Tektronix Phaser 350 manual Deciding which color correction to use

4Printing: Beyond the Basics

Deciding which color correction to use

Color printers and computer display screens produce color differently. Printers use the subtractive primaries CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), and produce color when light is reflected off the paper. Computers use the additive primaries RGB (red, green, blue) with a light-emitting CRT screen. The printer and the computer screen each have a different range of possible colors they can produce, with some overlap between them.

Software application packages specify color in different ways, for example as CMYK or RGB, or they may give you a choice. Get to know your applications so you can work more efficiently.

The TekColor color correction options are available for a finer degree of control over color. Since no single color correction option can address all uses, refer to the following table for the description that best fits your printing situation, and try the suggested color correction.

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