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and InDesign) or More Options (Photoshop). A color profile must be bi-directional, that is, contain specifications
for translating both into and out of color spaces in order to appear the working space menus.
Note: In Photoshop, you can create custom working space profiles. However, Adobe recommends that you use a standard
working space profile rather than creating a custom working space profile. For more information, see the Photoshop
support knowledgebase at http://www.adobe.com/support/products/photoshop.html.
About missing and mismatched color profiles
For a newly created document, the color workflow usually operates seamlessly: unless specified otherwise,
the document uses the working space profile associated with its color mode for creating and editing colors.
However, some existing documents may not use the working space profile that you have specified, and some existing
documentsmay notbecolor-managed.Itiscommontoencounter thefollowing exceptions to your color-managed
workflow:
• You might open a document or import color data (for example, by copying and pasting or dragging and dropping)
from a document that is not tagged with a profile. This is often the case when you open a document created in an
application that either does not support color management or has color management turned off.
• You might open a document or import color data from a document that is tagged with a profile different from the
current working space. This may be the case when you open a document that has been created using different
color management settings, or a document that has been scanned and tagged with a scanner profile.
In either case, the application uses a color management policy to decide how to handle the color data in the document.
(See “Color Management Policy options” on page 217.)
If the profile is missing or does not match the working space, the application may display a warning message,
depending on options you set in the Color Settings dialog box. Profile warnings are turned off by default, but you
can turn them on to ensure the appropriate color management of documents on a case-by-case basis. The warning
messages vary between applications, but in general you have the following options:
• (Recommended) Leave the document or imported color data as it is. For example, you can choose to use the
embedded profile (if one exists), leave the document without a color profile (if one doesn’t exist), or preserve the
numbers in pasted color data.
• Adjust the document or imported color data. For example, when opening a document with a missing color profile,
you can choose to assign the current working space profile or a different profile. When opening a document with
a mismatched color profile, you can choose to discard the profile or convert the colors to the current working
space. When importing color data, you can choose to convert the colors to the current working space in order to
preserve their appearance.
Color Management Policy options
A color management policy determines how the application handles color data when you open a document or
import an image. You can choose different policies for RGB and CMYK images, and you can specify when you want
warning messages to appear. To display color management policy options, choose Edit > Color Settings.
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