Managing Color With Profiles

Follow the steps in this section to use color profiles for printing with Adobe Photoshop (the instructions cover Photoshop CS).

Carefully follow the instructions in these sections for the best results:

■“Printing With a Color Profile” below

■“Solving Color Management Problems” on page 61

■“Printing a Custom Profile Test Target” on page 61

■“Creating a Custom Profile” on page 65

Printing With a Color Profile

To print an image using a profile, follow the steps in the appropriate section for your operating system below.

Mac OS X

Opening Your Image

1.Open Adobe Photoshop.

2.Select Color Settings from the

Photoshop menu.

3.Select U.S. Prepress Defaults from the Settings pull-down menu. This sets Adobe RGB (1998) as the RGB working space and activates warning messages for profile mismatches and missing profiles. Click OK.

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