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Choose a rendering intent from the Intent menu that will optimize the color quality of
the conversion. For guidelines on choosing the rendering intent, see your Photoshop
6.x documentation.
Select Use Black Point Compensation and Use Dither (8-bit/channel images) to
optimize the quality of color conversions.
6.
Clear the Desaturate Monitor Colors By and Blend RGB Colors Using Gamma options in
the Advanced Controls area.
Deselecting these options helps optimize the matching of the monitor display to
printed output.
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Click Save to save the current group of color settings.
The Save dialog box appears.
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Name the settings file, accept the default saved location, and click Save.
You can switch to your saved settings at any time by choosing the group name from the
Settings menu at the top of the Color Settings dialog box.
Photoshop 5.x
Because Photoshop 5.x uses a sophisticated color management system, there are several
setup steps you should take before you begin working. These steps include:
• Calibrating your monitor
• Adjusting Photoshop color settings
• Setting ColorSync defaults (Mac OS only)
For information on monitor calibration and color setup in Photoshop (version 5.02
or later), open the Adobe Color Management Assistant (Mac OS) or Adobe Color
Management Wizard (Windows) by choosing Help>Color Management. (See your
Adobe Photoshop 5.x documentation or the Adobe Technical Guidelines for
Photoshop at www.adobe.com.)
Photoshop 5.x color settings
The settings you select in the Photoshop 5.x control panel and three setup dialog boxes
control how color is managed when you open and save RGB and CMYK images. You
