PS monitor profile selection

Craig…
photoshop uses the profile that your computer loads…
go to the control panel (I am assuming you use windows??)

double click on DISPLAY
then SETTINGS
then ADVANCED
then COLOR MANAGEMENT

you’ll see a couple of profiles in there… the standard one that came with your computer/monitor and the profile you created with your profiling software/hardware.
Pic the one you want as your default.

The next thing you need to do is to TURN OFF Adobe Gamma! You’ll see an icon for it in the control panel BUT THAT WON’T DO IT.

Click on start… then RUN…
type in MSCONFIG and click enter
click on the STARTUP tab
and scroll down until you find the Adobe Gamma entry…
UNCHECK adobe gama and click on apply…

Restart the machine.
(you need to turn off Gamma to keep it from fighting your new profile that you created).

The only thing you need to do now in Photoshop is to choose the color space you want to work in ..

Producing pics for printing… Adobe RGB is best.
Producing pics for the web.. Adobe sRGB is best.

have fun

Glen in Orlando

"CraigM" wrote in message

How does PS know which profile to use? I don’t see a choice in Preferences. Does it pick it up from the OS? I’m using a SpyderPro2 to calibrate and profile.

Glen,

I forgot to mention that I am running dual monitors. Colorvision is properly loading the correct profiles during boot and I disabled Adobe Gamma as soon as I got the Spyder. Just wondering if PS is using both or is it just a function of the OS (XP) and PS doesn’t have to pick.

Thanks.

"Glen in Orlando" wrote in message

Craig…
photoshop uses the profile that your computer loads…
go to the control panel (I am assuming you use windows??)
double click on DISPLAY
then SETTINGS
then ADVANCED
then COLOR MANAGEMENT

you’ll see a couple of profiles in there… the standard one that came with your computer/monitor and the profile you created with your profiling software/hardware.
Pic the one you want as your default.

The next thing you need to do is to TURN OFF Adobe Gamma! You’ll see an icon for it in the control panel BUT THAT WON’T DO IT.

Click on start… then RUN…
type in MSCONFIG and click enter
click on the STARTUP tab
and scroll down until you find the Adobe Gamma entry…
UNCHECK adobe gama and click on apply…

Restart the machine.
(you need to turn off Gamma to keep it from fighting your new profile that you created).

The only thing you need to do now in Photoshop is to choose the color space you want to work in ..

Producing pics for printing… Adobe RGB is best.
Producing pics for the web.. Adobe sRGB is best.

have fun

Glen in Orlando

"CraigM" wrote in message

How does PS know which profile to use? I don’t see a choice in Preferences. Does it pick it up from the OS? I’m using a SpyderPro2 to calibrate and profile.

I see your confusion….
Your spyder AND photoshop both understand the same language. That is, the Number value of a color is the same across all software ie: pure white has a value of Red 255 Green 255 Blue 255. Photoshop knows that and so does your operating system and so does your Spyder. when you profile your screen the Spyder knows Exactly what each color is SUPPOSED to look like. It sends the color to the monitor and takes a look at what the monitor THINKS it’s supposed to look like. Then the Spyder says… hmmm… that isn’t right and makes adjustments to the PROFILE. To make it simple.. We already know that pure white is 255/255/255. If the Spyder sends that command to the screen but "sees" 245/235/255 it says "that ain’t right" and makes adjustments to the signal, or data, that is going to the monitor to produce that desired color. That’s your PROFILE.

Once you properly profile your monitor you now KNOW that the colors being rendered are proper. So when you select, say Red 125/Green 145/Blue 235 in photoshop you KNOW that they are being faithfully being reproduced on screen (by the way… colors from all of your other software is now being rendered properly as well).

Ok… now for photoshop…
want to know if photoshop actually knows that the profile exists? Click on Edit.. then Assign profile…

Now.. be careful here… you can see all of the available profiles here… but you don’t want to choose your monitor profile. it’s there.. but you want Adobe RGB (1998). that should be the default.. leave it alone. but you will be able to see your new monitor profile there… so Adobe KNOWS what it is.

Also… the recommended settings for color management for proper output are as follows:

click on Edit
Click on Color Settings

In the Settings Box select "North American Prepress 2

for working spaces select

RGB > Adobe RGB (1998)
CMYK> U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2

Color management polices
Change all to read "preserve embedded profiles if they are not already selected

Check all three boxes that say:
ask when opening
ask when pasting
aske when opening

Check the next two boxes that say
Use black point compensation
Use dither

Save and exit…

Ok.. time to print…

I ALWAYS use Print with preview

make sure that under options you have LET PHOTOSHOP DETERMINE COLORS

And that for the printer profile you have the Paper/printer combination selected.

one las thing.. even though you’ve selected those two items you may still not like your results. That is usually because you have to enter your printers software and tell it to TURN OFF it’s color handling so that it isn’t fighting with photoshop.

Best of luck

Glen