List of Color Management Myths

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# Myth #1:  [[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.231:_Color_Management_is_not_useful_in_CMYK-only_workflows Color Management is not useful in CMYK-only workflows]]
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# Myth #1:  [http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.231:_Color_Management_is_not_useful_in_CMYK-only_workflows Color Management is not useful in CMYK-only workflows]
# Myth #2:   
# Myth #2:   
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[[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.232:_There_is_some_internal_Lab.2FColor_reference_that_the_output_of_printers_is_compared_to_when_profiling There is some internal Lab/Color reference that the output of printers is compared to when profiling.]]
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[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.232:_There_is_some_internal_Lab.2FColor_reference_that_the_output_of_printers_is_compared_to_when_profiling There is some internal Lab/Color reference that the output of printers is compared to when profiling.]
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# Myth #3:
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[[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.233:_The_gamut_of_RGB_is_larger_than_CMYK The gamut of RGB is larger than CMYK.]]
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[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.233:_The_gamut_of_RGB_is_larger_than_CMYK The gamut of RGB is larger than CMYK.]
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# Myth #4:   
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[[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.234:_A_profile_is_for_calibration A profile is for calibration]]
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[http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.234:_A_profile_is_for_calibration A profile is for calibration]
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# Myth #5:  [http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Color_Management_Myths_1-5#Myth_.235:_5000K_on_a_monitor_is_the_same_as_5000K_in_a_light_booth  5000K on a monitor is the same as 5000K in a light booth.]
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Revision as of 21:14, 9 January 2008

A partial list of common misconceptions about color management.


  1. Myth #1: Color Management is not useful in CMYK-only workflows
  1. Myth #2:

There is some internal Lab/Color reference that the output of printers is compared to when profiling.

  1. Myth #3:

The gamut of RGB is larger than CMYK.

  1. Myth #4:

A profile is for calibration

  1. Myth #5: 5000K on a monitor is the same as 5000K in a light booth.
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