Easy Screen-to-Print Color Matching Tool

Easy
Screen-to-Print
Color Matching
Guide
Let's begin!

Further increase your matching precision

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software for producing predictable color results. It
allows you to carry out calibration with your
ColorEdge monitor's built-in sensor or the optional
EX4 external sensor and manage advanced
user-desired target values for further improving
color matching. Calibration Sensor

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 There are many ways to work Having an easy and reliable color matching
with and enjoy printed photos. system makes printing photos more enjoyable!

Entering your work in photo

competitions

Photo shown on the monitor Photo printed out on an inkjet printer

Happy
Birthd
ay

Creating postcards using your

favorite shots
Reduce the time and cost of making multiple prints

Retouch your photos with confidence

Making a photo album to share with
family and friends
This guide explains how you can achieve easy color
matching for accurate prints with no hassle!

But without a monitor suited for

color matching photos…

The colors you carefully

retouched will print out looking
different than intended.

This results in a lot of wasted time

doing multiple prints trying to get
the correct color.

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 Steps to Achieve Color Matching

Monitor Adjustment Retouching Software Settings Printer Settings Environment Preparation

We can consolidate
these steps!
Going through each
setting is a hassle.

It is not only important to adjust the monitor, Introducing a unique software solution
but also to select the correct settings for your that automatically configures the
retouching software and printer. With even one monitor, retouching software, and
misstep, your photos may not print with the printer settings for you.
correct colors.

See next page.

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 Index

EIZO's Screen-to-Print Color Matching Software

Preparation for Color Matching

Color Management Monitor 8-9

PC Requirements, Printer, Printer Paper, 10 - 11

Retouching Software

Lighting 11 - 12

Monitor Connection and Software Installation

Quick Color Match is EIZO's own software solution that greatly
simplifies the color matching process for photo enthusiasts and
professionals alike. It was developed under a first-ever Printer Driver Installation 14 - 15
collaboration between EIZO and Adobe, Canon, and Epson.

Quick Color Match automatically adjusts to the ideal

Print Plugin Software
monitor, retouching software, and printer settings so 16 - 17
you can focus on editing your photos and print your
and Quick Color Match Installation
work quickly and hassle-free.
Automatically
Monitor Settings adjusted!
Easy Color Matching
Retouching Software Settings
Let's try
Printer Settings Using Quick Color Match 18 - 19

Matching Now you can easily match

Complete
     your prints to your screen!
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Preparation for Color Matching
Adobe RGB Color Space
y
(representation)

A suitable monitor is needed when matching the color of Choosing the Right Monitor 0.8
Adobe RGB

sRGB

your prints to the screen.

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0.6

Displays the Correct Color Space sRGB Color Space

0.4
(representation)
It is important to select a monitor that correctly displays Adobe RGB
and sRGB to reproduce colors faithfully. 0.2

Color Management Monitor 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 X

2 Displays Gradations Smoothly Gradation Scale without Adjustment

Recommended Models
In order to display solid colors and depth perception with high Tonality Breakup

ColorEdge Monitors Supported by Quick Color Match accuracy, a monitor that displays smooth gradations without
Color Seepage
banding is needed.
Gradation Scale After Adjustment

3 Displays Uniform Brightness and Color

A monitor that has been adjusted in advance to correct
uniformity errors is most appropriate to ensure brightness and
color are even across the screen. It is also important that it

Color Management Monitor

counterbalances changing color temperature and brightness
due to the passage of time.

Results vary depending on model and environment. Without Uniformity Correction With Uniformity Correction

Did you know? Before installing!

Confirm that your ColorEdge monitor is

24.1" 27"
correctly connected to your PC.
1920 × 1200 2560 × 1440

24.1-inch:
27-inch:
Desktop PC Notebook PC All-in-One PC

❶ Confirm the available output connections Example of a notebook PC's output terminals
Ample Screen Size for Monitor Features When using an all-in-one PC, confirm that you have the
appropriate outputs and check which cables come with your
Creative Work 1 99% Adobe RGB Coverage * monitor. If your monitor's cables do not match your PC's
Images shot in Adobe RGB or sRGB will available outputs, you may need to obtain additional cables.
24.1" monitors can display two A4 pages plus
be displayed correctly.
tool palettes across the screen.
Types of PC outputs
27" models give you even more room to work 2 Smooth Gradations ❷ Check the maximum resolution
with a spacious screen.
3 Uniform Brightness and Color Referring to your PC's user manual, choose a monitor with
DisplayPort HDMI DVI Thunderbolt（1∼２）/ USB Type-C /
*CS2410 reproduces 100% of the sRGB color space. the appropriate resolution supported by the available outputs. Mini-DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3

