User`s guide

B-3Kodak Color Matching System
When you print the image, the CMS again translates the image data from the monitor’s RGB color
space to the printer’s CMYK color space—using the information about both devices as stored in
their Color Profiles.
So, although all of the devices in this example use different device dependent color spaces, the
CMS is able to translate between them and produce accurate, predictable color.
What are Device Color Profiles
Color Management Systems use Device Color Profiles to interpret color data between devices.
DCPs are a collection of one or more ICC Profile data files. ICC Profiles contain color characteris-
tics of a given device (input, display, or output).
ICC profiles conform to the International Color Consortium profile specification, allowing the same
device profiles to be used across multiple platforms.
Where Do Color Profiles Come From?
Color Profiles are created by either Kodak scientists or other color professionals using specialized
software packages, sometimes known as profile building tools.
Kodak scientists use sensitive, specialized equipment to measure the color characteristics of a
representative example of each device, as supplied by the manufacturer, to determine the intrinsic
properties of the device.
From these measurements they develop a “characterization” of the device, called a Device Color
Profile, for each make and model measured.
The Color Profile includes color tables that relates the device’s color space to a Profile Connection
Space, as well as information about key attributes of the device for use by CMS-based applications.