3. What is Color Managemet ?
CM is everywhere !
Adobe Creative Suite
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4. What is Color Managemet ?
PDF Export from ID
In this field it is very important to
select the proper colour conversion
settings yourself:
– please check with your output
provider which ICC profile is
appropriate, or select the ICC
profile that was used for converting
images to CMYK in PhotoShop or
InDesign.
– For WebCmykHiRes _1v4, we
recommend you to use the
ISOcoated_v2_300_eci ICC profile
Colours in your document will
change if:
– objects in RGB colour space with
or without ICC profiles are used in
the document
– CMYK objects with different ICC
profiles are placed in the document
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8. ICC profiles
In color management, an ICC profile is a set of data that characterizes a
color input or output device, or a color space, according to standards
promulgated by the International Color Consortium (ICC).
Profiles describe the color attributes of a particular device or viewing
requirement by defining a mapping between the device source or target
color space and a profile connection space (PCS). This PCS is either CIELAB
(L*a*b*) or CIEXYZ. Mappings may be specified using tables, to which
interpolation is applied, or through a series of parameters for
transformations.
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9. ICC profiles
Every device that captures or displays color can be profiled. Some
manufacturers provide profiles for their products, and there are several
products that allow an end user to generate his or her own color profiles,
typically through the use of a tristimulus colorimeter or preferably a
spectrophotometer.
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11. 3 Levels of standards
The word “standard” is often used wrongly
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12. 3 Levels of standards
The word “standard” is often used wrongly
ISO, CIE, IEC Standard – Following the procedures of a worldwide
recognized authority => norm
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13. 3 Levels of standards
The word “standard” is often used wrongly
ISO, CIE, IEC Standard – Following the procedures of a worldwide
recognized authority => norm
De-Facto standards – Code of practices defined by a industry, sector,
branch => technical specification
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14. 3 Levels of standards
The word “standard” is often used wrongly
ISO, CIE, IEC Standard – Following the procedures of a worldwide
recognized authority => norm
De-Facto standards – Code of practices defined by a industry, sector,
branch => technical specification
House standard – Company grown procedures and requirements
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15. Where to find the standard
profiles for offset printing?
ISO Coated v2 (ECI)
ISO Coated v2 300% (ECI)
PSO LWC Improved (ECI)
www.eci.org
PSO LWC Standard (ECI)
PSO Uncoated ISO12647 (ECI)
The download archive ECI Offset 2009
contains the following ICC profiles: ISO Uncoated Yellowish
SC Paper (ECI)
PSO MFC Paper (ECI)
PSO SNP Paper (ECI)
PSO Coated NPscreen ISO12647 (ECI)
PSO Coated 300% NPscreen ISO12647 (ECI)
PSO Uncoated NPscreen ISO12647 (ECI)
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