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Managing Color With ColorSync


CHAPTER 2

Introduction to ColorSync

This section describes ColorSync and the ColorSync Manager. ColorSync is the platform-independent color management system from Apple Computer, Inc. ColorSync provides essential services for fast, consistent, and accurate color calibration, proofing, and reproduction. The ColorSync Manager is the application programming interface (API) to these services on the Mac OS.

Read this section if your software product performs color drawing, printing, or calculation or if your peripheral device supports color. You should also read this section if you are creating a color management module (CMM) --a component that implements color-matching, color conversion, and gamut-checking services.

If you are unfamiliar with terms and concepts such as CMM, profile, color space, and color management, or would like to review these topics, read Introduction to Color and Color Management Systems before reading this section.

What's New lists the new features available with ColorSync 2.5 and provides links to new and revised material in this document. It also describes where to obtain documentation for other color-related technologies.


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