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24. Color Profiles

Professional Color Quality

Color profile support gives ProShow the ability to display your show using
colors that are calibrated for a specific display. Professional photographers
and designers use color profiles to make sure that colors look the same in all
situations.
Every monitor and television is different. What looks like pure, rich blue on
one screen may look like an odd shade of purple on another. These
differences are caused by the settings for the individual screens. Using
color profiles can help prevent that.

ProShow supports ICC and ICM color profiles, which are standard color
profiles created by a variety of sources. ProShow doesn’t create these
profiles, or manage them – it simply has the ability to use them when
displaying your show.
If you haven’t yet calibrated your monitor, using ProShow’s color profile
support may be of little benefit to you. For the best results, consider using a
dedicated monitor calibration tool to create a profile for your screen.

You may also be able to create a profile using software you already have,
such as Adobe Photoshop (which usually includes the Adobe Gamma
utility). For help with creating and installing color profiles, consult the
documentation for your color management software.