The Color Management Dialog Box

The Color Management dialog box looks like this.

In the Color Management dialog box, you can activate the following icons:

• Scanner/digital camera icon
• Separations printer icon
• Monitor icon
• Composite printer icon
• Import/export icon
• Internal RGB icon
• Arrows

With the exception of the scanner/digital camera icon, you can click these elements to choose color management options. When you click the icons, you can choose advanced settings that relate to the devices they represent. For example, clicking on the composite printer icon allows you to link color profiles with any printer connected to your computer.

In addition, you can click the arrows to enable or disable them. The arrows appear orange when enabled, and grayed and broken when disabled. You can use the arrows to correct colors between devices, and control how colors are displayed.

The following table contains descriptions of what happens when an arrow is enabled or disabled.

Arrow	Enabled	Disabled
From the scanner/digital camera to internal RGB	The scanner/digital camera profile is used for color correction.	The profile is not used.
From internal RGB to the monitor	Colors are calibrated for display using the monitor's color profile.	Colors are not calibrated for display.
From internal RGB to the composite printer	The printer's profile is used for color correction.	The profile is not used.
From the composite printer to the monitor	The monitor simulates a composite printer output.	The monitor does not simulate a composite printer output.
From internal RGB to the separations printer	The separations printer profile is used for color correction.	The profile is not used. You can override this setting in the Print dialog box.
From the separations printer to the monitor	The monitor simulates color separations printer output.	The monitor does not simulate color separations printer output.
From the separations printer to the composite printer	The composite printer simulates separations printer output.	The composite printer does not simulate separations printer output.
From internal RGB to import/export	Internal RGB profiles are embedded.	ICC profiles are not embedded.
From import/export to internal RGB	Embedded ICC profiles are used.	ICC profiles are ignored.

Working with Color Profiles

A color management system helps you consistently achieve accurate colors across a variety of devices. The first stage in setting up your color management system is to choose color profiles for your monitor and each of the devices you use, such as scanners, digital cameras, and printers.

Different brands and models of monitors, scanners, digital cameras, and printers have different color spaces, and thus require different color profiles. Some widely used profiles are installed with your application.

Standard ICC (International Color Consortium) color profiles are used in your application. You can choose color profiles for a:

• monitor
• scanner/digital camera
• composite printer
• separations printer
• internal RGB color space

You can also choose to get profiles from disk or get profiles online. To choose the appropriate profile for a device, check the manufacturer's documentation for a device.

To choose a color profile

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Click a profile name under one of the following icons:

• Scanner/digital camera
• Separations printer
• Monitor
• Composite printer
• Internal RGB

3. Choose a profile from the pop-up.

Obtaining Additional Color Profiles

If you need additional profiles or updates, you can get them from the application CD, or you can download them.

To copy a color profile from the CD

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Below a device icon, choose Get Profile From Disk from the color profile pop-up menu.
3. Insert the application CD.
4. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, choose the folder where the profiles are located.
5. In the Install from Disk dialog box, choose the color profile you want to copy.
6. Click Choose.

To download a color profile

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Below a device icon, choose Download Profiles from the color profile pop-up menu.
3. In the dialog box, enable the check box for each profile you want to download.
4. Click Download.
5. In the Save As dialog box, choose a destination for the color profile.

If you want to store the new color profile with the existing profiles, download it to the application's Color folder.

Choosing Advanced Color Management Settings

To choose a color engine and rendering intent

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Click the Internal RGB icon .
3. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, choose one of the following from the Rendering Intent pop-up menu:

• Absolute colorimetric-good for images that use spot colors
• Automatic-default setting
• Perceptual-good for a variety of images, especially bitmapped images and photographic images
• Relative colorimetric-good for producing proofs on inkjet printers
• Saturation-good for vector graphics (lines, text, and solid colored objects)

4. Choose an option from the Color Engine pop-up menu.

To use embedded color profiles

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Click the Import/Export icon .
3. In the Import area, enable one of the following options:

• Use embedded ICC profile
• Always convert using
• Ignore embedded ICC profile

4. In the Export area, enable one of the following options:

• Embed internal ICC profile
• Always embed using
• Do not embed ICC profiles

• When you enable the Use Embedded ICC Profile or Always Convert Using import options, as well as the Always Embed Using export option, you can choose a profile from the pop-up.
• When you enable the Embed Internal RGB profile or the Always Embed Using export options, the Adobe Photoshop (.psd) file format is exported with an embedded ICC profile.

To choose advanced settings for printers

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Click one of the following icons:

• Composite printer
• Separations printer

3. Choose a setting from the pop-up menu.

• If you choose an advanced setting, that setting will override the profile that displays under the printer icon in the Color Management dialog box.

To use color management styles

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Choose one of the following from the Styles pop-up menu:

• Color management off
• Default settings
• Optimized for desktop printing
• Optimized for professional output
• Optimized for the Web

Correcting Colors for Display

To correct colors for display

1. Click Canvas menu > Color Management.
2. Do one of the following:

• To correct display colors, click the arrow from the Internal RGB icon to the Monitor icon .
• To display simulation of a composite printer output, click the arrow from the Composite printer icon to the Monitor icon .
• To display simulation of a color separations printer output, click the arrow from the
  Separations printer icon to the Monitor icon .
• To display simulation of a separations printer on a composite printer, click the arrow from the Separations printer icon to the Composite printer icon .

• Arrows appear orange when they are enabled, and grayed and broken when they are disabled.
• The display simulation of a separations printer on a composite printer does not affect output.

Enabling or Disabling the Color Management Style

To enable or disable the selected color management style

• Click the Color Correction icon on the document window frame.

When the icon shows colors, the color management style is applied to the image.

When the icon shows black, the color management style is not applied to the image.

• Some color management settings, such as Default, Optimized for Desktop, and Optimized for Professional Output, can result in on-screen colors appearing dull. For a brighter display of on-screen colors, choose another color management setting, or turn off color management.

• You can add or delete a color management style by clicking on the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons.

About KCMS

Corel Painter supports color management through the Kodak Color Management System. Kodak is the leader in advanced color systems and the KCMS is designed to meet the most demanding standards in color production work.

KCMS integrates with your system software, where Corel Painter and other programs can use it. Several files must be loaded on startup to enable KCMS for a work session. If the files aren't loaded, KCMS is unavailable.

The Corel Painter Installer places the KCMS files in the correct locations. If you choose not to install the KCMS files, the color management features described in this section will be unavailable. If you want to use KCMS files, run the Corel Painter Installer again and do a custom install to obtain just the KCMS files.

If you need a profile for your output device, you can contact the manufacturer and ask for the ICC profile for your specific device. You can also contact Kodak directly.