Color management workflow in Adobe After Effects CS4
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filE nAmE
dESCriPTion
dE viCE dE TAilS
dE viCE
T yPE
SCEnE or
PrESEnTATion
EnvironmEnT
ProfilE*
rgb
EnCoding
APProX.
Color
TEmP.
DispLaY DeviCes
srGB Color space
profile.icm
srGB ieC61966-2.1
Developed by Hewlett packard and Microsoft, this color space is
recommended color space for web graphics. it also uses the same
primary colors as those defined for HD video production in itu
recommendation 709. Decodes standard pC color values and
HDtv video signals to viewing room colorimetry. the specifica-
tion for srBG ieC61966-2.1 can be found here:
http://www.colour.org/tc8-05/Docs/colorspace/61966-2-1.pdf
computer
display and
tv monitor
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
6500
adoberGB1998.icc
adobe rGB (1998)
Color space with a larger gamut than srGB ieC61966-2.1 but
smaller than prophoto rGB. Good choice for print publication, as
almost all colors available using standard printing conditions can
be encoded using this profile. Decodes color values to viewing
room colorimetry. the specification for adobe rGB (1998) can be
found here:
http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/adobergb.html
computer
display
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
6500
applerGB.icc
apple rGB
this profile describes the color characteristics of the legacy apple
trinitron monitor, commonly used for press workflows before the
widespread adoption of color management. Decodes standard
Macintosh color values to viewing room colorimetry.
computer
display
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
5000
ColorMatchrGB.icc
ColorMatch rGB
this profile describes the color characteristics of the radius press-
view monitor, commonly used for press workflows before the
widespread adoption of color management. Decodes ColorMatch
color values to viewing room colorimetry.
computer
display
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
5000
paL_seCaM.icc
paL/seCaM
Based on color standards in the european television industry.
Decodes paL video signal to viewing room colorimetry. the
specification for paL/seCaM can be found here:
http://www.ebu.ch/CMsimages/en/tec_doc_t3213_tcm6-10508.
pdf
tv monitor
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
6500
sMpte-C.icc
sMpte-C
Based on color standards in the us television industry. supercedes
color definitions in the NtsC 1953 iCC profile. Decodes NtsC video
signal to viewing room colorimetry. the specification for sMpte-C
can be found
here: http://www.smpte.org/smpte_store/standards/
tv monitor
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
6500
CierGB.icc
Cie rGB
a very large color space defined by the Cie. should only be used
when encoding colors with greater than 8 bits per channel. Not
commonly used. Most large-gamut encodings use the prophoto
rGB iCC profile.
extremely
wide
gamut output
device
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
5500
prophoto.icm
prophoto rGB
Developed by Kodak Corp. should only be used when encoding
colors with greater than 8 bits per channel. Decodes colors to
viewing room colorimetry. the specification for prophoto rGB
can be found here:
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailpage.CatalogueDetail
?CsNuMBer=39747&scopelist=aLL
extremely
wide
gamut output
device
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
5000
WideGamutrGB.icc
Wide Gamut rGB
very large color space using primary colors that extend beyond
the range of human visual perception. should only be used
when encoding colors with greater than 8 bits per channel. Not
commonly used. Most large-gamut encodings use the prophoto
rGB iCC profile
extremely
wide
gamut output
device
presentation
environment
full range
rGB 0-255
5000
* The Adobe-supplied ICC profiles can be divided into two general categories:
scene (scene-referred) profiles and presentation-environment (output-
referred) profiles. Users should consider using these types of profiles in different parts of their workflows. See the section entitled “Scene & presenta-
tion environment profiles” in this appendix to better understand the distinction between these two types of profiles.