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Preparation for Color Matching

PC Requirements Printer Paper

Canon Epson Hahnemühle
Windows Windows 10 / 8.1 Photo Paper Platinum Velvet Fine Art Paper FineArt Baryta
Operating System Photo Paper Plus Glossy UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Photo Rag Baryta
Photo Paper Pro Luster Premium Glossy Photo Rag
Mac macOS Sierra (10.12) or later
Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte Premium Semigloss Photo Rag Bright White
Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss Premium Luster Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
Matte Photo Paper Achival Matte German Etching
Matte Photo Luster

Printer Photo Matt Fibre

ILFORD IseWashi Photo Pictorico

Recommended Printers Gold Fibre Silk Yukiiro GEKKO Blue
Gold Fibre Gloss Torinoko Pro Hi-Gloss White Film
Smooth Cotton Rag Basewo Pro Hi-Gloss Photo Paper
Canon Epson

PC Requirements, Printer, Printer Paper, Retouching Software

Textured Cotton Rag KiyoraBasewo Pro Semi-Gloss Paper
Smooth Pearl Pro Cotton Paper
Smooth Gloss Pro Soft-Gloss Paper
Pro Design Paper Plus

SIHL Tecco Tesuki IseWashi

Metallic Pearl High Gloss Photo Paper 290 PM230 Matt Oonaosi
High Gloss Photo Paper 300 PL285 Luster Mitumata
Lustre Photo Paper 300 PUW285 Glossy Ultra White Husho
Lustre Photo Paper Duo 330 PFR220 DUO FineArt Rag
Gallery-quality A3+ photo printer with 10-ink system. Professional A3+ printer with Epson UltraChrome Satin Baryta Paper 295 GB330 Galleryboard
HD ink technology for unsurpassed quality. Smooth Matt Cotton Paper 320 BT270 Baryt
Textured Matt Cotton Paper 320 BTM275 Baryt Matt
PIXMA PRO-1 PIXMA PRO-100S SC-P400 SC-P800
PIXMA PRO-10 imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 SC-P700 Stylus Photo R3000
(Asia: PRO-500) Papers supported by Quick Color Match vary depending on the printer model.
PIXMA PRO-100 SC-P900 Stylus Photo R2000
To see which papers are supported by your printer, visit: www.eizoglobal.com/i/qcm-paper/

Printer availability varies by country. See printer manufacturer for details. See the Quick Color Match user's manual for how to add additional papers: www.eizoglobal.com/i/qcm-manual/

Did you know? Adobe RGB Adobe RGB

High Quality Inkjet
Conventional Inkjet
Printer Color
Printer Color
Reproduction
Why a printer that supports color management is important Reproduction

It can faithfully print Adobe RGB or sRGB images. Consistent Color After Printing
Adobe RGB is a wide color space that captures more vivid colors in images. If you use Using a color printer with quickly drying ink ensures that colors are consistent. This
a conventional printer with a narrow color space, some of the brilliant blues and greens makes it easier to check your work right after printing.
in your photos will be lost in the printing process. By using a high-quality printer, color
reproduction is greatly improved so you can achieve prints that match your screen. Compared using Yxy chromaticity diagram.

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Preparation for Color Matching

Retouching Software Prevent Glare with a Light-Shielding Hood

Recommended Software Other Supported Retouching Software When comparing prints to your screen, glare on EIZO Monitor Hoods

the monitor due to ambient lighting can cause

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
colors to appear differently.
Canon Adobe Photoshop Elements
Canon Digital Photo Professional
Adobe Photoshop If you use a light-shielding monitor hood, you can
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic prevent glare and reflections on the screen to carry
Epson Adobe Photoshop Elements out color matching more accurately.
Nikon ViewNX-i

Startup and color settings for the above software must be done manually.
Color is matched using the print plugin software instead of retouch software.

Lighting
Lighting
In order to check that your photos are printed with the correct colors, you need to view the prints
under a light source with a 5000K color temperature.This value is close to "sunlight" based on the
human sense of color.

