Real World Color Management

by Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, Fred Bunting

Overview

Every graphics professional worth his or her salt knows the importance of color management. No matter how much thought artist and client put into the color scheme for a given project, all of that work is for naught if you can't get your results to match your expectations. Enter Real World Color Management, Second Edition. In this thoroughly updated under-the-hood reference, authors Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, and Fred Bunting draw on their years of professional experience to show you everything you need to know about color management. Whether your final destination is print, Web, or film, Real World Color Management, Second Edition takes the mystery out of color management, covering everything from color theory and color models to understanding how devices interpret and display color. You'll find expert advice for building and fine-tuning color profiles for input and output devices (digital cameras and scanners, displays, printers, and more), selecting the right color management workflow, and managing color within and across major design applications. Get Real World Color Management, Second Edition--and get ready to dazzle!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132777957
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/08/2004
Series:	Real World
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	608
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Bruce Fraser is an internationally known authority on digital imaging and color reproduction. In addition to speaking and consulting on these topics, he is the co-author of Real World Color Management, the definitive guide to color management systems, and a contributing editor for Macworld magazine and creativepro.com. Fred Bunting is a writer, illustrator, and speaker on the topics of color theory, color management, and digital imaging, and is the author of the acclaimed Colortron color primer. He is also the co-author of Real World Color Management. Chris Murphy is president of Color Remedies, specializing in worldwide training and consulting in emerging color technologies. He is also the co-author of Real World Color Management.

Table of Contents

	Overview: The Big Picture	v
	Contents: What's Inside	vii
	Preface: The Color-Management Conundrum	xix
	Why Did We Do This?	xx
	Why Did We Think We Could Do This?	xxii
	How the Book Is Organized	xxii
	Thank You!	xxiv
Part I	Introduction to Color Management	1
Chapter 1	What Is Color? Reflections on Life	3
Chapter 2	Computers and Color: Color by the Numbers	51
Chapter 3	Color Management: How It Works	79
Chapter 4	All About Profiles: Describing Devices	99
Part II	Building and Tuning Profiles	111
Chapter 5	Measurement, Calibration, and Process Control: "The Map Is Not the Territory"	113
Chapter 6	Building Display Profiles: Your Window to Color	125
Chapter 7	Building Input Profiles: Starting Out Right	147
Chapter 8	Building Output Profiles: Final Destinations	161
Chapter 9	Evaluating and Editing Profiles: Color Orienteering	207
Part III	Applications and Workflow	257
Chapter 10	Color-Management Workflow: Where the Rubber Meets the Road	259
Chapter 11	Color Management in the Operating System: Who Does What To Whom, When?	293
Chapter 12	The Adobe Common Color Architecture: Color Management in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator	321
Chapter 13	Color Management in Macromedia FreeHand 10: Capable But Quirky	357
Chapter 14	Color Management in CoreIDRAW 10: It Manages Everything But Its Own Files	369
Chapter 15	Color Management in QuarkXPress: Incremental Improvements	381
Chapter 16	Color Management and PDF: The Wave of the Future	397
Chapter 17	Automation and Scripting: The Smart Way To Be Lazy	419
Chapter 18	Building Color-Managed Workflows: Bringing It All Together	441
Part IV	Appendices	467
Appendix A	Profile Anatomy	469
Appendix B	Workflow Templates	481
	Glossary	491
	Index	513