Chapter 1. Color Management

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Launching Photoshop 1

Displays, modes, and channels 2

Introduction to color management 5

Setting a camera’s color space to Adobe RGB 5

Calibrating your display 7

Choosing a color space for Photoshop 10

Synchronizing color settings 12

Customizing your color policies 13

Saving custom color settings 14

Acquiring printer profiles 14

Changing color profiles 16

Welcome to Photoshop! In this chapter, you’ll launch the application and familiarize yourself with Photoshop color basics, such as displays, document color modes, and channels. Most important, before you start editing images — and also before outputting ...

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