The GATF Practical Guide to Color Management

In the two short years since the first edition was published, many changes have occurred in color management. Some pioneering color management tools have been discontinued, but most of the tools have been improved, and many new tools have been introduced.

The new second edition, which brings the reader up to date on those changes, discusses a range of topics essential to the successful implementation of color management, including: an introduction to color management; an overview of color theory; closed-loop color; color measurement instruments; scanner, monitor, and printer characterization and calibration; software; workflow; visual color evaluation; and tools.

Dr. Richard M. Adams II, who holds the Apple ColorSync funded chair at the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, is a research scientist specializing in digital imaging and color reproduction. He is the co-author of Computer-to-Plate: Automating the Printing Industry.

Joshua Weisberg has held several high-profile marketing positions in the computer and publishing industries, and he is currently the vice president of business development at Breakthrough Software, an e-commerce software company.