{"id":343,"date":"2009-03-20T04:44:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T08:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=343"},"modified":"2009-03-20T04:44:40","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T08:44:40","slug":"icc-is-a-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/343\/icc-is-a-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Is A Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iccisascale.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDuring the Epson Print Academy Andrew Rodney uses many great metaphors to explain a complex subject &#8211; color managment. Here&#8217;s one. The ICC standard is just a scale that gives numbers a context and ultimately a meaning. 1500! What&#8217;s 1500? 1500 what? Meters? Kilometers? The scale gives the number meaning and ultimately use. And using a common scale that we all share makes communication easier and more precise. Color management is ultimately all about scientifically describing and communicating color.<br \/>\nCatch one of the last three Epson Print Academy dates this season.<br \/>\nToronto &#8211; Saturday, 3\/21<br \/>\nBoston &#8211; Tuesday, 3\/24<br \/>\nVancouver &#8211; Saturday, 5\/23<br \/>\nLearn more.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epson.com\/cgi-bin\/Store\/PrintAcademy\/pa_home.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out the Epson Print Academy here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaldog.net\/tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out Andrew Rodney&#8217;s Color Management here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/johnpaulcapon-20?node=86&amp;page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Andrew&#8217;s book Color Management for Photographers here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/downloads\/technique\/technique.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out my Color Management downloads here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/store\/DVD_SixSimpleSteps.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out my DVD 6 Simple Steps to Good Color Management here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out my Fine Digital Print Workshops series here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Epson Print Academy Andrew Rodney uses many great metaphors to explain a complex subject &#8211; color managment. 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