Working with color management
If you are preparing professional quality digital images, you can enable or disable color management settings. Additionally, every RGB image in Corel PaintShop Pro has a profile associated with it. By default, these advanced color settings are enabled, allowing the application to make use of a consistent color working space. You can define advanced features for color working spaces and profiles. For example, you can set a CMYK profile that determines how CMYK images are processed when you split or combine CMYK channels, or when you output to a CMYK TIF file.
To set up profiles for color management |
Edit workspace
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Close any open images.
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Choose File Color Management Color Management.
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The Color Management dialog box appears. |
The recommended working space for Corel PaintShop Pro is sRGB. |
If necessary, mark the Enable Color Management check box to access the controls in this group box. |
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Choose the Basic color management option to access controls for
your monitor and printer.
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In the Monitor Profile drop-list, choose the monitor profile you
want to use.
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If you’re using multiple monitors with your computer, the profile you choose only applies to the primary display. |
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In the Printer Profile drop-list, choose the printer profile you want
to use.
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If you’re using multiple printers with your computer, the profile you choose only applies to the primary printer. |
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In the Rendering Intent drop-list, choose the setting that matches
your intended output.
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This setting affects how the option you choose in the Printer Profile drop-list is used. |
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Click OK.
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Only valid and correctly installed profiles appear in the profile
lists.
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If you have Administrator privileges for your computer, the
profile you save becomes the active monitor profile. If you are
a restricted user, you must contact your System Administrator
to install the profile.
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You can set your printer to simulate a printing press by
choosing the Proofing option, choosing a device in the
Emulated Device Profile drop-list, and choosing the appropriate
option in the Rendering Intent drop-list.
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To define a color working space and CMYK profile |
Edit workspace
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Close any open images.
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Choose File Color Management Color Working Space.
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The Color Working Space dialog box appears. |
The recommended working space for Corel PaintShop Pro is sRGB. |
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In the Color Working Space drop-list, choose a color space.
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In the CMYK Profile drop-list, choose a profile to be used for the
CMYK-related operations in the application.
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The drop-list includes the default CMYK profile and any profiles that you have added. |
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Click OK.
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