Join Joe Brady for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding and choosing color settings in Photoshop, part of Learning Color Management.
Its important to have all of your applications set up with the…right color settings and you can do this individually or en masse.…My guess is you're probably going to want to do it individually.…So let's start with Photoshop.…And you can find this under Edit, if…you scroll down you'll see Color Settings right here.…Now if you've never done this before, this is what…you're going to be presented with, North American General Purpose 2.…Really only applicable to people just working on the web.…We want to set it up for photography and editing, so let's go ahead and do that.…Now the first thing we have is working spaces,…what do you want your default working space to be?…Now we've talked about sRGB and Adobe RGBM, ProPhoto and CMYK earlier, in…this case I'm going to recommend that you set your working space to ProPhoto RGB.…
Doesn't mean you're always going to have your images in that.…But by having the biggest space as your default, you're not going to do…any compressions of colors unwittingly.…Now, for CMYK, if you're a designer, the U.S. Web Coated…
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9/26/2013- Understanding color spaces
- Understanding the color workflow for photography vs. design and web
- Setting up a digital camera for the best image results
- Choosing a monitor
- Calibrating a display using ColorMunki or i1Pro 2
- Choosing color settings in Photoshop
- Understanding color workflow in raw processing applications
- Creating a custom printer profile
- Soft-proofing images for printing on your own printer and for sending to a lab
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 12s
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Using the exercise files1m 30s
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1. The Basics of Digital Color
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2. Why Is Color Workflow So Important?
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3. Get the Best Color Possible in Camera
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4. Monitor Calibration and Profiling
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5. Color in Image Editing Applications
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6. Color and Printing
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Choosing the best printer4m 37s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 44s
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