Specifying working spaces
In a color-managed workflow, each color mode must have a working space profile associated with it. (See About working spaces.) Photoshop ships with a standard set of color profiles that have been recommended and tested by Adobe Systems for most color management workflows. By default, only these profiles appear in the working space menus. To display additional color profiles that you have customized or installed on your system, select Advanced Mode in the Color Settings dialog box. To appear in a working space menu, a color profile must be bidirectional, that is, contain specifications for translating both into and out of color spaces. You can also create a custom RGB, CMYK, Grayscale, or Spot working space profile to describe the color space of a particular output or display device. (See Creating custom RGB profiles, Creating custom CMYK profiles, and Creating custom grayscale and spot-color profiles.) For information about a specified RGB or CMYK working space profile, see the Description area of the Color Settings dialog box. (See Setting up color management.) The following information can help you specify an appropriate Gray or Spot working space: |