A monitor profile is the first profile you
should create. It is absolutely essential for managing color. If what
you see on your monitor is not representative of the actual colors in
your document, you will not be able to maintain color consistency.
When
you calibrate your monitor, you are adjusting it so it conforms to a
known specification. Once your monitor is calibrated, a profile is
created. The profile describes the color behavior of the monitor--what
colors can or cannot be displayed on the monitor and how the numeric
color values in an image must be converted so that colors are displayed
accurately.
Most profiles only describe
the behavior of a device. In addition to describing the monitor's
behavior, a monitor profile also contains calibration information,
which changes the behavior of the monitor.
To
calibrate and profile your monitor, you can use visual calibrators like
Adobe Gamma (Windows), Monitor Calibrator (Mac OS), or use third-party
software and measuring devices. In general, using a measuring device
such as a spectrophotometer along with software can create more
accurate profiles. An instrument can measure the colors displayed on a
monitor far more accurately than the human eye.
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