Note
There are no changes to the ColorSync Manager API between version 2.5 and version 2.5.1, so this document is up-to-date for ColorSync 2.5.1.
This document includes the following sections, as well as a glossary.
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Introduction to Color and Color Management Systems
provides a general introduction to color-management, defines terms such as profile, color space, and CMM, and serves as a primer for those unfamiliar with color management systems.
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Introduction to ColorSync
provides an overview of ColorSync and the ColorSync Manager, including both user interface and API elements. It describes ColorSync's support for scripting, monitor calibration, the use of multiple processors, and other features.
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Developing ColorSync-Supportive Applications
describes how your application can use the ColorSync Manager to provide many color management services. It includes detailed code samples.
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Developing ColorSync-Supportive Device Drivers
describes how you can use the ColorSync Manager to create ColorSync-supportive drivers for peripherals such as input, output, and display devices.
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ColorSync Reference for Applications and Drivers
describes the functions, constants, and data types defined by the ColorSync Manager for use by your application or device driver.
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Developing Color Management Modules
describes how to create a color management module (CMM) component that ColorSync can use to match and check colors.
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ColorSync Reference for Color Management Modules
describes the request code constants passed to your color management module from the Component Manager to request services your CMM provides. It also describes the functions your CMM may define to respond to ColorSync Manager request codes
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Version and Compatibility Information
describes the
Gestalt
information, shared library version numbers, CMM version numbers, and ColorSync header files you use with different versions of the ColorSync Manager. It also describes CPU and system requirements. In addition, it describes backward compatibility between versions of the ColorSync Manager and the profile formats they use.
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What's New
lists the new features available with ColorSync 2.5 and provides links to new and revised material. It includes a summary of new and changed code listings, functions, data types, and constants. It also includes a list of features new to ColorSync version 2.1, as well as information on where to obtain documentation for other color-related technologies.