Practical Color Management: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography

CHAPTER 1: The Search for Consistent Color

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Color management as we know

it today originated in the printing

industry, where development of the

photo-reproductive technique and the

printing press introduced processes

that have been carried forward to

the computer revolution of today.

Even in the early days of the printing

press, managing color was crucial both

for accurate reproduction and for cost

reduction. Often relying on trial and error,

press operators developed an instinct for

how their particular machines behaved.

As time went on, experts in the printing

industry developed new techniques to

assist in accurately predicting color.

Color management has gone

through many changes over the past

decade—from incorporating color

spaces within digital cameras to

allowing the proper algorithms from

computer operating systems. The good

news is that using the science of color

management to obtain predictable

results is becoming easier and easier.

We can assert consistent control over

the equipment, and more importantly,

software and  rmware can accurately and

automatically funnel input color spaces

into output or device color spaces.

Color

Management

Today

By taking advantage of technological advances in equipment,

software, and operating systems, you can easily create a

color-managed work ow. Technological tools make it easier

than ever to apply a consistent color management ...