What is a color profile?
A color profile is a set of data that characterizes either a device such as a projector or a color space such as sRGB.
Most color profiles are in the form of an ICC profile, which is a small file with a .ICC or .ICM file extension.
Color profiles can be embedded into images to specify the gamut range of the data. This ensures that users see the same colors on different devices.
Every device that is processing color should have it's own ICC profile and when this is achieved the system is said to have an end-to-end color-managed workflow. With this kind of workflow you can be sure that colors are not being lost or modified.
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- Can I share my color profile? — Sharing color profiles is nevera good idea as hardware changes over time.
- How do I assign profiles to devices? — Look in System Settings ▸ Color for the option to change this.
- How do I import color profiles? — Color profiles can be easily imported by opening them.
- What is a color space? — A color space is a defined range of colors.
- Where do I get color profiles? — Color profiles are provided by vendors and can be generated yourself.