Tutorials - Color Management for Photographers - page 355

for viewing the corrections based upon the currently selected soft
proof.
The soft proof has the option to simulate how an image will appear
outside a smart, ICC-savvy application such as a Web browser. To test this
series of features out and see why non-ICC applications can produce poor
and inaccurate color, follow these steps.
1. Open the Printer_Test_File.tif found on your CD.
2. If your Color Settings are such that you get an Embedded
Profile Mismatch , pick the radio button Use the embedded
profile (instead of the working space) to preserve the color
space of the document, thus allowing the document to open in
ColorMatch.
3. Once the Printer_Test_File.tif is open, choose Image-
Duplicate , give it a new name, and click OK . With this new
document, the active window select the Convert to Profile
command and convert it into Adobe RGB (1998) or even better,
ProPhoto RGB as seen in Fig. 9-8-2.
4. Select the View Menu item, then choose the Proof Setup
submenu and try viewing the document in Macintosh RGB ,
Windows RGB , and Monitor RGB .
5. The document should appear desaturated compared to how it
appeared with these soft proof options off. The previews being
seen are similar to how this document would appear outside of
Photoshop or any ICC-savvy application. Bottom line is that the
previews are not a correct indicator of how the documents really
should appear.
Using Macintosh RGB would show you what a document looks like on
the average Macintosh monitor (using a 1.8 display gamma) outside of
Fig. 9-8-2 The Convert
to Profile command
should be set as seen here.