List of Color Management Myths

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Revision as of 00:59, 10 January 2008

This is 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.

1. Myth #6: You need to be a color scientist to use color management

1. Myth #7: Setup Photoshop with your monitor profile as the working space.

1. Myth #8: Use perceptual intent for all Photographic-style images

1. Myth #9: The Saturation rendering intent sucks.

1. Myth #10: Profile Rot or "A good profile gone bad"

1. Myth #11: Printing a profiling target is a good way to evaluate a profile.

1. Myth #12: CMYKLcLm printers are 6 color.

1. Myth #13: Look at a print closely to see the color better.

1. Myth #14: CRT Brightness & Contrast knobs control Brightness and Contrast.

1. Myth #15: LCD brightness IS brightness which means it's not the same as a CRT.

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