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The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers
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The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers

by Derrick Story
October 2008
Beginner to intermediate
208 pages
4h 56m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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A Word About Printer Profiles

The most notable new concept in this workflow is the Printer Profile selection. Often, these are ICC profiles (International Color Consortium). These bundles of information help your printer match the data from your computer to the inks and paper you're going to use. Most photo printers load a set of these profiles onto your computer when you install the driver. I recommend that you start with the paper available from your printer manufacturer because those will be the profiles initially available to you.

Independent paper companies often make profiles available on the Web for their papers too. They match to the most commonly used photo printers. So, if you want to go that route, look on the website of the company whose paper stock you're interested in, and see whether a profile for your printer is available. The company will also tell you how to load the profile onto your computer.

If you're truly ambitious, you can make your own profiles using systems sold by companies such as X-Rite which specialize in color calibration. To start, however, ...

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