Color management
Color management
How do I assign profiles to devices?
Look in Settings ▸ Color for the option to change this.
Why is color management important?
Color management is important for designers, photographers and artists.
Color profiles
How do I import color profiles?
Color profiles can be easily imported by opening them.
A color profile is a simple file that expresses a color space or device response.
A color space is a defined range of colors.
What's a virtual color managed device?
A virtual device is a color managed device that is not connected to the computer.
Where do I get color profiles?
Color profiles are provided by vendors and can be generated yourself.
Calibration
Sharing color profiles is never a good idea as hardware changes over time.
Calibrating your camera is important to capture accurate colors.
How do I calibrate my printer?
Calibrating your printer is important to print accurate colors.
How do I calibrate my scanner?
Calibrating your scanner is important to capture accurate colors.
Calibrating your screen is important to display accurate colors.
What color measuring instruments are supported?
We support a large number of calibration devices.
What's the difference between calibration and characterization?
Calibration and characterization are different things entirely.
Which target types are supported?
Calibration targets are needed to do scanner and camera profiling.
Why do I need to do calibration myself?
Calibrating is important if you care about the colors you display or print.
