Color Management for Photographers and Designers: Learn by Video

Color Management for Photographers and Designers: Learn by Video

Released March 2015
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780133817959

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Video description

Every digital photographer or graphic designer knows that color management is essential, but many still don't calibrate their computer monitors or understand how color works in different color spaces. This video will help beginning and intermediate Photoshop, Bridge, InDesign, and Illustrator users to understand the basics of color management, how set up their monitors and create consistent color in their workflow. Highlights of the video and reference guide include: - Calibrating your monitor and digital SLR camera - Tackling color profile detective work in Photoshop and InDesign - Assigning, converting, and embedding profiles - Managing color output for print and the Web - Integrating raw files and Lightroom into your workflow - Handling color conversions between video-editing software

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Table of contents

  1. Why Do Colors Display or Print Inconsistently?
  2. Fundamental Ideas Behind Color Management
  3. How Do You Calibrate and Profile a Display?
  4. More About Color Spaces and Profiles
  5. How Viewing Conditions Affect Color
  6. How Color Management Works in Adobe Photoshop
  7. Finding Profile Information in Photoshop
  8. Working Spaces: Setting Default Color Spaces
  9. Simulating Final Colors with Soft-Proofing in Photoshop
  10. Managing Color for Print in Photoshop
  11. Managing Color for the Web and Mobile Devices in Photoshop
  12. Assigning, Converting, Embedding Profiles…What's the Difference?
  13. Resolving Profile Mismatches
  14. Understanding Color Management Policies
  15. Tuning a Color Conversion: Understanding Rendering Intents
  16. How Color Management Works in Adobe Camera Raw
  17. Simulating Final Colors with Soft-Proofing in Camera Raw
  18. Managing Color for Print, Web, and Mobile Devices in Camera Raw
  19. About DNG Camera Profiles
  20. Creating a DNG Camera Profile
  21. How Color Management Works in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
  22. Simulating Final Colors with Soft-Proofing in Lightroom
  23. Managing Color for Print in Lightroom
  24. Managing Color for the Web and Other Output in Lightroom
  25. How Color Management Works in Adobe Illustrator
  26. How Profiles Work with Linked and Embedded Images in Illustrator Documents
  27. Simulating Final Colors with Soft-Proofing in Illustrator
  28. Managing Color for Print in Illustrator
  29. Managing Color for the Web and Other Output in Illustrator
  30. How Color Management Works in Adobe InDesign
  31. How Profiles Work with Linked Images in InDesign Documents
  32. Managing Color for Print in InDesign
  33. Managing Color for the Web and Mobile Devices in InDesign
  34. How Video Applications Have Traditionally Managed Color
  35. Handling Image Color To and From Video Workflows
  36. Using Color Management with Adobe After Effects
  37. Synchronizing Color Settings in Adobe Bridge
  38. Using a Wide-Gamut Monitor
  39. Profiling a Printer
  40. How To Be Successful with Color Management

Product information

  • Title: Color Management for Photographers and Designers: Learn by Video
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: March 2015
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780133817959