Printing From Applications: Adobe Photoshop® CS3, CS4, and CS5

PSD File Format Support

• ThePSDfileformatissupportedbyColorBurst6.1andlater,runningunderMacOSX10.5(Leopard)orlater.If you are using ColorBurst 6.1 or later under Mac OS X 10.5 or later, you can open PSD files directly into the ColorBurst Job List or copy PSD files into the ColorBurst Hot Folder. The PSD file retains embedded profiles as well as image dimension information, which eliminates the need to create custom page sizes in Photoshop’s Print dialog.

NOTE When you save a copy of your file to the Hot Folder it is moved to the Job List—the file will be deleted from the Hot Folder after it is placed in the Job List. However, any file in the ColorBurst Job List or Done List can be dragged out of the list onto the desktop or into a folder to create a copy of that file.

PrintingfromPhotoshopCS5

UsingthePhotoshopCS5PrintdialogtoprinttoColorBurstisnotrecommended. The Print dialog in Photoshop CS5 does not include the option to turn off color manage-ment when printing. This means files printed from Photoshop CS5 will be color corrected twice (once by Photoshop, once by ColorBurst), which usually leads to undesirable results.

A better way to send your file to the ColorBurst Job List from Photoshop CS5 is to save a copy of your file to the ColorBurst Hot Folder. This will ensure that your file is properly color corrected. The following instructions walk you through that process. (This process can also be used from Photoshop CS3 and CS4.)

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1. OpentheSaveasdialog.Instead of selecting File > Print from the Photoshop menu bar, select File > Save As to open the Save dialog.

2. SelecttheColorBursthotfolder.The ColorBurst Hot Folder path is shown in the ColorBurst Preferences dialog. By default, the Hot Folder is set to /Applications/ColorBurst/Hot Folder.

Figure 1. Select the ColorBurst Hot Folder.

3. Chooseyourfileformat.Lossless formats such as PSD and TIFF are recommended. PSD is supported in ColorBurst 6.1 and later, running under Mac OS X 10.5 and later.

4. SelectasaCopy.Make sure the As a Copy checkbox is selected. The ColorBurst Hot Folder is not intended to store or save working files. ColorBurst deletes files from the Hot Folder after they are added to the ColorBurst Job List.

5. Turnofflayersandalphachannels.Deselect the Layers checkbox (recommended) and deselect the Alpha Channels checkbox (required). If you save with layers included, processing may take significantly longer. Files with alpha channels are not supported by ColorBurst.

6. Embedaprofile(optional).If your file has an embedded profile and the Embed Color Profile checkbox is selected, ColorBurst will recognize the embedded profile if the Use Embedded Profiles checkbox is selected in the ColorBurst Ink & Color Settings dialog.

Figure 2. Make sure to select As a Copy and deselect the Alpha Channels and Layers checkboxes.

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7. SavethefiletoprintinColorBurst.Click Save to send the file to the ColorBurst Job List via the Hot Folder. In ColorBurst, make sure your Page Settings are set in the ColorBurst Printer dialog. When your file appears in the Job List, select the file, click Activate, and turn the RIP on to print.

ImportantthingstoknowaboutprintingfromPhotoshopCS3andCS4

• allfilesareprintedtoColorBurstasPostScript.When you open a file in Photoshop and use Photoshop’s Print dialog to print the file to ColorBurst, a PostScript file is created and sent to the ColorBurst Job List, regardless of the file’s current format (Camera Raw, Photoshop, TIFF, JPEG, etc).

Figure 3. When a file is printed from Photoshop to ColorBurst using Photoshop’s Print dialog, the File Type becomes PS (PostScript).

• PhotoshopandColorBursteachhavetheirownPaperSizesettings.You will need to carefully set your page settings in both Photoshop and ColorBurst. Photoshop’s Paper Size is set to match the dimensions of your image file, while ColorBurst’s Paper Size is set to the actual dimensions of your paper. You may need to create a custom Paper Size in Photoshop that matches your image dimensions.

• anyprintrotationmustbeperformedinPhotoshop’sPrintdialogbeforeprintingtoColorBurst.ColorBurst can not rotate files printed from another application’s Print dialog if ColorBurst Page Settings are enabled. Use the rotation buttons and Page Setup in Photoshop to adjust the final print orientation before printing the file to ColorBurst. Orientation can be verified in the Print preview.

• Theminimumallowedpagesizeis3.9306”x5.7917”.If you use a custom page size in Photoshop that is smaller than 3.9306” x 5.7917” the printed document size will default to US Letter (8.5” x 11”) when printed to ColorBurst.

