Eizo CG220 manual Adobe RGB Coverage, Advantages Of Adobe RGB, Color Management

Adobe RGB Coverage

Expanded Color Space Meets	0.9
			Color	Reproduction			Area
Professional Needs	0.8		(xy	Coordinate)
	0.7				Adobe RGB
Graphics professionals are well					sRGB
					ISO Coated
aware that a totally digital workflow	0.6				Color	Space
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and the ability to do soft proofing
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results in higher efficiency and lower	0.4
costs. Many also want to switch to	0.3
space-saving LCD monitors, but are	0.2
hesitant to do so because of concerns	0.1
regarding the color accuracy required	0.0
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for professional color work. EIZO’s so-			x

lution is the ColorEdge CG220: an LCD monitor that covers the Adobe RGB color space. It thus encompasses not only the sRGB color space, widely supported by many computer monitors, operating systems and digital cameras, but also the ISO-coated and US web-coated CMYK color spaces used in printing. This ultra-high-performance monitor finally provides all the color reproduction capabilities graphics profes- sionals have been seeking, in the compact LCD format.

Advantages Of Adobe RGB

In order to realize the advantages of soft proofing, a color manage- ment system for sharing accurate colors among photographers, graphic artists and printers is a necessity. The most efficient way to achieve this is for all parties to use a standardized color space with a wide

3D representation in CIE Lab of comparisons between ISO Coated and sRGB/Adobe RGB Color Spaces

(A) (B)

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(A)Adobe RGB (white wire frame) encompasses the ISO coated color space (multicolor solid).

(B)sRGB (white wire frame) does not cover many of the green, cyan, and yellow areas of the ISO coated color space (multicolor solid).

range of colors. The ColorEdge CG220 now makes it possible to adopt the Adobe RGB extended color space, which has become the de facto standard for professional color processing. It ensures guaranteed color reproduction across all digital platforms, providing a color management environment that fully supports soft proofing, from the photography stage to final CMYK printing.

Color Management

Photography		Design		Prepress/Printing
		Adobe RGB color space throughout entire workflow
Shoot	Check	Process	Layout	Layout	Print
	Data	Image
		Masking	Enlarging	Edit
		Compositing	Reducing
		Adjustment	Clipping Paths
No need for Photoshop		Edit Adobe RGB image		Edit while simulating
color engine			Soft proof	CMYK color space

A common color space throughout the workflow lets you switch from hardcopy proofing to soft proofing.

By covering the Adobe RGB color space, the ColorEdge CG220 is not subject to influence from the OS color engine or software, and allows final color checks in Adobe RGB. This offers a great advantage over sRGB monitors, whose smaller palette is not capable of accurately reproducing colors in certain areas of the spectrum, notably emerald greens and cyans. Retouching images with these monitors requires numerous printouts to achieve accurate color matching. By enabling on- screen retouching and color confirmation, the ColorEdge CG220 makes your work faster, easier and more accurate.

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