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Color Management and Control

This page is designed to offer a variety of articles and resources for color management and control. There are basic introductions to color systems, as well as advanced color management tools.

In Sync with Apple ColorSync

Implementing color management may be challenging, but it's worth the effort, according to consultant Brian P. Lawler.

Color Discrimination is Alive and Well

What happens when a brown-eyed girl wearing blue contact lenses takes a sophisticated color test? As Brian Lawler reports, the results are rosier than might be expected.

Getting a Handle on Color Management

Color-geek extraordinaire Bruce Fraser spells out the basics in this primer on color management systems.

Color Management with Photoshop 6

How often have you heard, ‘match the color of my monitor’ when you know nothing is calibrated or profiled? Before pressuring clients to supply us with properly prepared files, we need to get our own shop in order and set up Photoshop 6 properly and consistently at all our workstations.

Color Accuracy:  Resolution Is Not Enough

Ever had a color shift one day but not the next on the same image?  More than likely the error was 3-D acutance - not resolution.

The Science of Color

Color is a feature of vision ... the physical reaction of the eye and the automatic interpretive response of the brain to wavelength characteristics of light.

Understanding & Monitoring the Fundamentals of Process Color Reproduction

If print jobs can be funneled onto one or two multicolor machines, with tonal curves set up for films, we make use of the control techniques adopted by other printing processes years ago.  Welcome to 21st century screen printing!

Basics of Modern Color Matching

Comparison of computer color matching and how the human eyes perceive color.

Color Matching

PMS color matching with screen printing inks.  Discussions include color appearance, the effect of varying ink thickness deposited, factors of screen tension and squeegee pressure, light sources and viewing conditions, color tolerances, and guidelines for improving the accuracy of screen printed color reproduction.

Understanding Computer Color

Learning how to match the color you see on screen with your printed output is critical information for any digital artist or photographer. But first you need to understand how color works both on computer display and on paper. Start with this chapter from "Real World Color Management."

Quickpeek Color Proofer

This small ink proofer may be of interest to some printers.

Understanding Color Communication

X-Rite introduces us to measurement of color and effective ways to communicate color requirements.