To set up your Canon Leopard driver correctly first make sure you have €œPrinter Manages Color€ set as the default in your ImageNest preferences. The first settings to configure when in the print dialog is the €œMain€ setting. Once configured remember that all settings can be saved under €œPresets€.

In the €œMain€ section choose the media type that most closely matches the media that you are using. The €œColor Mode€ will be grayed out as you are controlling your ICC settings with ColorSync. All other settings are up to a users individual preference and effect quality but do not affect color.

Next, go back to the pulldown and this time select €œColor Matching€ and select €œColorSync€ as your color matching method. Once in this dialog there are two different methods for applying your color management. The first method will only work with the manufacturers installed profiles. The second method will work with any ICC profile.

Method 1: Pull down the €œProfile€ menu and choose the profile for your printer and media combination. WIth this method only profiles made by Canon will show up and be available. If you are using a custom made profile use method 2 which will allow you to apply any custom output profile.

Method 2: Pull down the €œProfile€ menu and choose €œother profiles€. When €œother profiles€ is selected the €œSelect ColorSync Profiles€ dialog will pop up and allow you to load any profile that is in the ColorSync folder. If your profile is not in the ColorSync folder it will not be visible.

Remember to save all these settings as a pre-set and you will not have to configure it again.

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