User Guide

Chapter 9306
Applying dithering (Macintosh)
On the Macintosh, you can set the screen display to dither 8-bit colors, to create a
closer approximation of colors that do not appear in the 8-bit (256-color) palette.
Dithering adjusts adjacent pixels of different colors to create the appearance of a
third color. For example, a blue color and a yellow color may dither onscreen to
create the appearance of a green color that does not appear in the 8-bit color palette.
To set the screen display using the Dither 8-bit colors option:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Colors.
2 Do one of the following:
• Select Dither 8-bit Colors to dither colors onscreen to the closest
approximation of the true color.
• Deselect Dither 8-bit Colors to display each color as a solid color, as close to
the true color as possible.
3 Click OK.
Using Kodak Digital Science and Apple
ColorSync CMS
FreeHand includes the Kodak Digital Science (KDS) color management system
for use with Windows or Macintosh operating systems. In addition, if you are
working on a Macintosh system with the Apple ColorSync engine installed,
FreeHand enables you to use the Apple ColorSync color management system.
If the Kodak Digital Science CMS does not appear in your installed copy of
FreeHand, see “Verifying installation of the Kodak Digital Science CMS” on page
308.
Setting CMS options
For both the Kodak Digital Science and the Apple ColorSync CMS, you can
choose options to control how colors appear onscreen or in printed previews.
Note: System-level color-related features, such as Gamma Control, may conflict with the
FreeHand color management systems.
To set CMS options:
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Colors.
• Choose File > Print. In the Print dialog box, click Color Management.