Color management is a very important technology area that has been around for 10 years and is now well established in terms of software, hardware and workflows. However there is still considerable confusion and misunderstanding about the basic principles of this technology. This talk provides a complete overview of color management as used in scanners, inkjet printers, LCD displays and inkjet printers. The presentation will explain device-dependent color, device-independent color, IT8 charts, calibration, characterization, conversion, CIE L*a*b*, Delta E, ICC, profiles, gamut mapping, profile accuracy, soft proof, press proof, and more.

Abhay Sharma has a BS in Imaging Sciences from the University of Westminster, UK and a PhD in Physics from King's College, London. He worked as a research scientist for FujiFilm Electronic Imaging, UK before joining Western Michigan University as an Associate Professor in color imaging. Dr Sharma is a member of the ICC and chairman of the ICC working group that is looking at the issue of profile quality assessment. He is author of an annual review of profiling software called the WMU Profiling Review and has recently published a book entitled Understanding Color Management, Delmar Thomson, 2004.