Apple Mac OS X Panther Specifications download pdf (Page 21)

Printing to a Raster Printer

A raster printer is a non-PostScript printer such as an inkjet printer. There are two ways

to print color-managed files to a raster printer:

• Use Photoshop to prematch your source data to a printer profile. Choose “Print with

Preview” in Photoshop and then choose the printer profile. Turn off any color correc-

tion in the printer driver and print.

• If you are printing from an application such as Preview that does not provide pre-

matching, ColorSync will match your source data to a printer profile. First, you’ll need

to assign a profile to your printer in ColorSync Utility (see instructions on page 7).

PDF/X Support

PDF/X is an emerging industry standard for sending documents for professional print-

ing. PDF/X protects data from inadvertent modification during the printing process. To

create a PDF/X filter, use ColorSync Utility.

Panther supports the PDF/X-3 format, which is a more flexible version of the popular

PDF/X format. PDF/X-3 files can include RGB data or CMYK and spot color data, and

can therefore accommodate both late binding and early binding scenarios. (See the

sidebar on page 20.)

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Color Management

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