Apple Mac OS X Panther Specifications download pdf (Page 7)

Obtaining and Assigning Color Profiles

If you need color profiles for your devices, several sources of profiles are available.

You can:

• Download profiles from device providers’ websites. Note that these profiles are generic

factory profiles, not customized to your particular device.

• If you send your files to a professional printer for output, ask the printer for profiles of

their proofer or press. Using these profiles, you can get a clear idea of how your final

hard copy will look.

• Hire a consultant or a service to create custom profiles of the devices (scanner, display,

printer) in your workflow.

• Invest in the tools to create profiles of your devices yourself. Your investment can

range from $199 to $5000 and up.

• For more information about obtaining color profiles, see “Resources” on page 24.

If you want to fine-tune your workflow to optimize color accuracy, you will want to

use custom color profiles instead of generic or factory profiles. These steps show you

how to override a generic profile with a custom device profile.

1. Once you have custom profiles for the devices in your workflow, install them in

/Library/ColorSync/Profiles.

2. Open ColorSync Utility.

3. Click the Devices icon. You will see a list of every imaging device connected to

your Macintosh.

4. Click the device. The Current Profile is the factory or default profile.

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