SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION
PART I:

THEORIES OF COLOR MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS
AND
BASICS OF COLOR MANAGEMENT


CHAPTER I: CONCEPTS ON THE LIGHT
 
What is light?
Various types and sources of light
Sources with continuous spectrum
Sources with discontinuous spectrum
Sources with mixed spectrum
Sources with spectrum of lines
Concept of black body and temperature of color
The place of the black bodies
Principal illuminating

CHAPTER II: VISION OF THE COLORS
  Definition of the color
Concept of triplet
The observer
The object - the subject
The source of light
The eye: optical system
Role and operation of the cones and sticks
Defects of the vision of the colors
Additive and subtractive synthesis of the colors
What is metamerism?
Coloured perception of an eye and a system of imagery

CHAPTER III: BASES OF THE COLORIMETRIE
 
Attributes of the color
Colour
The luminosity
Saturation
Colorimetric Systems C.I.E. Device-independent
Space CIE Yxy
Space CIE LAB
Space CIELUV
Formulations of differences in colors
Colorimetric Systems C.I.E. Device - Dependent
Space RGB
Space CMYK
The nuanciers colors

CHAPTER IV: THE MEASUREMENT OF THE COLORS
 
How to measure a color?
Densitometers
Colorimeters
General
Principle of operation
Spectrocolorimeters
Spectrophotometers
General
Principle of operation
Spectroradiometers

CHAPTER V: RECALLS ON THE PERIPHERIQUES
  Monitors
Monitors CRT
Posting of an image
The mask of the tube
Screens LCD
How does a screen LCD function?
Advantages and disadvantages
Plasma display screens or PDP
Principle of operation
Ergonomics - Standards - Legislations
Recommendations
The legislation
The point on the standards
Working conditions in practice

Scanners
Fundamental properties
Role of sensor CCC
Conversion light-electricity
Accumulation of the loads
Conversion A/N
Operation of a scanner flat
Operation of a drum scanner
The Photomultiplier

Various systems of impression
The printers colors
Technology with tramage
Jet of ink
Xerography
Technology with your continuous
Thermal sublimation
The imageurs (films and papers)
Impression on silver support

Technology CTP
Numerical presses
The specific case of the hexachromy
Diagram of presentation of the graphic chain


CHAPTER VI: PROFILES ICC
 
Presentation of the I.C.C.
Structure of a profile ICC
Modes of calculation of a profile ICC
What one CMM?
Perceptuel mode
Saturation mode
Colorimetric mode
Absolute colorimetric mode
The management of the color of the operating system
Role of Colorsync
I.C.M. (Image Color Matching)
What an inserted profile?
 

PART II:

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COLOR IN PRACTICE


CHAPTER I: THE COLOR ON THE CHAINS GRAPHICS
  General
Why manage the colors?
Differences between calibration and characterization
Principle of calibration and characterization
The digitizer
The monitor
The printer
Printer RVB or CMJN
Paper
Black (UCR GCR)
Structure generic of the management of the color
Charters IT8
Current possibilities and materials
CHAPTER II: PHOTOSHOP 5 & COLOR MANAGEMENT
 
Utility Adobe Gamma
The adjustments colors integrated
Adjustment RVB
Internal Adjustment CMJN
UCR and GCR
Advantages and disadvantages
Tables of separation
ICC
Adjustments Levels of gray
Profiles ICC and Photoshop 5
The management of the profiles
Conversion of profiles - Profiles with profiles

CHAPTER III: The EPREUVAGE
 
What the épreuvage? Its goal?
The analogical épreuvage
The numerical épreuvage
General
The numerical épreuvage with tone continuous
The woven numerical épreuvage
Properties of the numerical épreuvage
The épreuvage with the screen
Edition of profiles
Why publish a profile
Examples of edition of profiles ICC
Raster Imaging Processor or R.I.P.


CONCLUSION
- SOMMAIRE -
 
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