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Mac OS X Leopard Printer Driver Guide
Methods for color management
Color management by application
Color management by printer driver
Application Printer driver Printer
Color
management by
application
Specify the input
profile.
Specify the printer
profile.
The color management is performed by specifying the input profile and the printer profile by the
application. You can select this method when an application supports its own color management function.
Color compensation should be turned off (no color adjustment) in the printer driver.
See “Color management by application” on page 16.
Application Printer driver Printer
Color
management by
ColorSync
Specify the input
profile.
Specify the printer profile.
You need to perform color matching with the printer driver before printing. An application needs to support
ColorSync color management.
See “Color management by ColorSync” on page 17.