Software for creative professionals

Quick Color Match

Quick Color Match is a software that makes complex color management workflow much easier for home inkjet printers.

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    Quick Color Match Makes These Colour Management Steps Easier

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    1. Monitor settings

    As soon as you drag and drop a photo onto Quick Color Match, the software automatically regulates the white balance, brightness, gamma, and gamut (Adobe RGB) of the ColorEdge monitor and creates a profile for these settings in the operating system.

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    2. Image editing software settings

    Quick Color Match opens the image in the image editing programme (Photoshop CC is recommended) and activates the softproofing view for the connected printer and paper to be used. You can then see how the image looks on the selected paper.

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    3. Printer settings

    Once the image has been edited, Quick Color Match transfers the photo to the Epson Print Layout print plug-in or Canon Print Studio Pro and selects the colour settings recommended by EIZO. Now all you have to do is decide on the size of the printout and the margin width.

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    4. Image evaluation

    It is very important to have the right lighting when comparing the monitor display to the printout. We recommend using a light source with a defined light temperature (standard light) of 5,000 or 6,500 Kelvin. This value should also be set in the Quick Color Match settings as white balance of the monitor. This ensures that the printout is not affected.

    EIZO ColorNavigator or Quick Color Match?

    Which software is the right choice for your workflow?

    Quick Color Match was developed by EIZO in cooperation with Adobe, Canon, and Epson. In close collaboration with leading global companies in the creative industry, EIZO developed a quick and easy software programme for printing photos on home inkjet printers.

    You can use Quick Color Match by dragging and dropping to make the necessary adjustments to monitor, software, and print settings. This allows you to quickly and easily match the monitor display and printout with each other.

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    If the hardware and software settings are not matched, even the best computer hardware cannot display the correct colours. First the monitor settings are affected, then the colour settings of the image editing software, and finally the printer settings. If just one of these settings is incorrect, the monitor display often does not match the printout.

    With Quick Color Match, all you need to do is select the paper and the software makes the necessary adjustments to the colour management settings, allowing you to quickly and easily match the monitor display and printout with each other.

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    ColorNavigator

    ColorNavigator is a monitor adjustment software – a professional programme that gives you numerous configuration options for the hardware calibration of ColorEdge monitors. ColorNavigator allows you to make complex adjustments and is easy to use, even for beginners. The settings of the image editing software or the printer do not affect ColorNavigator.

    Quick Color Match

    Quick Color Match makes all the necessary adjustments to the colour management settings in the image editing workflow for home printing. It allows users – including the ones who are relatively new to colour management – to quickly and easily match the monitor display and printout with each other. Quick Color Match also offers a feature for regularly calibrating the monitor.

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    Technical Data

    SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

    		  

    Mac

    macOS Sonoma (14) / macOS Ventura (13) / macOS Monterey (12) / macOS Big Sur (11, M1) / macOS Big Sur (11, Intel) / macOS Catalina (10.15) / macOS Mojave (10.14)

    Windows

    Windows 11 / Windows 10* (64-bit) * The ARM-based Windows 10 is not supported

    SUPPORTED MONITORS

    		  

    COLOREDGE MODELS

    A complete list of monitors supported by Quick Color Match can be found on the EIZO Global website.

    Printer

    		  

    Canon

    PIXMA PRO-1, PIXMA PRO-10, PIXMA PRO-10S, PIXMA PRO-100, PIXMA PRO-100S, imagePROGRAF PRO-1000

    Epson

    SC-P400, SC-P600, SC-P700, SC-P800, SC-P900, Series, Stylus Photo R2000, Stylus Photo R3000

    Print Plugin

    		  

    Canon

    Print Studio Pro Vers. 2.2.0 and higher

    Epson

    Epson Print Layout Vers. 1.3.5 and higher

    Retouch Software

    		  

    Recommended Retouch Software

    Adobe Photoshop CC / CS6

    Compatible with Canon Print Studio Pro *

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Canon Digital Professional

    Compatible with Epson Print Layout *

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Nikon NX Studio, Nikon ViewNX-i

    * Startup and color settings for these software must be done manually. The color is matched using the print plugin software instead of the retouch software window.

    Paper

    		  

    Canon Paper

    Photo Paper Pro Platinum, Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Photo Paper Pro Luster, Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte, Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, Matte Photo Paper

    Epson Paper

    Premium Glossy, Semigloss, Premium Luster, Archival Matte, Matte, Velvet Fine Art Paper, UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper

    Ilford Paper

    Gold Fibre Silk, Gold Fibre Gloss, Smooth Cotton Rag, Textured Cotton Rag, Smooth Pearl, Smooth Gloss

    Pictorico Paper

    Pro Hi-Gloss White Film, Pro Hi-Gloss Photo Paper, Pro Semi-Gloss Paper, Pro Cotton Paper, Pro Soft-Gloss Paper, Pro Design Paper Plus, GEKKO Blue

    Hahnemühle Paper

    FineArt Baryta, Photo Rag Baryta, Photo Rag, Photo Rag Bright White, Photo Rag Ultra Smooth, German Etching, Photo Luster, Photo Matt Fibre

    Sihl Paper

    Metallic Pearl High Gloss Photo Paper 290, High Gloss Photo Paper 300, Lustre Photo Paper 300, Lustre Photo Paper Duo 300, Satin Baryta Paper 295, Smooth Matt Cotton Paper 320, Textured Matt Cotton Paper 320

    Tecco Paper

    PHOTO PM230 Matt, PHOTO PL285 Luster, PHOTO PUW285 Glossy Ultra White, PHOTO PFR220 DUO Fine Art Rag, PHOTO GB330 Galleryboard, PHOTO BT270 Baryt, PHOTO BMT275 Baryt Matt

    Isewashi Photo

    Yukiiro, Torinoko, Basewo, KiyoraBasewo

    Tesuki Isewashi

    Oonaosi, Mitumata, Husho

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    Quick Color Match simplifies the colour management workflow for home inkjet printing.

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