Editing Prepress (section)

==Color management==

Managing color across the process involves having the right equipment and taking regular measurements. One needs wide color [[gamut]] monitors<ref>Fogra, Soft Proof Certified Monitors {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221203854/https://fogra.org/en/certification/certified-persons-companies-and-products/softproof-monitor |date=2022-12-21}} (last checked 2022-12-21)</ref> that can best replicate a [[CMYK]] color space and have been [[Color calibration|calibrated]].<ref>EIZO, Monitor Calibration {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221131439/https://www.eizoglobal.com/library/management/calibration/ |date=2022-12-21}} (last checked 2022-12-21)</ref> [[Pantone]] swatch guides are needed for color matching. A professional color profiling system like the ones listed at the International Color Consortium (ICC)<ref>ICC Profiling Tools {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022085653/https://color.org/profilingtools.xalter |date=2022-10-22}} (last checked 2022-12-21)</ref> and using [[ICC profile|ICC color profiles]] are required. Spectrophotometers to validate the color of the CMYK ink and spot colors are also important in prepress.<ref>X-Rite, What is a Spectrophotometer? {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121211433/https://www.xrite.com/page/color-spectrophotometer |date=2022-11-21}} (last checked 2022-12-21)</ref>