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Taking The Color Management Plunge

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Oxide Blu

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I avoided it as long as I could. :D But now I need to get serious about color management. Can you folks knowledgeable on the subject suggest/recommend a book or two you consider necessary to understanding color management from camera to computer to printer.

Thanks!

ETA: If this query belongs in the Image Processing forum, please move it. If it isn't here, I'll look for it there. Thanks.
 
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Dale Allyn

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Oxide Blu,

You might enjoy this book: Real World Color Management, by Bruce Fraser

There are lots of on-line resources as well. Using a color managed workflow will be a tremendous time and materials savings in the long run, as well make the process much more enjoyable IMO.

Andrew Rodney has done a lot in color management as well. His book is here, and a worthwhile read.

Edit to add: Michael Reichmann of The Luminance Landscape offers a video (download), with Jeff Schewe, titled "From Camera to Print". Depending on how you like to absorb information, you may like that as well. Still, I would at least recommend the first book I linked above.
 
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Oxide Blu

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Hey you guys, thank you so much for your suggestions. Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I had just came back over the Pacific, got hit with jet lag and a sever cold from hell at the same time. Knocked me off of my feet for a little while. :eek: :(

I knew about the Fraiser book but was concerned it would be dated. Reviews on Amazon say so, too. I think in its day it would have been ideal, but now?!? Unfortunately, it's not like it will/can be updated.

I took a look at the Rodney book but from what I am reading about him most of the stuff in his book is available online, free. I guess I don't need to get the book, I need to be doing some web surfing and reading. Will be reading Bruces's website, too.

I popped back into Calif to pick up a couple of toys. 'Brains' gave me the green light on whatever I need so Santa has a 4880 printer (currently the price of a 3880 after Epson $400 rebate) and Eizo CG241W on his wish list. Hence 'the plunge'. We'll see how well this goes over with 'Brains' when she sees the bottom line. :D

Thanks again for your suggestions...real world answers to a query. I love this forum! :thumbup:
 
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