User manual

11 • Modifying an image
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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Feedback window
When you use any of the color tools except Unsharp Masking, the changes you make are shown
interactively in the feedback window. (If you activate Turn USM Feedback On in the Color menu,
the feedback window will give a general indication of whether or not USM has been applied to
the image, but for an accurate evaluation of USM, you will need to open the Unsharp Masking
window).
• The feedback window is automatically given the same name as the crop area displayed in it.
• If the feedback window is not already open, you can open it by choosing Feedback Window
from the Color menu.
• To activate the feedback window for a particular crop, double-click inside the crop area or on
its name in the Jobs window.
• This also opens the Densitometer
window, which provides numerical feedback and a close-up
of the cursor location.
• The display in the feedback window is based on the device-independent Lab/L
CH color data
for that image, converted to RGB for display. The conversion is based on the System Profile
currently chosen in the ColorSync System Profile control panel (Macintosh) or the profile cho-
sen under Preferences -> Monitor Setup... in the File menu (PC). For more information about
this, see S
etting up your RGB monitor for ColorQuartet.
• You will get a very good match between the colors shown in the feedback window and those in
the final print if you control your ambient light conditions, carefully calibrate your monitor,
and generate and use an ICC monitor profile specifically for that monitor.
• Macintosh: You can zoom in or out on the feedback window by holding down the “Com-
mand” (Apple) key and pressing “+” or “-”.
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o get interactive feedback on USM changes