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    Using ICC profiles

    Aug 27, 2020 5 minutes
    Margaret Brown

    I CC profiles are pieces of software code containing information that characterises each colour input or output device in an imaging workflow according to standards set up by the International Colour Consortium (ICC). They are used to define the way an output device (printer or screen for example) should represent colour for the specific combination of parameters controlling the input data it receives. Each profile defines the most saturated colours as well as the range of tones the device is able to produce in a standard colour space.

    A profile for a printer will specify a precise combination of printer, ink, paper and output settings. For a screen it will define the brightness, contrast and colour values for reproduction in the light of the screen’s resolution, contrast and gamut capabilities. The best screen

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