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Do you need color management – Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional User Manual

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Do you need color management?

Use the following guidelines to determine whether you need color management:

Color accuracy in your working environment isn't required if you rely completely on
prepress service providers and commercial printers for all your color work.

Color management is recommended for maintaining color accuracy in monitor display,
the ability to soft-proof colors, and color consistency in large workgroups.

Color management is recommended if you reuse color graphics for print and online
media, use various kinds of devices within a single medium (such as different printing
presses), or print to different domestic and international presses.

If you decide to use color management, consult with your production partners--such as
graphic artists and prepress service providers--to ensure that all aspects of your color
management workflow integrate with theirs.

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