Chapter 3

Choose a color management strategy

Use the HP Photosmart

Use application-based

Use printer-based color

Pro print plug-in for Adobe

color management.

management.

Photoshop®.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

●

Advanced color

●

Advanced color

● Simple color

 

management

 

management

management

●

Uses the Adobe

●

Uses the Adobe

● Uses the printer driver

 

Photoshop algorithms

 

Photoshop algorithms

color management

 

to produce high

 

to produce high

settings

 

resolution prints

 

resolution prints

 

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Single streamlined

●

Several dialog boxes

 

 

dialog box with the

 

for all the color

 

 

most commonly used

 

management settings

 

 

color management

 

 

 

 

settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip 1 It is possible to have color management features turned on both in the printer driver and in a software program such as Adobe® Photoshop.® This double correction produces unsatisfactory results. Use either printer-based or application-based color management, but not both at the same time.

Tip 2 Periodically, calibrate the printer color to ensure that the printer provides consistent and accurate color reproduction on all the supported paper types. See Align and calibrate the printer.

Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop®

The HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop streamlines the printing process and simplifies professional color management. The plug-in provides a central dialog box for color management and other print settings. It combines settings from the printer driver and the Adobe Photoshop Print with Preview dialog box so you no longer have to make your way through a confusing maze of dialog boxes each time you print.

The HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop is installed automatically with the HP Photosmart printer software if you have Adobe Photoshop 7.0 on the same computer.

Note Adobe Photoshop is a standalone 3rd party software product, not included with the printer.

For more information on application-based color management, see Use application- based color management.

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HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer