Real World Color Management (2nd Edition)
by Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, Fred Bunting
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Author: Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, Fred BuntingBrand: Peach Pit Press
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-18
ISBN: 0321267222
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Book Reviews of Real World Color Management (2nd Edition)
Book Review: "Real World" for whom?
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a working graphic designer. My print projects range all the way from short-run laser output to high-end art catalogues. It's quite a range of clients, assets, and requirements. What I need to know is how to manage a project's myriad assets (photos, illustrations, etc.) from source to final print in order to achieve predictable results. In other words, I need to know how to take the stock photo I just bought (with no profile), modify it in Photoshop, convert it to CYMK, place it in InDesign, export a press-ready PDF, and see a final product that looks close to what I expected it to look like.
This book is deep in the theory and explanation of how colour management works, but very short on practical how-to. It tells you all about colour management, but oddly doesn't really tell you how to use it to get work done.
After wading though 314 pages (I'll admit that I skipped Building Input Profiles and Evaluating Profiles...how many designers/graphic artists need to know how to build a scanner profile?) I reached chapter 12 (The Adobe Common Color Architecture) thinking I might finally hit pay dirt. Wrong! The authors spend 30+ pages telling you how colour management is controlled in the creative suite, complete with many dialog box screen caps, but in only one sentence do they tell you what they actually do with all these settings. Perhaps it was assumed I would already know what to do with all of this? I felt like I was half there.
The book is way too long, way too verbose, and way short on "real world" examples and situations that could not only teach you exactly what to do, but also help to crystalize the theory. It was like someone giving you a car manual and telling you to read it to learn how to drive. Good luck getting out of the driveway.
If your profile is similar to mine, I suggest you pass on this book. I'm still searching.
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