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Chapter 18: Printing from Photoshop
Welcome to Printing
On one hand, printing can be a straightforward topic. You choose the Print command, press Enter or Return, wait for something to come out of your printer, and admire yet another piece of forestry that you’ve destroyed. On the other hand, printing can be a ridiculously complicated subject, involving dot-gain compensation, hardware calibration, under-color removal, toxic processor chemicals, separation table generation, and so many infinitesimal color parameters, you’re liable to spend half your life trying to figure out what’s happening.This chapter is about finding a middle ground. Although it is in no way intended to cover every possible facet of printing digitized images, this chapter walks you through the process of preparing and printing the three major categories of output: composites, color separations, and duotones. By the end of the chapter, you’ll be familiar with all of Photoshop’s printing options. You’ll also be prepared to communicate with professionals at your service bureau or at a commercial printer, if need be, and to learn from their input and expertise.
| Caution | PC users should be aware that although most printer manufacturers now offer Windows drivers, those drivers aren’t always perfected. Sometimes you must get seriously down and dirty by using an older printer DLL (dynamic link library, a basic component of Windows) with a later printer driver. |
If you encounter a Windows-related printing problem, your first cry for help should be to your printer manufacturer’s Web site or tech support line. If those sources don’t have the answer, check online forums and newsgroups. Your service bureau can also be an excellent source for technical advice. Chances are, you’re not the first person to experience the problem and someone, somewhere should have a fix for you.