• EmbeddedProfilesarenotsupportedwhenprintingfromapplications.The PostScript file that is created and sent to ColorBurst does not retain any embedded ICC profiles. In order to have the PostScript file print accurately, you will need to set the ColorBurst Input Profile for your file type (RGB, CMYK, or Gray) to match the color space profile of your file.

• YoucanusetheColorBursthotfolderoropensupportedfilesdirectlyinColorBurstinsteadofprintingfromPhotoshop.An alternative to printing from Photoshop is to save a copy of your file to the ColorBurst Hot Folder. Instead of selecting File > Print, you can select File > Save As and save a copy of

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your file as a TIFF, JPEG, or PDF in the folder designated as the Hot Folder in the ColorBurst Preferences window. The saved file will retain embedded profiles and image dimension information, so you will not need to set a custom page size in Photoshop.

Figure 4. The path of the ColorBurst Hot Folder is set in the Hot Folder tab of the ColorBurst preferences window.

NOTE When you save a copy of your file to the Hot Folder it is moved to the Job List—the file will be deleted from the Hot Folder after it is placed in the Job List. However, any file in the ColorBurst Job List or Done List can be dragged out of the list onto the desktop or into a folder to create a copy of that file.

You can also open supported file formats directly into the RIP by opening ColorBurst and using File > Open, or by dragging and dropping files from a folder or disk into the ColorBurst Job List. These saved files also retain image dimension information as well as embedded profiles.

NOTE Profiles are not embedded in .ps and .eps files.

Priortoprinting

• MakesureyouarerunningthecurrentversionofColorBurst.ColorBurst updates can be downloaded from www.colorburstrip.com.

• Makesureyouareusingthe“ColorBurstrIP-v2.0”PPD.This is included with ColorBurst 4.0.1 and later. It can also be downloaded from www.colorburstrip.com.

• Ifyouareprintingfromaclientcomputer,makesureaColorBurstprinterhasbeenaddedtotheclientprinterlist.If you are printing from a computer other than the one ColorBurst is installed on (a.k.a. “cli-ent”), you will need to add a ColorBurst printer using the ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 PPD before printing. The ColorBurst printer is used to print across your network from your applications to ColorBurst. For instructions on adding this printer to client machines, please refer to the ColorBurst user manual, Appendix A.

PrintingfromPhotoshopCS3andCS4

1. OpenthePrintdialog.Start by selecting File > Print from the Photoshop menu bar to open the Print dialog.

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2. SelecttheColorBurstprinter.In the Photoshop Print dialog, use the Printer pop-up menu to select your ColorBurst printer (the default name is ColorBurst_RIP).

3. OpenPageSetup.In the Print window, click the Page Setup button to open the Page Setup window. In the Format for pop-up menu select your ColorBurst printer (the default name is ColorBurst_RIP). You should see ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 below the pop-up menu. This is the PPD used by the ColorBurst_RIP printer.

NOTE If ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 does not appear below the ColorBurst_RIP selection, you will be using the wrong PPD. You will need to run the Mac OS X PPD Installer 2.0 to install the correct version of the PPD. The installer can be found in the ColorBurst/Utilities folder.

4. Createacustompapersize.When a file is printed from Photoshop to ColorBurst, the Width and Height of the file sent to ColorBurst is based on the selection in Photoshop’s Page Setup Paper Size pop-up, re-gardless of the actual dimensions of your file. The Paper Size sets the bounding box (dimen-sion) information in the PostScript file that is printed to ColorBurst.

Figure 5. The Paper Size in the Photoshop Page Setup window determines the Dimensions of the file printed to the ColorBurst RIP Job List.

The ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 PPD comes with the following preset paper sizes, with all printer margins set to zero:

• USLetter(8.5x11in)• Tabloid(11x17in)• USC(17x22in)• A4(8.26x11.69in)• A3(11.69x16.54in)• SuperA3_B(12.96x19.01in)• A2(16.54x23.39in)• JB4(10.12x14.33in)

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• JB3(14.33x20.28in)• 8x10in• 11x14in• 16x20in• 30x40cm• 40x60cm

NOTE Selecting ColorBurst_RIP as your printer (using the ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 PPD) automatically sets all paper margins to zero (0) for preset paper sizes.

If your image Width and Height do not match a standard paper size exactly, and you want Photoshop’s bounding box to match your image size, you will need to create a custom pa-per size that matches your file’s dimensions exactly and fits within your paper’s dimensions.

