Plugin+Number+of+Passes

=Why can't I see the number of passes in the Photoshop Plugin?=

Early versions of the plugin showed the number of passes, but Canon changed the plugin so that this information isn't directly available. Fortunately, one of the Wiki members, thematrix, spent a lot of time and produced a translation table that will allow you to determine what number of passes are being used to print. Note that "Highest" is only available on the iPFX100 and later series printers.


 * Here is his research:**

After installing PS plugin 3.03, I lost the ability to see pass information, as other members have reported. I thought I'd just go back to 3.02, but it wasn't so easy. After hours of experimenting, I finally deduced the installer for 3.02 doesn't overwrite the new plugin - therefore downgrading requires you to enter your PS plugin directory and manually delete the export plugin.

I don't think the omission of "technical details" was an accident - Canon might have concluded most users weren't used to seeing pass information, or decided them to be detrimental to marketing since at first glance the numbers appear "lower" than Epson.

I compared the available options between the two plugin versions, and can say with pretty high certainty that this is what they mean:

Plain paper, low resolution mediums: 1200 x 1200 (2 pass) = Draft 1200 x 1200 (4 pass) = Standard

Photo paper, high resolution mediums: 1200 x 1200 (8 pass) = Standard 2400 x 1200 (12 pass) = High 2400 x 1200 (16 pass) = High (High Precision) 2400 x 1200 (32 pass) = Highest