Calibration Techniques and Procedures
The most common form of calibration aims at adjusting cameras, scanners, monitors and printers for photographic reproduction. The aim is that a printed copy of a photograph appear identical in saturation and dynamic range to the original or a source file on a computer display. This means that three independent calibrations need to be performed:
- The camera or scanner needs a device-specific calibration to represent the original's estimated colors in an unambiguous way.
- The computer display needs a device-specific calibration to reproduce the colors of the image color space.
- The printer needs a device-specific calibration to reproduce the colors of the image color space.
These goals can either be realized via direct value translation from source to target, or by using a common known reference color space as middle ground. In the most commonly used color profile system, ICC, this is known as the PCS or "Profile Connection Space".
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