Labels:text | screenshot | font | number | paper | handwriting OCR: Putting profiles to work The four places where profiles are needed Working closely with your service provider remains the best way to take advantage of ICC 1. Source: This profile represents the gamut of the image. It can be embedded in the profiles and establish a reliable CMS. With Colorific we've provided you the means to get- image or chosen in the application, or it can be a standardized color space such as RGB. ting more consistent quality from your monitor, but keep in mind that this is only part of the workflow solution. In order to increase print predictability, you're also going to need 2. Monitor: The Colorific tool supplied with this disc creates an accurate monitor profile; either an output profile supplied by your printer or a canned profile that you've tested. you can also use one supplied by your monitor's manufacturer, or create one using a colorimeter or spectrophotometer. Canned vs. custom As noted in Step 1, a significant difference exists between canned and custom profiles: 3. Proofer: In most cases, profiles for color printers can be obtained from the manufac- custom profiles are more accurate. Why? Many devices - printers, for example - will turer (check its website) or built using a spectrophotometer and profiling software. ship with a canned profile that doesn't accurately reflect the specific behavior of the printer that's actually on your desk (the same goes for monitors and scanners). Bottom 4. Final output: Going to press is where the big money is spent and where an accurate line: canned profiles are better than nothing, but for accuracy's sake, if you can use a profile is absolutely critical. Work with your service provider to determine the exact custom one, do so. requirements for your project. You can obtain canned profiles from many manufacturers of scanners, digital cameras Profiles are snapshots containing every variable in the color-production process. It's of and printers, and from plenty of service providers. Apple has pooled a library of profiles the utmost importance that they be accurate. for free distribution at the ColorSync website (www.colorsync.com). There are plenty of additional locations on the web (see "Online Color Management Resources" at the back What PhotoDisc provides you of this booklet) that provide device profiles and are also excellent resources for color The PhotoDisc ColorGuide CD provides you with our source profile. This profile can be management information. used in conjunction with an output profile in several desktop-publishing and image- 16 17
