Working with color profiles
A color management system helps you achieve accurate colors across a variety of devices consistently. The first stage in setting up your color management system is to choose color profiles for your monitor and each of the devices you use, such as scanners, digital cameras, and printers.
Understanding color management
Each device uses a range of colors, called a color mode (or color space). For example, a monitor displays a different set of colors than a printer reproduces. So, you may see some colors on the screen that cannot be printed. You can use a color management system to translate colors from one device to another. Color profiles define the color mode for your monitor and for the input and output devices you use.
For more information about using color management in your application, see “Understanding the Color Management dialog box.”
Choosing color profiles
Different brands and models of monitors, scanners, digital cameras, and printers have different color modes and thus require different color profiles. Some widely used profiles are installed with your application.
Standard ICC (International Color Consortium) color profiles are used in your application. You can choose color profiles for the following:
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Obtaining additional color profiles
If you need additional profiles or updates, you can access them on the application CD, or you can download them.
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By default, color profiles are stored in the Color folder of the application.
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You can access other color profiles. For more information, see “To copy a color profile from the disc” and “To download a color profile.”
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Below a device icon, click a color profile list box, and choose Get profile from disk.
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Below a device icon, click a color profile list box, and choose Download profiles.
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If you want to store the new color profile with the existing profiles, download the new profile to the Color folder within the main application folder.
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