 Main title  Colour Management   Colour Reproduction
Description of picture  A colour management workflow. The
computer in the middle represents the CMM interacting with the
user’s requirements for different output needs. Image courtesy
of Scall Olswald  If you have ever taken a photograph with a
digital camera and viewed your shot afterwards on the LCD
screen, or scanned a document into your PC and then looked at
the scan on screen, you have probably seen the effects of a lack
of proper colour management. In short, the colours in the image
you see on the camera's LCD or on a monitor screen may not
sufficiently resemble those of the original.   The problem is
that different devices handle colour in different ways. A
monitor or LCD uses light to create colours while a printer will
use inks or dyes. In addition, devices use several different
systems of creating colours. A monitor might mix a hint of red,
a splash of green and a pinch of blue light to produce a
particular shade on a monitor while a printer mig