configuring photoshop in mac
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DeltaMac
Tech
If you mean 'final output' as the printed copy, and you want that final color print to match what you see on your display, then that's the main challenge in color printing, and not just PhotoShop.
You need to have a calibrated display, using a hardware calibrator.
Then you need software support to give that calibrated color-matched output to the printer. This depends mostly on the printer driver, and ultimately, the color capabilities of the printer.
For informal use, you can get very close by simply adjusting the color in the printer driver. Professional use (or your own requirements) may demand a hardware solution (like the display calibrator)
You need to have a calibrated display, using a hardware calibrator.
Then you need software support to give that calibrated color-matched output to the printer. This depends mostly on the printer driver, and ultimately, the color capabilities of the printer.
For informal use, you can get very close by simply adjusting the color in the printer driver. Professional use (or your own requirements) may demand a hardware solution (like the display calibrator)
Mikuro
Crotchety UI Nitpicker
What is your final output? We can only guess what the problem is without knowing that.
If you're saving as PNG, keep in mind that OS X has a bug (er, "feature") that will distort the colors of any PNG (or at leats the ones that don't have an embedded color profile). This bug affects all apps that use Cocoa's standard imaging system, like Preview and Safari; Carbon apps (like Photoshop) are unaffected.
If you're saving as PNG, keep in mind that OS X has a bug (er, "feature") that will distort the colors of any PNG (or at leats the ones that don't have an embedded color profile). This bug affects all apps that use Cocoa's standard imaging system, like Preview and Safari; Carbon apps (like Photoshop) are unaffected.
1) Make sure you've calibrated your monitor using the Color section of the Monitors Control Panel.
2) Download or find an image which can serve as a standard. I have one on CD and a corresponding match print which I got from a service bureau. Print that image to your printer.
See:
3) Use your color calibration controls (Monitor Control Panel) to make your monitor look as much like the printed image as you can.
If you're doing a lot of professional work a hardware calibration solution may be best but even without it you can make your work very accurate with some testing. If need be take some files to a service bureau and get a color proof or even a match print.
If you're just trying for matching colors between your screen and your local printer the steps above will help a lot. Study the calibration profiles and options in your printer's documentation.
2) Download or find an image which can serve as a standard. I have one on CD and a corresponding match print which I got from a service bureau. Print that image to your printer.
See:
3) Use your color calibration controls (Monitor Control Panel) to make your monitor look as much like the printed image as you can.
If you're doing a lot of professional work a hardware calibration solution may be best but even without it you can make your work very accurate with some testing. If need be take some files to a service bureau and get a color proof or even a match print.
If you're just trying for matching colors between your screen and your local printer the steps above will help a lot. Study the calibration profiles and options in your printer's documentation.
Thanx DeltaMac & simbalala..
is there any standerd setting for photoshop to match the color that i use .. with the monitor.. and then when i print it no difference...
i understand what you said..but as i know MAC is powerfull in such things.. where i will not face much...
this is the reason i bought it and shift to mac...
this picuter shows when i open the pic in photoshop and after editing it shows either darker or lighter...
http://macosx.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5855&d=1154982029
is there any standerd setting for photoshop to match the color that i use .. with the monitor.. and then when i print it no difference...
i understand what you said..but as i know MAC is powerfull in such things.. where i will not face much...
this is the reason i bought it and shift to mac...
this picuter shows when i open the pic in photoshop and after editing it shows either darker or lighter...
http://macosx.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5855&d=1154982029
can you explain more please
macworks
Christopher Raymond
What is your final output? Is a print on a printer? If so, you need to understand that each component in your workflow has a different range of possible color depth -- your camera, scanner, display (monitor), printer, paper and so on. Color workflow is a science that must be applied no matter what computer, software, or components being used.
If your "final output" is to a gif, jpeg, PNG, PDF, etc, what are you color management settings in Photoshop? Are you converting to the correct color mode and assigning an appropriate color profile before outputting?
If your "final output" is to a gif, jpeg, PNG, PDF, etc, what are you color management settings in Photoshop? Are you converting to the correct color mode and assigning an appropriate color profile before outputting?
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Mac is powerful in such things... but you need additional hardware in order to achieve "color-correct" output.
An inkjet printer prints colors MUCH differently from a laser printer... and much differently from an imagesetter... which is much different from a dye-sublimation printer... which is much different from a heat-transfer printer... and so on and so forth.
First and foremost, there is no "default" setting you can apply to your monitor to make it match your output. You need, as stated before, a hardware monitor calibration system that will allow your monitor to more accurately represent and display colors that will be closer to "real life." Next, you need to calibrate your printer/printer profiles to match your monitor. Then, you need to test this over and over and over until you find that you're producing color-correct prints from your computer and that the monitor closely matches what you get on the printer.
The short answer is that there is NOT an easy, one-step solution to your problem. All monitors are different -- hell, even if you ordered two, identical monitors, chances are that the monitor profiles you'll use for each will be different due to subtle differences in the monitors. Color accuracy is something that is gotten with a little trial and error and hardware support in the form of calibrators.
Mikuro
Crotchety UI Nitpicker
Cocoa and Carbon are the two main application frameworks used in OS X. This isn't really the place to explain the differences between the two; just know that some apps are based on Carbon and some are based on Cocoa. The bug I mentioned is in Cocoa.
I'm not 100% clear on the hows and whys of this bug, but my understanding is that Cocoa always tries to use color correction, even when it's not intended. PNG files can have embedded color profiles. These profiles are used by any displaying program to calibrate the colors so that they appear as the author intended on any monitor. But most PNGs do not have any color profile embedded. In cases like these, NO color calibration should be done at all, but Cocoa calibrates it anyway using (I guess) the active ColorSync profile.
This is largely guesswork, though; I have not tested this extensively, so I could be wrong on the details. All I know for certain is that Cocoa-based apps display most PNGs incorrectly.
If you're currently saving as PNG, try a different format, like TIFF or JPEG or Photoshop/PSD. If you have not been using PNG files, then disregard everything I've said.
You might also want to fiddle with Photoshop's own color management settings, in "Color Settings" under the Photoshop menu.