Print as Image but with Colour Management

[Dr Tyrell]

I have a particular scenario where I am creating pdfs from Illustrator that I then print using the 'print as image' setting in acrobat. through trial and error i have found that this setting gives the best 'quality' for very tiny details on a canon inkjet. i recently bought a colormunki photo to better match the colours on the printer, however it seems I cannot use color management AND 'print as image'. is there any way around this?

thanks.

[Test Screen Name]

I suspect the answer is no. Print as image isn't supposed to be a normal choice, or high quality. Rather, it is a desperate last resort for when the printer or (usually) printer driver doesn't work at all with Acrobat. When you use it, Acrobat does the very simplest possible job of printing: here's a picture, not very high resolution, of the page, go!

That said, you might be able to set colour management in the printer driver properties instead. But I'm not hopeful. Better to work with the normal settings, especially if you've changed printer - don't start by pulling the emergency cord!

[Dr Tyrell]

If I print normal stuff from Acrobat it's fine on the eye, but get out the eyeglass and examine closely very very fine lines (which is what I do daily) and they are more jagged if I don't select 'print with image'. No idea why. My inkjet isn't a postcript printer, it's a Canon MG7750, which I have been using for about a year with this workflow.

[Dr Tyrell]

I have found a workaround .If I create the pdf in Illustrator selecting the colour space profile for my printer the colours then appear very odd in acrobat, but when I print with 'print as image' select the colours are correct and the prints are good. I also tested printing direct from Illustrator and the prints are not as crisp as this method.