HP RIP Software - HP RIP Software User Guide

Color Management Overview 4-7
In the ICC workflow, the profile is applied at the user workstation by the
application program.
The ICC specification provides three basic profile types:
• Input profiles, associated with input devices such as scanners
• Display profiles, associated with display devices such as monitors
• Output profiles, associated with output devices such as printers
The ICC (.ICM) output profile is copied to the user’s workstation, where
it is used by applications that support ICC profiles. The user’s applica-
tion sends color-corrected output to the RIP. In this case, no color cor-
rection is performed at the RIP (although calibration/linearization is still
performed on the RIP).
For further information about input and display profiles, refer to the doc-
umentation that accompanies your input and display hardware.
Fig. 4-3. ICC profiles are applied at the
start of the workflow, prior to reaching the RIP