Photo Printing Software by laserSoft for the Canon iPF5100 Printer Printao 8 printing software

Photo Printing Software by laserSoft for the Canon iPF5100 Printer Printao 8 printing software

PrinTao 8 17in Edition for Canon Printers

the new, fast, safe, color consistent, effective and high-quality printing solution

PrinTao 8 is a completely new printing solution for everyone, who wants high-quality prints on a simple and efficient way. Concentrate completely on your images and ignore complicated printer driver and color management settings! Focus on the essentials and achieve prints in unprecedented brilliance. PrinTao 8 is inexpensive, yet professional printing featuring an intuitive user interface for everybody.

Directly after starting, the Start-Pilot will guide through the most important settings. Within seconds, printer, paper type and format selection is done. Drag and drop images directly to the PrinTao document. For easy image selection, access iPhoto®, Lightroom® and Aperture® libraries directly within PrinTao 8. PrinTao 8 means printing in perfection.

PrinTao 8 is modern and efficient:

PrinTao 8 is a true 64bit Cocoa application for Mac OS X 10.7 and later
PrinTao 8 takes full advantage of multi-core processors
PrinTao 8's ICC color management is based on one of the best color engines in the world with special focus on accuracy and performance.
Modern user experience that follows the Apple OS X User Interface Guidelines
PrinTao 8 nests, rotates and refits images based on "Best fit" or "Best cut"
Handling is easy and work is done faster
Common tasks are more intuitive
PrinTao 8 saves real money because it minimizes the paper used for each job by its advanced nesting algorithm
No page length limitation (tested up to 100 feet)
Double cut feature will give true borderless printing by automatically cutting upper and lower image ends in the printing sequence

PrinTao 8 is fast:

Quick and intuitive access to iPhoto®, Aperture®, Lightroom® libraries from the built-in image browser
Drag and drop any folder into the source list to add to library
Print multiple images at the same time
Align images automatically for easier cutting and saving of valuable paper

PrinTao 8 is simple:

PrinTao's Start-Pilot is an innovative tool for getting started easily. Additionally, prior print jobs are reused with just a few mouse clicks.
All features, tools and settings required for professional print results, are easy to handle by PrinTao's well-arranged user interface
A unique resolution slider provides intuitive control and comforting safety if the original file provides sufficient output quality
Print more reliable than ever with just the settings you need - no more complicated printer driver options
All available paper media your printer supports are preinstalled, including ICC-profiles
Install additional third-party media like a pro without having to download bulky packages or ICC-profiles
Organize and store custom media settings and you will never have to start from scratch

Additional Information:
Intuitive User Interface Everything at hand

Mediathek (1), metadata of a selected image (2), central working area (3) and tools (4), everything is clearly and intuitively combined in a single window. The user interface therefore is always tidy and well-arranged.

Start-Pilot

Create new documents easily and quickly

The PrinTao 8 Start-Pilot makes creating new documents especially easy. Select printer model, paper type, print media size and paper feed with just a few mouse clicks.

Smart Media Integration

All your image sources made available

PrinTao 8 offers direct access from its main window to existing iPhoto®, Aperture® and Lightroom® libraries as well as to other local photo folders.

Built-in Color Management
Built in precision
PrinTao 8's ICC color management is based on one of the best color engines in the world with special focus on accuracy and performance.
Template Engine
Perfect results in minutes
PrinTao 8 offers a great selection of built in templates. Ranging from Grid and Pack templates to building your own. State of the art nesting algorithms help to get the most out of your paper.
Pack Templates
Automatically arranging images in different sizes
The Pack templates are designed for portrait photographers.
"Best Cut" mode
Requires the fewest amount of cuts
In "Best Cut" mode PrinTao 8 arranges all images in a way requiring the fewest amount of cuts to cut them all.
Best Fit" mode
Perfect arrangement - Lower printing costs

In "Best Fit" mode all images are arranged to require the least amount of paper.

Resolution under control

No expensive missprints anymore

The unique Resolution Slider control, which is displayed near the bottom of any selected image, indicates whether the resolution of an image is sufficient for the actual printing size.

Media Manager

Expand paper type selection without effort

Managing paper type profiles from different paper manufacturers is really comfortable using PrinTao 8.

Manual Cut Mode

Cut marks for individual passepartouts

Using PrinTao 8 - an appropriate printer with roll paper capabilities assumed - you can manually specify where cuts should be applied.

Frames and Guidelines

Aligning images exactly

PrinTao 8 features guidelines to which images snap for supporting you with image arrangement on Free templates.

Printer Assistant

Install new printers automatically

The Printer Assistant automatically detects any connected and supported printer. Driver data is downloaded and installed automatically.

Queue Manager

Intuitive printer queue management

The Queue Manager allows to overview the printer queues of all installed printers, to manage individual print jobs and to change their order.