![]() ![]() Let’s look at steps 1 and 2 in detail in this column, and I’ll cover steps 3 and 4 in my next column. Step 4 – Soft-Proof Your Image in Photoshop (this step, unlike the other 3 steps, is optional) Step 3 – Assure That You Have Proper Lighting Conditions and Perception Step 2 – Use the Proper Printer Profile or Create a Custom Printer Profile Step 1 – Calibrate Your Monitor and Create a Monitor Profile If you ever have a problem with color management, it can almost always be traced back to one of these steps! It really is this simple there are four successful steps to proper and consistent color management. The Four Steps to Successful Color Management A “Profile”, by the way, is nothing more than a file which tells your computer how to act and what to do. To accomplish a properly color-managed workflow, you will be creating and/or using at least two Profiles, one for your monitor and at least one for your printer. ![]() ![]() The old adage, “WYSIWYG” (What You See Is What You Get) readily applies when you are properly color-managed. It allows you to print what you see on your monitor with a large degree of accuracy. Proper Color Management will allow you to print with a great degree of consistency and repeatability, whether it is on your home inkjet printer or through a custom print lab. (prior to CS6/CC), but the fundamentals still apply.įrustrated by the fact that your photographic prints don’t look like your monitor, and vice versa?ĭo the words “Color Management” instantly give you a headache? They shouldn’t. NOTE: This article is for older versions of Photoshop ![]()
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