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Color management systems and gamut mapping |
Gamut mapping
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The human eye, color film, computer monitors, and color printers all have a different range of colors (gamut) that can be reproduced. |
Gamut mapping is a technique for adjusting the color across different devices so that the image seen by the human viewer will be as consistent as possible, when reproduced on devices with different ranges of reproducible color. |
For example, the gamut of colors that can be reproduced by a CMYK color printer is smaller than what can be shown on an RGB display. The vivid green seen on the display will turn hazy when printed. |
There are several different methods for dealing with colors that are outside the gamut of different devices. |
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Color management systems
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A color management system (CMS) is used to adjust color between different peripherals such as a scanner, monitor and printer. The CMS aims to reproduce device independent colors, and uses a standard color model, such as one of the CIE models. |
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