| Introduction | xv |
| Chapter 1 | Foundations | 1 |
| The Nature of Light | 2 |
| Light in Photography | 5 |
| The Nature of Color | 6 |
| Perceived Color | 7 |
| The Color Wheel | 7 |
| Color Models | 9 |
| Metamerism | 12 |
| Color Profiles | 14 |
| Rendering Intents | 16 |
| Introducing Color Management | 19 |
| Limitations of Color Management | 20 |
| Chapter 2 | Photoshop Setup | 23 |
| Color Settings | 24 |
| Saving and Loading Color Settings | 25 |
| Advanced Mode | 27 |
| Working Spaces | 28 |
| Color Management Policies | 31 |
| Conversion Options | 34 |
| Advanced Controls | 36 |
| Warnings | 37 |
| Gamut Warning Preferences | 37 |
| Embedded Profile Mismatch | 38 |
| Paste Profile Mismatch | 39 |
| Missing Profile | 40 |
| Embedded Profile Mismatch Alert | 41 |
| Assigning and Converting Profiles | 42 |
| Assign Profile | 42 |
| Convert to Profile | 42 |
| Chapter 3 | Display | 45 |
| Choosing a Monitor | 46 |
| CRT or LCD? | 47 |
| Choosing a CRT Monitor | 51 |
| Choosing an LCD Monitor | 54 |
| Choosing a Display Adapter | 57 |
| Calibrating and Profiling Your Monitor | 59 |
| Target Values | 59 |
| Preparing to Profile | 60 |
| Tools for Calibrating and Characterizing | 61 |
| Evaluation | 76 |
| Frequency | 77 |
| Display Conditions | 77 |
| Chapter 4 | Scanning | 81 |
| Choosing a Scanner | 82 |
| Flatbed versus Film Scanner | 82 |
| Resolution | 84 |
| Dynamic Range | 85 |
| Bit-Depth | 87 |
| Software Issues | 89 |
| Approaches to Scanning | 89 |
| Information Method | 89 |
| Accuracy Method | 93 |
| Scanner Profiles | 95 |
| MonacoEZcolor | 95 |
| Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Publish | 98 |
| Assigning a Scanner Profile | 102 |
| Evaluating Scans | 104 |
| Chapter 5 | Digital Capture | 107 |
| Digital Cameras | 108 |
| Features to Look For | 109 |
| Basic Camera Settings | 113 |
| Managing Digital Camera Color | 116 |
| White Balance Presets | 116 |
| Custom White Balance | 117 |
| Custom Camera Profiles | 119 |
| Automating Profile Assignments in Photoshop | 124 |
| RAW Capture and Conversion | 125 |
| Working Space Issues | 134 |
| Tagged Images | 134 |
| Untagged Images | 134 |
| Chapter 6 | Optimization | 137 |
| Evaluating Images | 138 |
| Memory Colors | 138 |
| Saturation Testing | 139 |
| Making Color Adjustments | 141 |
| Color Balance | 142 |
| Color Balance with Levels | 144 |
| Color Balance with Curves | 146 |
| Neutral by the Numbers | 148 |
| Selective Color | 151 |
| Hue/Saturation | 152 |
| Targeted Adjustments | 155 |
| Color-Adjusting Black-and-White Images | 157 |
| Convert with Channel Mixer | 158 |
| Colorize for Print | 160 |
| Saving the File | 161 |
| File Formats | 162 |
| Embedded Profiles | 166 |
| Chapter 7 | Output | 169 |
| Choosing a Printer | 170 |
| Printer Profiles | 172 |
| Building Custom Printer Profiles | 174 |
| Using "Canned" Printer Profiles | 183 |
| Using Generic Profiles | 184 |
| Choosing a Rendering Intent | 184 |
| Preparing Images | 185 |
| Soft Proofing | 186 |
| Gamut Warning | 189 |
| Adjusting Images | 192 |
| Print Preparation | 194 |
| Print Setup | 203 |
| Print with Preview | 203 |
| Printer Properties | 205 |
| Evaluating Prints | 207 |
| Environment | 208 |
| Standard Print Target | 209 |
| When Prints Don't Match | 210 |
| CMYK Output | 213 |
| RGB with Proof Print | 213 |
| Converting to CMYK | 215 |
| Web, E-mail, and Digital Slideshows | 218 |
| Resize the Image | 219 |
| Convert to sRGB | 221 |
| Save the Image | 223 |
| Digital Projector Profiling | 224 |
| Chapter 8 | Workflow | 227 |
| Predictable Output | 228 |
| The Pre-Workflow Checklist | 229 |
| Process-Specific Workflows | 230 |
| Scan-to-Print Workflow | 231 |
| Digital Capture to Print Workflow | 233 |
| Web, E-mail, and Digital Projection Workflow | 236 |
| CMYK Output Workflow | 237 |
| Glossary | 240 |
| Index | 246 |