pdog182

I've been reading about this topic on the board and I just wanted to make sure I got things right.

First, If I disable color management all together, will what I see in ps7 look the same as what I see in imageready and web browsers?

Second, with color management off, I'm not seeing anything close to what will be printed?

Third, most of my stuff is for the internet, but on the rare occasions that I want to print, How do I get what I see in PS7 to look like what's on my monitor?

And last, I bought a new Samsung SyncMaster 192N (lcd) and it comes with this natural color "color management" system. Should I even bother with this, or just try to do whatever you tell me for question 3

Sorry for the long and probably already answered post ;\

MisterMister

My own experience: you can never get an exact color match because monitor and resolution settings will always vary. The best solution: Always use the Web palette in Photoshop to get as close a color match across platform as possible.

A good article to read on this subject is here:
http://www.masternewmedia.org/issue2...mbinations.htm

Another good article on the Web Color Palettes:
http://www.webreference.com/dev/graphics/palette.html

kiwi

This is also another really good link for printing and monitor callibration

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/



Stu.

Bacardi

First, If I disable color management all together, will what I see in ps7 look the same as what I see in imageready and web browsers?

Yes, on your same puter, but not necessarily on another one. Every puter that isn't calibrated, and most are not, will probably give different results.

Second, with color management off, I'm not seeing anything close to what will be printed?

Most probably not. Yet if you happen to own a HP 970CXi or the like that needs sRGB or no calibration at all to work from, the result should be close. Don't forget that CMYK cannot print what RGB (even sRGB) can display, and that RGB never can display what CMYK can print. Also that print is always CMYK and that CMYK on a monitor is acting as if. Same goes for Pantone inks. Don't judge on your monitor but use a book, and don't print them out to get a reference colour on your CMYK-based monitor. Not even if it has six or even seven heads.

Third, most of my stuff is for the internet, but on the rare occasions that I want to print, How do I get what I see in PS7 to look like what's on my monitor?

I don't follow you here. You can use Ctrl+Y or the view menu and make your choice, or/and you can use AdobeRGB as that's a wider colour space and comes nearer to what's printed.

Colour Spaces have nothing to do with Management. Colour spaces etc are a specific description of which set of colours can be displayed, not how they are displayed/remembered (many LAB colours can be calculated yet remain aoutside what can be seen on your monitor). Management will take care that the apps recognise the other ones in the chain, calibration will see for an acceptable result.
Many printers have their own system and have to be set in the software that comes with them. see nr2