Color Settings
What are "Color Settings"?
Adobe Photoshop is, by far, the most preferred image editing
program used by professional image users in all areas of the
advertising, graphics and printing industries. Photoshop uses
Color Settings to tell Photoshop how to display and use colors
that make up a digital image file.
You can find the Color Settings options under the Edit menu
at the top of your Photoshop screen or, when using Mac OSX,
under the "Photoshop" menu item.
When viewing or adjusting scans supplied by Marine Themes
you should use the same color settings that we used so that
you will see the same colors that we did when preparing the
scan.
How do I check or change my Color Settings?
To check your color settings open the Color Settings options
by selecting from the menu bar at the top of your screen "Edit
- Color Settings" or "Photoshop - Color Settings".
In the "Settings" drop down list select one of the
following options that relates best to your geographic area:
Europe Prepress Defaults
Japan Prepress Defaults
U.S. Prepress Defaults
If you live in Australasia or are unsure as to which setting
to select, use the Europe Prepress Defaults. Using the wrong
color setting will not destroy your file or make it unusable.
Using the right color settings will just make it easier for
you and your printer operator to get the best result possible.
All of the above settings will display digital RGB image
files in the Adobe RGB(1998) color space. Unless you are specifically
intending to produce files for internet use you should always
use the Adobe RGB(1998) setting as it can display a larger
number or wider "gamut" of colors.
When converting files from RGB into CMYK for use on a printing
press the above settings will convert your image to a CMYK
file with colors that will match the pre press systems that
are most often used in your geographic area.
If you are uncomfortable with using Photoshop, just forward
our high resolution scans to your printer operator and they
will make any necessary color adjustments and apply unsharp
masking.
In fact, any digital file will always be adjusted slightly
by your printer operator as, while in one geographic area
most printing systems use the same basic settings, every printing
press has it's own unique way of interpreting and producing
color.
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