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Embedding profiles in saved documents
By default, a tagged document will have its profile information embedded upon saving in
a file format that supports embedded ICC profiles. Untagged documents are saved by
default without embedded profiles.
You can specify whether or not to embed a profile as you save a document; you can also
specify to convert colors to the proof profile space and embed the proof profile instead.
However, changing the profile-embedding behavior is recommended only for advanced
users who are familiar with color management.
To change the embedding behavior of a profile in a document:
1 Choose File > Save As.
2 Do one of the following:
To toggle the embedding of the document's current color profile, select or deselect ICC
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Profile (Windows) or Embed Color Profile (Mac OS). This option is available only for the
native Photoshop format (.psd) and PDF, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, DCS, and PICT formats.
To toggle the embedding of the document's current proof profile, select or deselect Use
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Proof Setup (available for PDF, EPS, DCS 1.0, and DCS 2.0 formats only). Selecting this
option converts the document's colors to the proof profile space and is useful for
creating an output file for print. For information on setting up a proof profile, see
proofing colors" on page
3 Name the document, choose other save options, and click Save.
Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles
Precise, consistent color management requires accurate ICC-compliant profiles of all of
your color devices. For example, without an accurate scanner profile, a perfectly scanned
image may appear incorrect in another program, simply due to any difference in color
space between the scanner and the program displaying the image. This misleading repre-
sentation may cause you to make unnecessary, time-wasting, and potentially 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
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equipment.
Use the settings in the Custom CMYK dialog box to describe your device, and then save
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the settings as a color profile. (See
Obtain a profile created by the manufacturer. Unfortunately, such profiles do not
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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.
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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
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