Minolta DiMAGE Viewer instruction manual Color Matching Color Preferences

COLOR MATCHING - COLOR PREFERENCES

Each output device (monitor or printer) defines color and contrast differently. To ensure accurate repro- duction, the output color space must be defined. Color matching is used for professional color man- agement. It is not needed for normal personal use.

Select the color-preferences option from the file menu to open the dialog box.

In the dialog box, click the color-matching-on check box.

Select a color space from the drop-down list. The fol- lowing color spaces are available:

Original Color Space (sRGB) - the color space of the camera image is not converted to a standard color space. This color space is recommended for images captured with a Minolta DiMAGE digital camera. The DiMAGE Viewer, monitor, and printer interprets the color as sRGB for reproduction pur- poses, but does not convert the original camera color space.

Original Color Space (Adobe RGB) - Adobe-RGB color-mode images captured with a Minolta digital camera such as the DiMAGE 7Hi or DiMAGE A1 must be opened with this color space unless the color profile has been embedded; see the embedded camera profiles section on page 90. As with Original Color Space (sRGB), the color space of the camera image is not converted to a standard color space. The DiMAGE Viewer, monitor, and printer interprets the color as Adobe RGB for repro- duction purposes, but does not convert the original camera color space.

sRGB - the color space promoted by Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. Since it reflects the average PC monitor characteristics, it is widely used around the world, and is considered to be the standard for multi-media and Internet usage. sRGB is not suitable for professional prepress applications because of its narrow reproduction range.

Apple RGB - widely used in DTP. It is the standard color space in many common graphic arts and design applications: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.

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