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Color Profile & Calibration JPEG

You should calibrate your monitor regularly to avoid any color differences. Keep in mind that you can see a close approximation of what the printed page will look like by following these steps, however you can't literally make a print match what you see on your monitor exactly as the CMYK printing space is much different than the RGB color space of your images. By following these steps, however, you can make your Photoshop® preview what the printed book will look like so you can make any adjustments to the files if needed before sending them. We find the soft proofing process here usually provides about 95% accurate matching:
Color Profile


To ensure that the colors you see on your monitor will closely match your printed book, it is essential to have the appropriate printer profile and a properly calibrated monitor.
  1. Download Printer Profile HERE
  2. Install color profile:

    Windows:
    Right-click the profile and select Install Profile.
    Alternatively, copy the profiles into the WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color folder (for Windows XP) or the WINNT\system32\spool\drivers\color folder (for Windows 2000)

    Mac:
    Copy the profile into the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Profiles/Recommended folder.
    Alternatively, copy profiles into the /Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder.
Calibration JPEG


It is important to calibrate your monitor frequently. You can do so by downloading the digital file that matches the image on our AsukaBook page samples. Then simply load the digital file into Photoshop®, use the proof preview method mentioned above, and you should see an approximation to what will be printed. This is a good indication of your monitor calibration.

If you received your sample pages before May 19, 2011, please download calibration JPEG HERE.
If you received your sample pages after May 19, 2011, please download calibration JPEG JPEG HERE.

If you do not have AsukaBook page samples, please contact Customer Care to to request them be mailed to you.
Soft Proofing in Phothoshop®
Please follow the steps below to soft proof your layouts. You can save this setup so that each spread you design may be soft proofed using AsukaBook's color profile. Generally when proofing, it should be very close to your original image; there should be limited noticeable change when you turn the profile on. Having a properly profiled monitor is key to a good color match.

This process is for soft proofing your images on screen only. DO NOT SAVE YOUR FILES WITH THE SOFT PROOF SETTING APPLIED. In other words, when saving the files, simply keep them in sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces.
  1. Open Photoshop® go to View > Proof Setup.
  2. Select Custom
  3. In the Proof Setup window, Choose ¡§ask_fvo_a¡¨ from the Profile menu.
  4. Choose ¡§Perceptual¡¨ from the Intent menu.
  5. Turn ¡§Use Black Point Compensation¡¨ on.
  6. Leave the other options off.


While turning the "Preview" option on and off, you may see slight color changes as your monitor is now simulating what our printing device is capable of reproducing. Generally, this change is very slight, and acceptable. If this is the case, you can proceed with sending your page layouts to Asukabook without modification.

If the change is unacceptable, you can make color adjustments to your layouts, with the Preview still on, to compensate for what you are seeing on the screen.
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