Choose a light with a

Choose neutral
color temperature of 5000K
colors for walls
and floors

Use a light-shielding
Minimize monitor hood
Did you know?
the influence of
outside light
Printed photos reflect the light around them and travel to
Use an the human eye where they are recognized as an image.
achromatic gray color
for your desktop Due to this, when viewing objects in outside
background light during the day and indoor lighting in the
evening, the color of the light changes.

Monitors emit light from their backlights so even if

the ambient lighting conditions change, the colors
you see on the screen will have little variance. This
is why comparing your photo prints to the screen
under varying ambient lighting conditions may
cause the colors to look different.

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Software Installation

1 Connecting the Monitor

For Canon Printers For Epson Printers
While referring to your monitor's setup guide, follow these steps.

❶
  Connect your ColorEdge monitor to your computer using the signal cable.
❷
  Connect your ColorEdge monitor and the computer to the power using the power cables.
❸
  Connect your ColorEdge monitor to the computer using the USB cable.
When the installation window appears, click
Start & Connection.

Signal Cable
❶ When the installation window appears, click
Next. Select how you will connect to the printer

❷
(Network or USB) and click Next again.
USB Cable
❸
Confirm the correct
❷
end is used.
PC Inputs

Software Installation
Check the box to agree to the terms of
ColorEdge Inputs (varies by model)
the license and click Next.

From the list, check IJ Printer Driver

and click Next.

2 Printer Driver Installation

Select First time setup and click Next and OK.
For Windows For Mac
Insert the utility disc that came with your printer or Download the appropriate drivers for your printer
download the appropriate drivers from the from the manufacturer's website.
manufacturer's website.
Continue to click OK and Next until you reach
Double click on the DVD drive or installation file Double click the installation file you downloaded. the end of the installation process.
you downloaded.

Canon Epson Select how you will connect to the printer (Wifi,
Ethernet, or USB) and click Next. When the
Follow the instructions on your screen to carry When the installation is complete, click Exit.
Canon Epson installation is complete, click Finish.
out installation.

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Software Installation

3 Print Plugin Installation 4 Quick Color Match Installation Guide

Download Quick Color Match for free by visiting:
For Canon Printers For Epson Printers
www.eizoglobal.com/i/download/qcm
Canon Print Studio Pro Ver. 2.2.0 Epson Print Layout Ver. 1.3.5

For Windows
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Double click the print plugin installation file to begin. Double click the print plugin installation file to begin.

Double click the Quick Color Match installation

Software Installation
file to begin. Click Yes to allow the installation to Confirm the installation location and click Next. Click

continue (Windows). Next again in the next window.

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Proceed with the installation by clicking Next and Yes. Proceed with the installation by clicking Next.

Proceed with the installation by clicking Next. Finally, click Install.

Confirm the installation location and click on Check the box to agree to the terms of the license and click
Next and Yes.
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Next.

Check the box to agree to the terms of the license Click Finish to complete the installation.
and click Next.
Click Complete to finish the installation. Click Finish to complete the installation.

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 Easy Color Matching
Using Quick Color Match
Quick Color Match saves adjustment results
under your ColorEdge monitor's Custom preset.
This guide explains how to use Quick Color Match software with Photoshop CC / CS6. This setting will display the correct colors on your
screen so do not change modes. Do not change
modes!

For Windows
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To print, click on the button with the name of your print
Double click the Quick Color plugin software in the lower right corner of the Quick
Match icon on your desktop. Color Match window.

2 For Canon Printers For Epson Printers

Drag and drop the image you
want to print onto the Quick Using Print Studio Pro Plugin Using Epson Print Layout Plugin
Color Match menu. Supported
file formats are JPEG, TIFF,
and PSD. Be sure to process

Using Quick Color Match

RAW data files beforehand.

The Quick Color Match menu will appear. Confirm

that the printer you will use is selected.

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Choose the paper size and layout, then click Print. Choose the paper size and layout, then click Print.
Settings in Photoshop will automatically be adjusted
to the ideal settings and the color matched image
Quick Point!
will be displayed on your screen.
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Quick Color Match automatically adjusts the printer to the ideal color settings so you do not need to make any
changes. Now you can print your photo without worrying about navigating through several windows of technical
settings and options.

Color
Matching
Select the paper type you will use from the list of
Complete! Great
media supported by Quick Color Match. If you need to further edit your photo, continue to
retouch in the Photoshop window.
Confirm that your photo matches your
screen by viewing it under a 5000K light
source. Now enjoy printing even more
See the Quick Color Match user's manual for using other software applications. photos with confidence!
www.eizoglobal.com/i/qcm-manual/

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