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Managing Color With ColorSync


CHAPTER 1

Introduction to Color and Color Management Systems

This section provides a very brief description of ColorSync, the cross-platform color management system from Apple Computer, Inc. It then provides a general introduction to the basics of color and color management systems.

Read this section to learn about color perception, additive and subtractive color systems, how different peripheral devices represent color, and how color management systems maintain consistent color among devices. If you are already familiar with these concepts, you can skip ahead to Introduction to ColorSync , which provides a detailed overview of ColorSync.

For more information on color theory and color spaces, see:


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