How to
Practical guides: getting colours out of the library and into your work, measuring a colour you already have, and printing one accurately.
| Guide | |
|---|---|
| Library Browser | Six ways of finding a colour, the filter for what your process can print, and the three settings that change what the numbers mean. |
| Working with ChromaSpot | Getting the library into Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, and which of the two Adobe formats to use. |
| File Formats | Four formats. Two carry the spectrum and two do not, which decides what the receiving system can still work out. |
| Measure and Find Colour | You have a physical sample and want its code. An inexpensive instrument and free software will do it. |
| Print Colour Accurately | From an ICC profile to iterative correction, on a desktop printer or an industrial press. |
| Desktop Application | What the website does, and the one question that needs a local application: what this looks like on your paper. |
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- Library BrowserThe browser, control by control
- Working with ChromaSpotGetting the library into Adobe applications
- Print Color AccuratelyFrom a profile to iterative correction