Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Book Review - Understanding Color Management


Title: Understanding Color Management

Author: Dr. Abhay Sharma

Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning


As the name says “Understanding Color Management”, a topic that has become the need of the hour in today’s printing world. The book starts from the point of view of a beginner in color and color management.


Abhay explains the basics of colour science and colour management, and provides an in-depth look, starting from basic attributes of colour and how the human eye perceives it. Good examples such as the “Airline analogy” (Pg-10) have been used to make the reader understand how CMS works. The book is filled with pictorial representations for nearly all topics which makes it easier to understand colour. Details about the range of measuring instruments and profiling software are also available to the reader.


International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles are discussed in detail and methods for profiling scanners, digital cameras, monitors, inkjet printers, and printing presses are thoroughly explained. After reading this book you will actually feel that colour management is not rocket science. Making this book an ultimate guide to understand color management. We also used this book as the textbook for our Certificate Course on Colour Management conducted in Delhi and Chennai in 2006 by Paul Lindstrom.


About the Author - Dr. Abhay Sharma is currently the chair, school of Graphic Communication Management, Ryerson University and a member of the International Color Consortium.

2 comments:

  1. Hi all, I will attend the Beijing TC 130 meeting, and will report on the Swedish ISO 12647-2 certification scheme. I sit on the TC 130 comitté in the role of being a lecturer at Malmo University, but much of the work on Quality Management I also do through Digital Dots Ltd, UK. /Paul L

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  2. Paul, As you know we are trying top get some of the experts and concerned people to discuss and take part in this work collectively. Of course it won't be easy but I hope that someone from India will be there at Beijing.

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