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ICC
Profile
An ICC (International Color Consortium) Profile is standardized
file format created by special computer software. An ICC
Profile creates a common color space used for color management
in printing workflow. Use our ICC Profiles to compensate
for color differences between your computer monitors and
our printers. Below are the instructions to download, install,
and use our ICC Profile for the best printing results.
Downloading Our ICC Profile
Installing Our ICC Profile
Usering our ICC Profile to Soft Proof
Downloading
our ICC Profile
To download the ICC Profile, right click on the following
link, select "Save Target As..." and select the
location you wish to save the file to:
ClickImage ICC Profile
(clickimage1.icc)
Installing
Our ICC Profile We have one ICC profile
that allows you to soft proof for both regular and large
format sizes.
To install ICC profiles in Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP:
Select the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile file and
right-click. A menu will pop up. Choose the "Install
Profile" option. If the "Uninstall Profile"
menu item appears, you already have an ICC profile of
the same name installed.
To install ICC profiles in Windows 95:
Copy the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile file to the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR directory.
To install ICC profiles in Windows NT 4.0:
Copy the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile file to the
WINNT\SYSTEM32\COLOR directory.
To install ICC profiles onto a Mac with OS X:
You should install profiles in one of two locations.
1. Copy the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile file to
the Users/[your login user name]/Library/ColorSync/Profiles
folder.
OR
2. Copy the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile files to
the Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder. Note: Installing
in this location requires the user to be an administrator
of this system.
To install ICC profiles onto a Mac with OS 8.x
or 9.x:
Copy the downloaded clickimage1.icc profile files to the
ColorSync Profiles folder located in the System folder.
Using our
ICC Profile to Soft Proof
If your monitor is properly calibrated,
you will be able to use the installed clickimage1.icc profile
downloaded from our site to see what your prints will
look like on our printers. The prints should be identical,
regardless of what size print you choose to order.
To do a soft proof in Adobe Photoshop, follow these simple
instructions:
- Make sure you have the profiles installed. If you
did the installation while Photoshop was running, please
exit and reopen Photoshop.
- Make sure that you are working in the sRGB workspace
in Photoshop. Our printers make color adjustments based
on the assumption that your file is sRGB (the standard
color space for most digital cameras). To set sRGB as
your workspace, go to Edit > Color Settings... and
select sRGB from the dropdown menu next to RGB. If your
image is CMYK, you will need to convert it to RGB. We
require that the files uploaded to us be RGB.
- When you are ready to see what your image will look
like when it's printed, go to View > Proof Setup
> Custom... A dialog box will pop up. On the Profile
dropdown, select either clickimage1.icc or from the list.
Make sure the Preserve Color Numbers checkbox is NOT
selected and click the Preview checkbox if you would
like to preview the proofing. Select OK to make adjustments
to the photo while the soft proofing is enabled.
- To turn off the proof, go to View > View Proofs
and uncheck it. This will return your view to the native
sRGB.
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