Specifying Color Management Policies - Adobe 13101332 - Photoshop - Mac User Manual

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To display additional color profiles that you have customized or installed on your system,
select Advanced Mode in the Color Settings dialog box. To appear in a working space
menu, a color profile must be bidirectional, that is, contain specifications for translating
both into and out of color spaces. You can also create a custom RGB, CMYK, Grayscale, or
Spot working space profile to describe the color space of a particular output or display
device. (See "Creating custom RGB profiles" on page
on page 121, and "Creating custom grayscale and spot-color profiles" on page
For information about a specified RGB or CMYK working space profile, see the Description
area of the Color Settings dialog box. (See
The following information can help you specify an appropriate Gray or Spot working
space:
For images that will be printed, you can specify a Gray or Spot working space profile
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that is based on the characteristics of a particular dot gain. Dot gain occurs when a
printer's halftone dots change as the ink spreads and is absorbed by paper. Photoshop
calculates dot gain as the amount by which the expected dot increases or decreases.
For example, a 50% halftone screen may produce an actual density of 60% on the
printed page, exhibiting a dot gain of 10%. The Dot Gain 10% option represents the
color space that reflects the grayscale characteristics of this particular dot gain.
Proof (no dot gain), and printed image (with dot gain)
For images that will be used online or in video, you can also specify a Gray working
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space profile that is based on the characteristics of particular gamma. A monitor's
gamma setting determines the brightness of midtones displayed by the monitor. Gray
Gamma 1.8 matches the default grayscale display of Mac OS computers and is also the
default grayscale space for Photoshop 4.0 and earlier. Gray Gamma 2.2 matches the
default grayscale display of Windows computers.

Specifying color management policies

Each predefined color management configuration sets up a color management policy for
the RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale color modes and displays warning messages to let you
override the default policy behavior on a case-by-case basis. If desired, you can change the
default policy behavior to reflect a color management workflow that you use more often.
For more information on policies, see
To customize color management policies:
1 In the Color Settings dialog box, under Color Management Policies, choose one of the
following to set the default color management policy for each color mode:
Off if you do not want to color-manage new, imported, or opened color data.
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"Setting up color management" on page
"About color management policies" on page
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