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Digital Workflow & Color Management Flashcards

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  1. A photographer delivers files in ProPhoto RGB to a lab that expects sRGB. Without conversion, colors in the final prints will likely appear:

    Answer: Desaturated or color-shifted

    If ProPhoto RGB values are misinterpreted as sRGB, the wider-gamut numbers map to lower saturation in sRGB, resulting in washed-out, desaturated prints.

  2. Which measurement instrument is used to build a custom ICC printer profile by reading a printed test target?

    Answer: Spectrophotometer

    A spectrophotometer measures the full spectral reflectance of printed color patches, providing the data needed to build accurate ICC output profiles.

  3. In digital photography, 'expose to the right' (ETTR) is a technique that:

    Answer: Biases exposure toward highlights to capture maximum shadow detail in raw files

    ETTR pushes exposure as high as possible without clipping highlights, using the dense-data portion of the raw sensor's dynamic range to minimize shadow noise.

  4. What does GCR (Gray Component Replacement) do in a CMYK conversion?

    Answer: Replaces CMY gray components with an equivalent amount of black ink

    GCR substitutes the gray component shared by C, M, and Y with black ink, reducing ink usage and improving shadow stability on press.

  5. Which file format supports both lossy and lossless compression, wide color gamuts, HDR, and transparency?

    Answer: JPEG XL

    JPEG XL supports lossless and lossy compression, HDR, wide gamut, transparency, and animation in a single format designed to supersede older standards.

  6. A 'canned' or generic printer profile differs from a custom profile primarily because it:

    Answer: Was created from an IT8 target on a different printer or batch

    Generic (canned) profiles are created from an average printer sample, not your specific device, so ink, paper, and printing variation mean colors often don't match accurately.

  7. When should you use the 'Absolute Colorimetric' rendering intent?

    Answer: When proofing one output device to simulate another, including paper white

    Absolute Colorimetric is used in proofing workflows to simulate the exact appearance of one output (including its paper white) on another device.