Get the Best Color from your Printer
If you have a printer or copier with color capabilities it is probably because you actually need to utilize your color abilities. Color machines cost a good amount more than their monochrome counterparts, and you want to make sure you are getting the most bang for your buck. Getting the best color from your printer doesn’t have to be difficult; you just have to know what you are doing.
When you are using your printer you have to make sure you are setting yourself up for success. There are a lot of people who do not read about their machine, print something, and then are disappointed by the result. This is usually because of human error, not machine malfunction.
What you need to do is make sure you are setting your printer up to give you the best colors possible. You need to make sure you put the effort to maximize your success with your machine. Follow these steps to get the best color from your printer.
- Set your print resolution. Make sure that it is as high as it can go. Most printers have settings that go as high as 1800 x 600 dpi, or even 2400 x 1200. More dpi means better pictures.
- Set your print driver. Make sure you change from the text setting to the photo setting. This will prepare your printer for a bolder image.
- Set print drive to full color. This will open a new range of colors available.
- Use Adobe PostScript print drive. Your greens, blues, and reds will be changed into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values. This will create a fully color spectrum.
- Check your digital format. Jpeg, PDF, and PNG will create better images than TIFF or Bitmap photo.
If you follow these steps then you should be able to get the most from your printer or copier. Just remember to treat it with respect, and set the machine up to get you the best colors it can give.
