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Specifying working spaces
Among other options, predefined color management settings specify the default color
profiles to be associated with the RGB and CMYK color models. Central to the color
management workflow, these default profiles are known respectively as the RGB and
CMYK working spaces. The working spaces specified by predefined settings represent the
color profiles that will produce the best color fidelity for several typical output conditions.
For example, the U.S. Prepress Defaults setting uses a CMYK working space that is
designed to preserve color consistency under standard Specifications for Web Offset
Publications (SWOP) press conditions.
Working spaces act as the default color profiles for newly created documents. For
example, if Adobe RGB (1998) is the current RGB working space, and U.S. Web Coated
(SWOP) v2 is the current CMYK working space, then each new InDesign document uses
colors within the Adobe RGB (1998) and U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 gamuts. Working
spaces also define the destination gamut of documents converted to the RGB or CMYK
color model.
At times you may want to customize the RGB or CMYK working space to reflect a workflow
that uses a particular output or display device.
InDesign includes a standard set of color profiles that have been recommended and
tested by Adobe Systems for most color management workflows. By default, only these
profiles appear under the working space menus. To display additional color profiles that
you have installed on your system, select Advanced Mode at the top of the Color Settings
dialog box. To appear under a working space menu, a color profile must be bidirectional;
that is, it must contain specifications for translating both into and out of color spaces. For
information on installing color profiles, see
management system" on page
For the RGB color model, the following standard working space options are available:
Adobe RGB (1998) Provides a fairly large gamut (range) of colors and is well suited to
documents that will be converted to CMYK. Use this space if you need to do print
production work with a broad range of colors.
sRGB IEC61966-2.1 Reflects the characteristics of the average PC monitor. This standard
space is endorsed by many hardware and software manufacturers, and is becoming the
default color space for many scanners, low-end printers, and software applications. This
space is recommended for Web work, but not for prepress work (because of its limited
color gamut).
Apple RGB Reflects the characteristics of the Apple Standard 13-inch monitor, and is
used by a variety of desktop publishing applications, including Adobe Photoshop 4.0 and
earlier. Use this space for files that you plan to display on Mac OS monitors, or for working
with legacy (older) desktop publishing files.
ColorMatch RGB Matches the native color space of Radius Pressview monitors.
This space provides a smaller-gamut alternative to Adobe RGB (1998) for print
production work.
Monitor RGB Sets the RGB working space to the current color profile of your monitor. Use
this setting if other applications in your workflow do not support color management. If a
color management configuration that specifies Monitor RGB is shared with another user
working on a different system, the configuration uses that system's monitor profile as the
working space.
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