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Producing Consistent Color
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a file with a grayscale object (defined in tints of black) is opened or imported into
InDesign, that object will retain its grayscale qualities but will not be color-managed.
To open the Color Settings dialog box:
Choose Edit > Color Settings.
Turning on color management
Turning on color management activates CMS options throughout the program. The
settings in the Color Settings dialog box are stored with a document, and will be different
for each document.
To turn on color management:
1
Choose Edit > Color Settings.
2
Select Enable Color Management. To disable color management, deselect this option.
When color management is on, you can display descriptions of the terminology and
options in the dialog box by positioning the cursor over a section heading or menu item.
These descriptions appear in the lower area of the dialog box.
About disabling color management
By default, color management is disabled in InDesign. When color management is
disabled, but color conversion is required, InDesign uses two built-in profiles to convert
between color spaces: Adobe RGB (1998) for RGB images, and U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2
for CMYK images. For example, in a CMYK workflow where you’re printing to a CMYK
device or exporting to a format (such as EPS or PDF) with CMYK as the selected output
color space, it’s important not to change the actual CMYK values. Those values are defined
in terms of your final press values. However, so that the CMYK colors may be seen on-
screen, the colors are converted to RGB for display purposes, using the built-in RGB profile.
This results in on-screen colors that look more like printed CMYK colors.
When color management is disabled, InDesign doesn’t let you override color mismatches
using color management policies. In addition, InDesign ignores all profiles in placed
graphics.
Using predefined color management settings
InDesign offers a collection of predefined color management settings (CSF) files, each with
corresponding color profile and conversion options designed to preserve consistent color
in a particular publishing workflow under typical conditions. In many cases, the
predefined settings will provide sufficient color management for your needs.
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop use the same predefined CSF files. (See
“Synchronizing
color management between applications” on page 348
.)
To choose a predefined color management setting:
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Choose Edit > Color Settings and select Enable Color Management.
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For Settings, choose a configuration option:
Custom
Uses the settings you choose in the Color Settings dialog box.
