HP B9100 manual Color management, What is color management?

3 Color management

This section contains the following topics:

●What is color management?

●Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop®

●Use application-based color management

●Use printer-based color management

Note In this user guide, printer software that comes on the CD with the printer. The software which controls the printer.

refers to the HP Photosmart software printer driver is the part of the printer

What is color management?

Color management affects the way the colors in your photos are printed. Because the printer, image editing software programs, the operating system, and imaging devices such as cameras, scanners, and monitors, all display colors differently, the color management strategy you choose affects whether colors are printed more or less accurately.

Color management is based on color spaces1. Most imaging devices use the RGB2 color space, while commercial printers use the CMYK3 color space. The differences between the two color spaces can cause printed photos to look markedly different from what you see on the monitor.

Color management is a complex subject and a detailed discussion is beyond the scope of this user guide, which only provides some typical examples. For more information, see the documentation that came with your third-party image editing software program, or visit the HP Web site. Go to www.hp.com/support, select your country/region and your language, and then type HP Photosmart Pro B9100 in the product/name search box. Press ENTER and then select the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer. In the Question or keywords search box type color management and then press ENTER. Click the topic you want to review.

1Three-dimensional mathematical models for organizing color.

2The RGB color space creates colors by mixing red, green, and blue light. Technologies that rely on light (monitors, scanners, or digital cameras) use this color space.

3The CMYK color space used in the printing industry is based on the light-absorbing qualities of ink printed on paper. CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, the colors used in four-color process printing.

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