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Use a printer that supports 16-bit printing: If the photo you’re printing is a high-resolution 16-bit
le, using a printer that supports 16-bit printing results in smoother gradations.
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Color calibrate your Aperture system: It’s important to calibrate your display and printer so that
your printed photos look as much as possible like the photos you see on the computer screen.
Working with the Print Controls
Whether you’re printing a high-resolution print or a single image multiple times on the same
page, you use the Standard print controls in the Print dialog to print your work. If you want to
print multiple image contact sheets, you use the Contact Sheets controls in the Print dialog. For
each option, you can reveal additional controls such as layout, margin, image border, metadata,
and image adjustment settings, and additional options such as page numbers and crop marks.
These additional controls are often only set once, but you can access them at any time.
To open the Print dialog
m Select a photo or series of photos in the Browser, then choose File > Print Images (or press
Command-P).
Presets list
Print options area
Preview area
To access the print controls for standard print presets
There are a default set of printer and layout controls for standard print presets. You can also
access additional print options, such as additional layout, margin, render, image adjustment,
image border, and metadata controls. For example, you can use these controls to include your
studio’s name and logo on each print and then save the settings as a preset. The next time you
print images, select the print preset you just saved and print your image selection using the
default print controls for standard prints.