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General Notes (Print Studio Pro)

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

  • Access our 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 Windows 10 operating system (hereinafter "Windows 10").

Supported Applications

Print Studio Pro supports the following applications.

  • Adobe Photoshop CS5/CS5.1/CS6/CC/CC 2014/CC 2015/CC 2015.5/CC 2017
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 11/12/13/14/15
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x/CC 2015
  • Digital Photo Professional Ver.3.12 or later/4.x

Supported Profiles

Print Studio Pro supports the following profiles.

  • Printer Profile: Ver.2.x/4.x
  • Monitor Profile: Ver.2.x/4.x

General Notes

  • 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.
  • Print Studio Pro does not support the Fast User Switching feature. It is recommended that you exit Print Studio Pro before switching the user.

  • 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. Select Print Studio Pro Plug-In Install as follows.

      Windows 10:

      From Start menu, select (All apps >) Canon Utilities > Print Studio Pro Plug-In Install.

      Windows 8.1/Windows 8:

      From the Search charm, search for Print Studio Pro, then select Print Studio Pro Plug-In Install.

      Windows 7/Windows Vista:

      From the Start menu, select All Programs > Canon Utilities > Print Studio Pro > Print Studio Pro Plug-In Install.

    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.

Available Data Formats

  • 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

Using Contrast Reproduction Function

  • This function is not available if you are using a 32-bit OS.
  • 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.