Printing

When you’re ready to print your image, use the following guidelines for best results:

  • Set the parameters for the halftone screen.

  • Print a color composite, often called a color comp. A color composite is a single print that combines the red, green, and blue channels of an RGB image (or the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black channels of a CMYK image). This indicates what the final printed image will look like.

  • Print separations to make sure the image separates correctly.

  • Print to film.

Printing a halftone

To specify the halftone screen when you print an image, you use the Screen option in the Print With Preview dialog box. The results of using a halftone screen appear only in the printed copy; you cannot see the halftone screen on-screen. ...

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