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Soft-Proofing in Photoshop  How do you ensure that the image on your screen will reproduce accurately? First you need to make sure that your monitor is properly calibrated and profiled. Next, you need to dim the lights so you are not seeing any reflections on the screen and lastly, remember that bright lights and glare on the monitor greatly diminish your ability to evaluate shadow detail. Debunking Colour Management Myths  One of the biggest myths in Adobe Photoshop involves colour management. If you choose �Leave as is (don�t color manage)� or �Discard the embedded profile (don�t color manage)� you might assume that you are not using colour management. That myth is propagated by Photoshop�s choice of words - �don�t color manage�. They should have said, �Discard the embedded profile (don�t give a #$%@)� - but that wouldn�t have gone over very well. Photoshop and Colour Management  One of the greatest assets and potentially the greatest challenges of working with Adobe Photoshop is are so many options available when it comes to colour management. When working with colour it is essential that you have Photoshop�s Color Settings properly configured to give you the best possible reproduction quality possible. Colour Management 101  A Quick-Start Guide for implementing the basics of colour management. ICC organization list of Technical PDFs List of technical articles by members of the ICC organizations.