Course Syllabus
Color Fundamentals
   Color Fundamentals
     Introduction
     What is Light?
     What is Color?
     White Point and Color Temperature
     What is a Color Model
     What is a Color Space?
     RGB versus CMYK and Device Dependent Color Spaces
     Device Independent Color Spaces
     CIELAB, CIExyY and Chromaticity
     DeltaE
     Color Gamut
     Metamerism
     The Tone Response Curves and Gamma
     Exercise
   Digital Files and Color Management
     The Pixel
     Exercise
     Digital Images Are Just Numbers
     What Is Color Management?
     Color Management Past and Present
     Color Management Versus Color Correction
     Calibration Versus Profiling
     Exercise
   ICC Profiles
     What are ICC Profiles?
     ICC Color Management to the Rescue
     Anatomy of an ICC Profile
     Rendering Intents
     Profiles Don’t Know About Images
     Generic versus Custom Profiles
     Where Profiles Are Installed
     Exercise
     Exercise
Application Color Management
   Adobe Photoshop and Color Management
     Color Management in Photoshop
     What Are Working Spaces
     Selecting a Working Space
     Custom Working Spaces and Color Settings
     What is a Soft Proof?
     Out of Gamut Colors and Soft Proofing
     Working by the Numbers Can Fail
     The Benefit of Tagged Files
     The Benefit of Untagged Files
     Other Color Management Aware Applications
     Reasonable Expectations from Color Management
     Exercise
   Color and the Monitor
     Color Management and the Display
     CRT and LCDs
     Visual Calibration
     Spectroradiometers and Colorimeters
     Calibration Target Values
     White Point
     The Importance of Black
     Smart Monitors
     Warm-Up, Hoods, Resolution and Other Factors
     Environmental Conditions
     When Print and Display Don’t Match
     Viewing Images in Non-ICC Aware Applications
Color Management and Output to Printers
   Printers
     Color Management and Output to Printers
     Printer Technologies
     Four Color Press
     Printing to a Desktop Printer
     Finding the Best Driver Settings
     Pre-Linearization
     UV and Its Effect on Output
     Building Profiles for Specific Viewing Conditions
     Do You Need a RIP?
     Cross Rendering and Color Management
     Pantone/Process Colors
     Process Control & Environmental Conditions
     Exercise
   CMYK Output
     CMYK Output
     SWOP and TR001
     Total Ink Limits or TAC
     UCR/GCR
     Black Start, Black Limit, and Max Black
     Multi-Color ICC Profiles
     CMYK to CMYK Conversions
     Page Layout Applications: When and Where to Apply Color Management
     What to Show Clients
     Exercise
     Exercise