Microtek 3700 User Guide

    

This section copyrighted by, and licensed from, Eastman Kodak 

Company.

Everyone perceives colors differently. Even the same person’s 

perception can be affected by different lighting conditions. Different 

devices (input, display, and output) also interpret and define color 

differently and simply can’t create the same gamut (or “range”) of 

colors.

The goal of color management, then, is to help you get accurate, 

predictable color across all devices by managing, compensating for, 

and controlling these differences.

Each type of device reads, displays, or interprets color in a unique 

way. This unique interpretation is called a “device dependent color 

space.” And while there are groups of color spaces, such as RGB or 

CMYK each device is still unique within its group. For example, 

monitors display color in RGB, yet each monitor displays a unique 

version.

The CMS automatically translates between each device dependent 

color space—so the color data is accurate and understandable.

This chart shows the central role of the CMS in managing device 

dependent color spaces.