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It is your full responsibility to ensure that the colors used in your file(s) are what you would like to be printed so it is necessary that you review your edited images with our printer profile and calibrated monitor to verify approximate desired color accuracy and consistency.
Questions on color?
Watch online tutorial to get them answered.
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 Monitors and Monitor Calibration
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Monitor Recommendations
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EIZO Color Edge
Recommended for most accurate color reproduction.
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EIZO FlexScan
Recommended as a more economical option.
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Calibration Devices and Recommendations
To accurately adjust your monitor, a hardware monitor calibration device is necessary. These devices are available for purchase from most professional photography and computer software retailers.
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Spyder3 Elite
We recommend the Spyder3 Elite for its advanced white point setting option.
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Eye-one Display2
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Eizo EasyPix |
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 Color Profile and Soft Proofing
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To ensure that the colors you see on your monitor will closely match your printed book, it is essential to have the appropriate printer profile and a properly calibrated monitor.
- Download Printer Profile HERE
- Install color profile:
Windows:
Right-click the profile and select Install Profile.
Alternatively, copy the profiles into the WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color folder (for Windows XP) or the WINNT\system32\spool\drivers\color folder (for Windows 2000)
Mac:
Copy the profile into the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Profiles/Recommended folder.
Alternatively, copy profiles into the /Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder.
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It is important to calibrate your monitor frequently. You can do so by downloading the digital file that matches the image on our AsukaBook page samples. Then simply load the digital file into Photoshop®, use the proof preview method mentioned above, and you should see an approximation to what will be printed. This is a good indication of your monitor calibration.
If you do not have a matching AsukaBook page sample, please contact Customer Care to to request one be mailed to you.
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Soft Proofing in Photoshop®
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Please follow the steps below to soft proof your layouts. You can save this setup so that each spread you design may be soft proofed using AsukaBook's color profile. Generally when proofing, it should be very close to your original image; there should be limited noticeable change when you turn the profile on. Having a properly profiled monitor is key to a good color match. |
This process is for soft proofing your images on screen only. DO NOT SAVE YOUR FILES WITH THE SOFT PROOF SETTING APPLIED. In other words, when saving the files, simply keep them in sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces.
- Open Photoshop® go to View > Proof Setup.
- Select Custom
- In the Proof Setup window, Choose “asuka_v500_FVO_2010.icc” from the Profile menu.
- Choose “Perceptual” from the Intent menu.
- Turn “Use Black Point Compensation” on.
- Leave the other options off.
While turning the "Preview" option on and off, you may see slight color changes as your monitor is now simulating what our printing device is capable of reproducing. Generally, this change is very slight, and acceptable. If this is the case, you can proceed with sending your page layouts to AsukaBook without modification.
If the change is unacceptable, you can make color adjustments to your layouts, with the Preview still on, to compensate for what you are seeing on the screen.
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