Microtek ScanMaker 6100 Pro, User Manual

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Likewise, when you open a Photo CD image, the source is the Photo
CD, plus the Color Profile that relates the color data to the PCS, and
the destination is the monitor, plus the Color Profile that relates the
PCS to the monitor’s color space.
Here’s another example: Let’s say you manipulate the image on
your monitor screen, and print it.
The source this time is the monitor (plus the Color Profile that
relates it to the PCS), and the destination is a printer (plus the
Color Profile that relates the PCS to the printer’s color space).
So, Source and Destination mirror a logical two-step process most
Color Management Systems use to translate images between device
color spaces;
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The Source Profile brings the image into the PCS
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The Destination Profile connects the image from the PCS to the
output device, such as a Monitor, Printer, or Proofer.
However, this is not the case with a Kodak CMS.
Kodak has patented its composition technology. This technology
takes the Source and Destination Profiles and composes them into a