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Adding device profiles to the color, management system, Mac OS System Folder/ColorSync Profiles.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 135 User Guide damaging "corrections" to an already satisfactory image. With an accurate profile, a program importing the image can correct for any gamut differences and display a scan's actual colors. Once you obtain accurate profiles, they will work with all applications that are compatible with your color-management system. You can obtain profiles in the following ways, with the most precise methods listed first: • Generate profiles customized for your specific devices using professional profiling equipment. • Use the settings in the Custom CMYK dialog box to describe your device, and then save the settings as a color profile. For more information, see "Creating custom CMYK profiles" in online Help. • Obtain a profile created by the manufacturer. Unfortunately, such profiles do not account for individual variations that naturally occur among machines (even identical modes from the same manufacturer) or from age. • Substitute an available profile that may be appropriate for the device's color space. For example, many Mac OS scanners have been optimized for an Apple RGB monitor color space, so you might try using an Apple monitor profile for these devices; for a non-profiled Windows scanner, try substituting the sRGB color space. Be sure to proof images created with the profile before using the profile in production. Adding device profiles to the color management system You can add color profiles to your system so that they appear as choices in the Color Settings dialog box. To minimize confusion when working with profiles, delete any profiles for devices not used by you or your workgroup. Once you have added a profile to the recommend location on your system, you may need to load it or restart Photoshop so that the profile appears in the Color Settings dialog box. Note: In Mac OS, you can organize the ColorSync Profiles folder by creating additional folders within it, or adding aliases to other folders. However, nested folders may cause conflicts with some applications, such as Adobe PressReady. To add profiles to your system: Copy profiles to one of the following recommended locations: • (Windows 2000) WinNT/System/Spool/ Drivers/Color. • (Windows NT) WinNT/System32/Color. • (Windows 98) Windows/System/Color. • (Mac OS) System Folder/ColorSync Profiles. Note: If you use ColorSync 2.5 but have used earlier versions, some profiles may still be stored in the System Folder/Preferences/ColorSync™ Profiles folder on your hard disk. For compatibility with ColorSync 2.5 or later, store profiles in the ColorSync Profiles folder in the System Folder.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0
User Guide
damaging “corrections” to an already satisfactory
image. With an accurate profile, a program
importing the image can correct for any gamut
differences and display a scan’s actual colors.
Once you obtain accurate profiles, they will work
with all applications that are compatible with your
color-management system. You can obtain profiles
in the following ways, with the most precise
methods listed first:
Generate profiles customized for your specific
devices using professional profiling equipment.
Use the settings in the Custom CMYK dialog box
to describe your device, and then save the settings
as a color profile.
For more information, see “Creating
custom CMYK profiles” in online Help.
Obtain a profile created by the manufacturer.
Unfortunately, such profiles do not account for
individual variations that naturally occur among
machines (even identical modes from the same
manufacturer) or from age.
Substitute an available profile that may be
appropriate for the device’s color space.
For example, many Mac OS scanners have been
optimized for an Apple RGB monitor color space,
so you might try using an Apple monitor profile
for these devices; for a non-profiled Windows
scanner, try substituting the sRGB color space. Be
sure to proof images created with the profile before
using the profile in production.
Adding device profiles to the color
management system
You can add color profiles to your system so that
they appear as choices in the Color Settings dialog
box. To minimize confusion when working with
profiles, delete any profiles for devices not used by
you or your workgroup. Once you have added a
profile to the recommend location on your system,
you may need to load it or restart Photoshop so
that the profile appears in the Color Settings
dialog box.
Note:
In Mac OS, you can organize the ColorSync
Pro
les folder by creating additional folders within
it, or adding aliases to other folders. However, nested
folders may cause con
icts with some applications,
such as Adobe PressReady.
To add profiles to your system:
Copy profiles to one of the following
recommended locations:
(Windows 2000) WinNT/System/Spool/
Drivers/Color.
(Windows NT) WinNT/System32/Color.
(Windows 98) Windows/System/Color.
(Mac OS) System Folder/ColorSync Profiles.
Note:
If you use ColorSync 2.5 but have used earlier
versions, some pro
les may still be stored in the
System Folder/Preferences/ColorSync
Pro
les folder
on your hard disk. For compatibility with ColorSync
2.5 or later, store pro
les in the ColorSync Pro
les
folder in the System Folder.