Appendix: Color Management in After Effects CS5
About color management
Without color management, the color you see at one stage of design and production may not match what you see at another. In other words, color is device-dependent: The color you see depends on the device producing it. A color management system is designed to reconcile the different color capabilities of the various components in your workflow—cameras, scanners, monitors, televisions—to ensure consistent color throughout the production process, and to help you see accurately the colors you specify in a project.
A color management system maps colors from the color gamut of one device, such as a digital camera, to a device with a different color gamut, such as a monitor. ICC ...
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