Calibration ensures that the displays, printers and paper are properly aligned to each other. This process ensures that colors stay rich, clear and the finished result is of the highest quality. Successful calibration also avoids what is commonly known as 'device drift'.
You must set the document color profile to an industry standard before adjusting anything within the image. Print and Photography standard: Adobe 1998 |
Open your image file inside Adobe Photoshop
Once open, click on "Edit" from the main menu bar and select: Color Settings (shift+Cmd+K)
In the window that pops up, click on the 'Settings' pull down menu and select: North America Prepress 2. This will set the working spaces RGB to Adobe RGB (1998)
Click on the 'OK' button in the upper right corner of the window to apply the new settings
Save your document
Save this working document as a new file, so you retain a copy of your image in its original state |
Start a new document and or open your existing InDesign document
Once open, click on "Edit" from the main menu bar and select: Color Settings
In the window that pops up, click on the 'Settings' pull down menu and select: North America Prepress 2. This will set the working spaces RGB to Adobe RGB (1998)
Click on the 'OK' button in the upper right corner of the window to apply the new settings
Save your document
Start a new document and or open your existing Illustrator document
Once open, click on "Edit" from the main menu bar and select: Color Settings (shift+Cmd+K)
In the window that pops up, click on the 'Settings' pull down menu and select: North America Prepress 2. This will set the working spaces RGB to Adobe RGB (1998)
Click on the 'OK' button in the lower right corner of the window to apply the new settings
Save your document
The computer screen you work from must be calibrated using a color calibration tool to ensure you are working with a known set of standards. There are set profiles for use with Macintosh computers within the Newhouse complex. If you are using your own personal equipment you will need to calibrate your display to setup an ICC profile for the specific computer model you are using.
The work space you are working in in now color calibrated and you can begin editing your documents.
Please note that Step 2 will need to be set anytime you work on a document anywhere in the Newhouse complex, and should be verified every time before working on a document .