an overview of ColorSure.
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 C.
Custom Palette Button – The Custom Palette utility 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, refer to Appendix C.
Mirror – When you transfer an image, the result will be “flipped” when compared to the printed
image. In order for your transfers to come out correctly, you must flip the image before
transferring. Select this option to do the flipping for you. If you are doing this yourself in your
editing application, make sure this option is turned off.