Real World Color Management

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Summary: The best you will find
Review: If you're serious about tackling color management, this is your motherlode. These authors are among the most knowledgeable in the field as well as among the most effective and generous in conveying that knowledge - enthusiastically, prolifically, and with style. Whether you're a novice trying to make sense of color management arcana, or an experienced veteran looking to pick up some valuable pointers & confirm your wisdom, you'll find your answers here.

There are lots of myths & misinformation in this field. Debunk them here by knowing your stuff! And set aside some time, because you'll want to cover it all - whether it's the pragmatic or the theory. Your eyes will thank you!

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Summary: Excelent Book !!!
Review: In a clear and comprehensive text, Real World Color Management is the best book on color management available today. It's the only resource for learning about color management, if you are not a rocket scientist and want a book covering only equations and theory. This book is the first one to cover all the practical aspects of color management, condensing all the experience from the authors in many years of trial and tested techniques for managing the colors of real printers, monitors and scanners.

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Summary: The definitive book on color management
Review: Real World Color Management addresses the all too familiar lament: "My inkjet prints photos that do not reflect what's on my screen."

Color management always seemed like an arcane science. While Colorsync is in its 4th iteration, we have yet to see some sort of a definitive manual from Apple.

Real World Color Management puts all these to rest. It's not a color book for color scientists. This is a book for people who are interested in how color interacts between what they see through their digital cameras, what they on their screens, what comes out of their printers.

There are sections that cover profiling devices, the software and hardware used to profile, how color management is implemented in the Macintosh and in Windows systems, and in the most popular graphics applications (Adobe, Macromedia, Corel). There has been a gaping silence from Apple, from Microsoft, from Epson (and other printer manufacturers) on how to use color management, on how to get good color from input device to output device. This book addresses that.

This book answers most of the questions I had on color management. Color management is no longer a mysterious black box in which you see the input and output but in which you have practically no idea what happens in between.

This is the definitive book on color management.

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Summary: The definitive book on color management
Review: Real World Color Management addresses the all too familiar lament: "My inkjet prints photos that do not reflect what's on my screen."

Color management always seemed like an arcane science. While Colorsync is in its 4th iteration, we have yet to see some sort of a definitive manual from Apple.

Real World Color Management puts all these to rest. It's not a color book for color scientists. This is a book for people who are interested in how color interacts between what they see through their digital cameras, what they on their screens, what comes out of their printers.

There are sections that cover profiling devices, the software and hardware used to profile, how color management is implemented in the Macintosh and in Windows systems, and in the most popular graphics applications (Adobe, Macromedia, Corel). There has been a gaping silence from Apple, from Microsoft, from Epson (and other printer manufacturers) on how to use color management, on how to get good color from input device to output device. This book addresses that.

This book answers most of the questions I had on color management. Color management is no longer a mysterious black box in which you see the input and output but in which you have practically no idea what happens in between.

This is the definitive book on color management.

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Summary: Just the best
Review: Real World Color Management provides information about color management that is not covered in other offerings. If your interested in learning about what color management is, how it works, and how to best implement it, Real World Color Management is the book for you. The text is well written and understandable. Real World Color Management discusses ICC profiles, what they are, how they work, how they are implemented, and how to create them.

Real World Color Management is a book that puts color management in context making it understandable. If you are among those who want to understand color management and use it to improve your workflow but find the whole concept mysterious and magical, this book is for you.

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Summary: fantastic
Review: The real color gurus give us great information on the many aspects of color management (If you are new to digital imaging, color management is the means by which you try to get consistent color results -- for instance, what you see on your monitor matches your printed output.) Color theory, metamerism, callibration and profiles, specifics on various applications such as Photoshop, Quark, etc., and more.

Right off the bat I found the section on callibrating your monitor and evaluating the resulting callibration and profile very useful. Included tips for getting the callibration "right" that I have never seen elsewhere and were very helpful. There are similar discussions on input devices (scanners, cameras) and output devices (printers). And there is much more. Well worth the price.

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Summary: No for an unbiased option¿.
Review: The reviewer above obviously has some sort of agenda. I received this book last week and it is by far the best book on color management and digital workflow for the laymen. If your a photographer shooting digital, this book is a must have

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Summary: The Gospel on Color Management
Review: These "Three Amigos"(Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, Fred Bunting) of color management, are the "desciples" of where color management is going. If you need color management(not everyone does)in your workflow, this is the book to get. From Photoshop to Quark, these "desciples of color management" cover it. They explain how we precieve color, not only from our eyes, but to our color monitors(display colors) to output devices(print colors). Whether it's for inkjet,cmyk or rgb output. This book explains how to build,evaluate and edit profiles. Even if you don't own(or don't want too) profiling software this book can be used to understand how color profiles(profiles in image-editing programs) can(and how)be used for color management systems and programs..... They explain the procedure of using color management for image-editing programs and operating systems.
Their is a difference between "custom" and "canned" profiles(of course)and they explain the pros and cons of each. The book is written for getting the best out of using a color managed workflow. Whether you understand color management or not. This book will lead you to a better understanding of this subject.

John Opitz Photograpker

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Summary: A fine book indeed
Review: This book does an excellent job of explaining color management from the theoretical level to how it pertains to the various elements in digital editing and printing. The goal is to get what you see before you to appear on screen or in print. Real World Color Management provides a clearly outlined path to achieving it.

The explanations are clear, the advice practical. A good balance is struck between necessary detail and non-technical information. Other books cover the topic in greater detail, but they are all aimed at color geeks rather than working photographers and printers.

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Summary: Everyone will benefit from this book.
Review: This book is an excellent tool for anyone seeking predictable color from their workflows and devices. It explains much about the human experience of seeing color and is candid about the shortcomings of the technology's attempts at adapting to the experience. It doesn't oversell or undersell the technology. It will be an excellent asset to any fellow color geeks, and a wake up call for anyone who expects color management to be like falling off a log.

The technical detail is very sufficient to pull off a successful, color managed workflow!