Image Smoothing

Use this to select the image smoothing type.

The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this function.

Mac OS	[Image Smoothing] on [Printer Specific Options] in the print dialog box.
Mac OS X	[Image Smoothing] on the [Feature Set: x] tab on [Printer Features] in the print dialog box.

Off

Disables image smoothing.

Performs image smoothing unconditionally.

Auto

Performs image smoothing automatically for images that have a resolution less than 25% of supported printer resolution.

Less than 90 ppi - Less than 300 ppi

Performs image smoothing only when the image has an image resolution (pixels per inch) less than the respective value you have selected in the list.

When Auto is selected, data processing may take a long time.
When [Image Smoothing] is used for a mask image, this function may have an undesired effect on the print result.