HP L 5 manual Modifying Output Color

4 Modifying Output Color

Introduction

The previous chapters of this manual have been concerned with giving an overview of the color printing process, choosing color modes, and using palettes. This portion of the manual explains how color can be modified to produce a desired result, from using halftone render algorithms to change the way color is rendered, to selecting a color treatment and finish mode. The HP color printers can modify colors using the following means:

•Halftone render algorithms provide a way to modify images based on a dither cell concept. The algorithm chosen determines how specified colors are “rendered” as dots on the printed page.

•The Monochrome Print Mode command converts each color to its grayscale equivalent for faster, draft printing.

•The Driver Configuration command provides a way to select a color treatment.

•The Finish Mode command allows the user to specify the finish, matte or glossy, to be applied to the document.

All of these methods of modifying output color are explained in the following sections.

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