Adjusting the Color Saturation, Contrast, and Brightness of the Entire Image

This section explains how to adjust the saturation of each ink, contrast, and brightness of the entire image.
Procedure
  1. Perform the operation shown below according to what is being set.
    • Job: Double-click the job to open the Job Settings window.
    • Queue folder: Click for the queue folder to open the Queue Properties window.
  2. Click .
  3. Under Level Adjustment, use the slider bars to adjust the following levels.
    MEMO Adjusting the slider bars under Level Adjustment has the same effect as increasing or decreasing by 10 percent the OUT value (when IN is 50 percent) when adjusting Tone Curves after clicking Edit Tone Curves.
    C (Cyan) / M (Magenta) / Y (Yellow) / K (Black)*1 Move the bar to the + (right) direction to darken and to the - (left) direction to lighten the color.
    Set Set individual level to off to adjust All Colors.
    Contrast Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the contrast.
    Brightness Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the brightness.
    Reset ALL Click this button to reset all the level adjustment parameters to their default values (0). You can check the adjusted image in the layout area preview.
    *1 The colors displayed will vary depending on the model used.
  4. Click OK.