Application settings
1. Open Adobe InDesign and select Color Settings from the Edit menu.
– Working spaces: the working space is the color space you want to use
when manipulating the image. We recommend using the color space that
comes with the image (see Color Management Policies below), if any;
otherwise, our recommended default settings are: RGB: Adobe RGB 1998,
CMYK: SWOP for the USA and Euroscale Coated v2 for the rest of the world.
– Color Management Policies: select 'Preserve Embedded Profiles'.
– Rendering Intent: see How do I set the rendering intent?.
– Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen
the Relative Colorimetric rendering intent. See How do I perform black point
compensation?.
2. Create or open the image with its own or the most appropriate color space. Then
retouch the image as needed.
3. When you have the image ready to send to the output device, that is the moment
to simulate on your printer what will appear on the output device. You must
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