Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 113

printer profiles, benefit from different rendering intents. Experiment with the different rendering intents within your workflow to find the option that works best. The four rendering options are: Perceptual This rendering intent attempts to maintain the relationships of colors so that the printed image appears natural to the human eye. While this intent maintains the relationships of colors, the actual color values will be changed. Saturation The Saturation rendering intent attempts to produce highly saturated colors, but it may not produce accurate colors in a photograph. Relative Colorimetric This rendering intent maps the white point of the image to the white point defined by the printer profile and reproduces all of the colors that are within the range of colors reproducible by your printer accurately. All colors that are outside of the range that your printer can produce are shifted to the closest color possible. This option preserves as many natural colors as possible and is often the best choice for printing photographs. 107 profile. It is recommended that you use Absolute Colorimetric if you want to proof your images for a specific print device other than your printer, since this rendering intent will attempt to reproduce the results of the output device, including the effect of a different paper color. USE BLACK POINT COMPENSATION Check this box to utilize Black Point Compensation. This ensures that the black point from the image is mapped to the black point of your printer, enabling the full color range of the printer to be used. If your prints contain either gray shadows or too little detail, try turning this option off. Unless you are having problems with a specific print and profile combination, it is recommended that you always use this option. The Image Window Chapter 18 Absolute Colorimetric This rendering intent is similar to the Relative Colorimetric, except that it does not map the white point of the image to the white point of the destination