General Notes (Print Studio Pro)

Print Studio Pro is subject to the following restrictions. Keep these points in mind.

See the Canon website for products supporting Print Studio Pro.
Available functions and settings vary depending on your printer.
In this guide, descriptions are mainly based on the screens displayed when using OS X Yosemite v10.10.

Supported Applications

Print Studio Pro supports the following applications.

Print Studio Pro supports the following profiles.

Print Studio Pro cannot be started if a printer driver that supports Print Studio Pro is not installed on your computer. As for the printer driver, install the latest printer driver.
Not available on other user accounts if switched via Fast User Switching.
If Print Studio Pro does not appear in the menu of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Lightroom even after installing Print Studio Pro, follow these steps to install the Photoshop Plug-In.
1. Exit Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Lightroom.
2. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, Print Studio Pro folder, then Plug-In Install icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
  - The Photoshop Plug-In may not be installed if Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Lightroom has never been started.
  - If using Lightroom, the Photoshop Plug-In needs to be installed on a user-by-user basis. If you have multiple user accounts on the computer, install it on a user-by-user basis.
There are differences between the color tones of images displayed on the monitor and those of the print results.

One color (8 bits or 16 bits) per pixel RGB data formats supported by Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Lightroom
One color (8 bits or 16 bits) per pixel RGB data formats supported by Digital Photo Professional

The contrast reproduction function requires a large amount of memory for its process. For optimal use, we recommend that you use the function on a computer with 16 GB or more of memory. At the least, use it on a computer with 8 GB or more of memory.
If it is used on a computer with 16 GB or less of memory, the computer may run slow due to memory shortage. To prevent memory shortage, consider taking the following actions.
- If unnecessary applications are running, close them.
- Do not print multiple items at one time; print one sheet at a time.
Even if the above actions are taken, the computer may run slow depending on the environment. In that case, reducing the print paper size may improve the situation.
The contrast reproduction function prevents degradation of sharpness in the details when printing. Therefore, the effect may not be obvious depending on the subject.