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PageBlackGenerationProcessing

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Specifies black generation behavior for CMYK separations.

Element Information

Name Value
Element Type
Feature
Scoping Prefix
Page
Notes
None

Structural Content

The XML structure of this element is:

<psf:Feature name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessing">
  <psf:Property name="psf:SelectionType">
    <psf:Value xsi:type="xs:string">psk:PickOne</psf:Value>
  </psf:Property>
  <psf:Option name="psk:_OptionName_">
    <psf:Property name="psf:IdentityOption">
      <psf:Value xsi:type="xs:string">_IdentityOptionValue_</psf:Value>
    </psf:Property>
  </psf:Option>
</psf:Feature>

Structure Variables

The following table outlines the characteristics of the variables defined in the XML structure.

Name Data type Unit Supported values Summary
_OptionName_
 string
 characters
 Valid fully qualified name as defined by Namespaces in XML. If no namespace is specified, default namespace is assumed.
 The name of the option.
_IdentityOptionValue_
 string
 n/a
 True, False.
 Defines an Option which when selected would disable this feature.

Extensible Markup Language (XML) Content

The public Print Schema keywords are defined in the https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2003/08/printing/printschemakeywords namespace. The public Extensible Markup Language (XML) content for this keyword is defined below:

<psf:Feature name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessing">
  <psf:Option name="psk:Automatic" />
  <psf:Option name="psk:Custom">
    <!-- The max allowable sum of the four ink coverages anywhere in an image. -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:TotalInkCoverageLimit">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingTotalInkCoverageLimit" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The maximum allowed K channel value. -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:BlackInkLimit">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingBlackInkLimit" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The percentage of gray component replacement to perform. -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:GrayComponentReplacementLevel">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingGrayComponentReplacementLevel" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The point in the highlight to shadow range where GCR should start (100% = darkest shadow). -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:GrayComponentReplacementStart">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingGrayComponentReplacementStart" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The extented beyond neutrals (into chromatic colors) that GCR applies.  0% = Undercolor component replacement, 100% = Gray component replacement.  -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:GrayComponentReplacementExtent">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingGrayComponentReplacementExtent" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The shadow level below which UCA will be applied.  -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:UnderColorAdditionStart">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingUnderColorAdditionStart" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
    <!-- The amount chromatic ink (in gray component ratios) to add to areas where GCR/UCR has generated "BlackInkLimit" (or UCAStart, if specified) in the dark neutrals and near-neutral areas.  -->
    <psf:ScoredProperty name="psk:UnderColorAdditionLevel">
      <psf:ParameterRef name="psk:PageBlackGenerationProcessingUnderColorAdditionLevel" />
    </psf:ScoredProperty>
  </psf:Option>
</psf:Feature>

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