TocreateaCustomPageSize:Select Manage Custom Sizes at the bottom of the Paper Size pop-up menu. Click the plus sign button to add a new Custom Page Size. Enter a Width and Height to match your file’s dimensions and fit the width of your media.

NOTE When you create a custom page size in Photoshop, you must make sure the width of the custom page is less than the width of your paper. If your image is wider than your paper, swap the width and height when creating the custom page, and then rotate the image in the Print dialog to fit the custom page.

Select ColorBurst_RIP from the Printer Margins pop-up menu to set all margins to 0.00 inches. If desired, double-click your new entry in the left column and type in a new name. Click OK when you are done.

Figure 6. Select Manage Custom Sizes at the bottom of the Paper Size pop-up menu to open the Custom Page Sizes window. Click the plus (+) button to create a new custom page size.

5. SelectaPaperSize.Back in the Page Setup dialog, select your page size from the bottom of the Paper Size pop-up menu. If you created a custom paper size, the custom dimensions you entered will be displayed underneath your selection. Click OK.

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Figure 7. Make sure to select the correct paper size in the Paper Size pop-up menu.

6. Checkyourimagepreview.The image preview in the Photoshop Print dialog displays how the image will be printed within the paper size defined in the Page Setup dialog. Rotate your image to fit, if neces-sary. Confirm that you have set your Page Setup correctly by looking at the preview display, using the following checklist:

• DoesyourimagehaveanywhitespacearounditinthePreviewbox?Ifso,yourpage size is not set correctly. Go back into Page Setup and make sure the selected page size matches your image dimensions.

• IsCenterImageisselected?TheTopandLeftvalueswillbegrayedout,butthenumbers will still accurately reflect the position of the image inside the Page Size. If these sizes are not zero, you will need to make sure that you are using the ColorBurst RIP - v2.0 PPD, your Paper Size matches your image dimensions, and your Paper Size margins are set to zero.

Figure 8. Rotate your image to fit, if necessary. Make sure the final image preview has no white space around the image, and the Position values are zero.

7. SetPrintOutputandColorManagementoptions.In the Output options, set the Encoding setting to Binary. In the Color Management set-tings, set Print to Document and Color Handling to No Color Management.

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Figure 9. The Output Encoding must be set to Binary, and the Color Management options must be set to Document and No Color Management in the Photoshop Print dialog.

8. PrintfromPhotoshoptoColorBurst.After you have verified your settings, click the Print button to send your file to the ColorBurst Job List. The Print dialog will open. Make sure ColorBurst_RIP is the selected printer and use Standard Presets. Click the Print button to send the file to the ColorBurst Job List.

Figure 10. Select Printer: ColorBurst_RIP and Presets: Standard in the Print dialog.

9. SetColorBurstPageSettings.In ColorBurst, you should now see your file in the Job List with the correct file size listed in the Dimensions column. If you wish to center or precisely place your image on the paper, you need to set your Page Size in the Printer Settings dialog before printing. Click the Printer button in the ColorBurst toolbar to open the Printer Settings dialog. Select the Use Page Settings checkbox to turn Paper Size on. If you are using sheet paper, type in the actual dimensions of the paper in your printer. For roll paper, enter the dimensions of the printable area you wish to place your image in.

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Figure 11. The ColorBurst Page Size settings in the Printer Settings dialog must be set to match the size of the paper loaded in your printer for precise placement.

NOTE If you are trying to get an exact placement of your image on the paper, you may need to measure your paper. Sometimes paper measures slightly smaller than the size advertised on the packaging.

10. SetColorBurstInputProfilestomatchyourPhotoshopdocument.Input Profiles are set in the Ink & Color Settings dialog in ColorBurst. Use the RGB Image, CMYK Image or Gray Image pulldown to select the profile that matches your image. If you do not see your profile in the list, copy the profile to the ColorBurst/ICC Profiles folder. After copying the file, you will need to click the Rebuild List button for the profile to appear in the list.

If you are unsure of the color space of your image, you can find this information in Photoshop by using the menu at the bottom of the image window. Select Document Profile to view the current profile.

Figure 12. Find your Photoshop color space by selecting Document Profile at the bottom of the image window.

11. PrintfromColorBurst.You are now ready to print the image from the ColorBurst Job List. If Receive on Hold is selected, the file will come in with a status of “Hold.” Select the file in the Job List and click the Activate button to change the status to “Ready.” Select the RIP On button to process the file and send it to your printer.

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Figure 13. If your file is on Hold in the Job List, select the file in the Job List, the click Activate button, and click RIP On to send the file to the printer.

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