Color Calibration - Microtek ScanWizard Pro Reference Manual

Color calibration

The process of ensuring accurate reproduction of color for images. Full color
calibration is usually a two-step process: calibrating your input device, such as a
scanner; and calibrating your output device, such as a printer or monitor. By
calibrating input and output devices correctly, color is accurately captured by
your scanner and is reproduced faithfully on your monitor or printer as well.
CCD
Stands for charge-coupled device, a strip of light-sensitive cells that converts
light waves reflected from an image during scanning into digital information.
CMM
Color management module, the color processor inside CMS to transform color
information between native device color spaces.
CMS
Color management system which ensures color consistency from input devices
to output devices.
CMYK
Cyan, magenta, yellow and black are the base colors used in printing processes
Color channel
Refers to the red, green, and blue components from which colors are created.
Color image
An image type that contains the most complex information (compared to single-
bit and grayscale images). To capture color images, scanners use a process based
on the RGB
Contrast
The relationship between the light and dark areas of an image. Contrast is the
range between the darkest and lightest shades in an image, while brightness
the balance of light and dark shades. Contrast determines the number of shades
you get; brightness determines the intensity of the shades. An image with low
contrast tends to look dull and flat.
DCP
Device color profile, which provides color management system with the
information necessary to convert color data between native device color spaces
and device independent color spaces.
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RGB RGB
RGB RGB color model.
brightness brightness
brightness is brightness