How Color Management Works; How Cms Translates Between Devices - Microtek ScanMaker i700 User Manual

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How Color Management Works

The aim of color management is to preserve true color information by
making up for the differences in the way devices communicate color. Your
CMS does this by using a scientifically designed system including:
A Color Matching Processor
A Device-Independent color space, frequently called a Reference
Color Space or Profile Connection Space (PCS), which acts as a
Rosette Stone in the translation process
Device Color Profiles (DCPs)
DCPs relate a device dependent color space to the Profile Connection
Space. The CMS uses the Color Profile to translate from one device
dependent color space to another.

How CMS Translates between Devices

When you scan an image, a CMS uses the information about the
scanner—stored in the Scanner Color Profile—to translate the RGB image
from the scanner to the Profile Connection Space. The CMS then uses the
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