Chapter3 Handling Color Correction There are the following three methods for color correction. • Setting on the printer • Setting using OS • Setting using an application software Change the printer driver's [Color Correction] setting according to the color correction engine used. • When setting on the printer Select from [EPSON Vivid Color], [Epson Preferred Color], and [Epson Standard]. • When setting using OS Select [ICM] for Windows, or [ColorSync] for Mac. • When setting using an application software Select [No Color Adjustment].
Relationship Between Driver Settings, Color Correction Methods, and Spot Color Settings The color of the print result varies depending on the menu settings on the driver. There are two menus on the driver for changing the color of the print result: [Color Correction] and [Spot Color Setting]. [Color Correction] changes the overall color, and there are color correction engines in the printer, in the OS, and in certain applications. The setting selected in [Color Correction] in the printer driver specifies which color correction engine to use and also passes input parameters to each color correction engine. Only one setting can be selected for [Color Correction Method].
Therefore, no color correction engine in the printer, in the OS, or in a particular application will be used at the same time, but only one of them will be used. [Spot Color Setting] replaces the specified specific color (= the original color) with another color (= the target color), and there is a color replacement engine in the driver and in the printer. When [Color Correction] is set to use the printer's internal color correction engine, which are [Epson Vivid Color], [EPSON Standard Color], or [Epson Preferred Color], color correction can be performed in combination with [Spot Color Setting].
If [Color Correction Method] is set to [ICM] or [No Color Adjustment], color correction cannot be performed in combination with [Spot Color Setting]. This is because if the application or OS color correction is performed first, the RGB values before conversion specified in [Spot Color Setting] will be changed, and the printer driver will not be able to find the part to be converted. 273