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In addition, Image Capture is a comprehensive framework embedded in the operating
system that can be used and accessed by any application to manage color. Image
Capture also recognizes imaging devices automatically: Plug in your camera or scanner—
or any mass storage device, such as an iPod, with a DCIM folder containing images—to
your Mac. Image Capture recognizes the device and allows you to start working in a
color-aware environment.
As you download images from your camera or scanner, Image Capture embeds the color
profile you’ve selected (factory or custom) into every image that does not already have
an existing profile.
Each image is “tagged” automatically, without any effort on your part. Image Capture
then makes the image’s color profile information available to your applications and
your system, allowing ColorSync to translate color among displays and output devices.
Because Image Capture color-manages images for you on the fly, you save hours that
were previously spent embedding profiles into each individual image.
Keep in mind that precise color control requires custom profiles. When you use custom
profiles to tag an image, ColorSync can do a better job of translating color information
from the image to other color spaces or devices.
It’s easy to change the profile that Image Capture embeds in downloaded images:
1. If you haven’t done so already, install your preferred profile in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles.
2. Connect your supported camera(s) and/or scanner(s).
3. Open the Image Capture application (/Applications/Image Capture).
4. In the window that appears, click the Options button.
5. Click the Download Options button.
6. Select your profile from the Profile pop-up menu.
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A Technology Tour
Color Management
with Mac OS X Panther