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Setting up Photoshop 6 to use profiles is easier than one would think. Simply follow the steps listed in this
article to get yourself Photoshop ready.
How to use your custom ICC profile
1. Make sure you have the latest version of Apple’s ColorSync. Version 3.0.X. is a free download from
www.apple.com/colorsync.
2. Calibrate your display using either Adobe Gamma or an even better solutions is to use a hardware device. Make sure
the ICC profile these calibration products provide are installed in the ColorSync Control Panel as the "System Profile." If you
are using OS 9, this profile is loaded in the Monitors Control Panel after clicking on the "Color" button. A list of profiles
will be presented to the user and the correct display profile should be highlighted in this list.
3. Use Adobe Photoshop 6.0. It’s the latest version as of June 2001.
ColorSync profiles reside in the ColorSync folder which is found in your System Folder if you have the current version of ColorSync
(3.0.1). If you are running OS 8.5 or latter, you can simply drag and drop ICC profiles over the System Folder. The profiles will be
automatically placed in the correct ColorSync folder. In Photoshop 6.0 profiles are automatically recognized if the application is running.
There are at least two ways you can use your ICC profile depending on the kind of printer you have:
A. In a Printer Driver such as those you find in the Chooser/Choose Printer.
B. In an Export Module accessed in the File Menu.
Method A (Using a printer driver)
1. Photoshop has placed options for using ICC profiles in any driver for you. Note that some drivers such as those for Epson
printers do have an area that allow you to load an output profile. Refer to your manuals if unclear about using this technique.
2. In the main driver window you should see a check box named PRINTER COLOR MANAGEMENT or POSTSCRIPT COLOR MANAGEMENT depending
on the driver and a pop-up menu. Make sure the check box is ON and set to RGB. In the pop-up menu, select the ICC profile appropriate for
the printer and paper combo. That’s all there is to it!
IMPORTANT: Be sure that you have the driver set in all other areas to the same settings used to print out the test print
initially used to make the profile. THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP! The settings used for making the test print must be the same as the
settings used from now on when using the profile.
Method B (Using an EXPORT Module)
If you have a printer that uses an EXPORT Module (File>Export>(Choose Appropriate Module). It’s likely it will not support an
ICC profile. You will have to convert the file from your RGB Working Space to the output space using Photoshop’s CONVERT TO
PROFILE shown below.
1. Under MODE menu, locate and select CONVERT TO PROFILE.
2. In FROM pop-down, the WORKING SPACE you are currently using (ColorMatch RGB, Adobe 1998 etc) is automatically picked.
3. In TO pop-up, pick the ICC profile you wish to use for your printer and paper combo.
4. In INTENT, pick PERCEPTUAL for images. You may want to experiment with "Relative Colorimetric" as well but for photographic
images, most users will find a Perceptual intent better.
5. Use the Built In ADOBE CMM (ACE)
6. Be sure BLACK POINT COMPENSATION is ON.
7. Click OK and the image will be converted from your Working Space to your Printer Space.
Now export the image to your printer.
Be sure to NOT save changes to this file!!! You can also use the History palette to step back from the CONVERT TO PROFILE command.
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