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Preparing photos for printing

HOW IT WORKS

WHETHER YOU’RE PRINTING photos on your inkjet, sending them to a photo printing service, or including them in a printed poster, or brochure, a few quick checks will help them look their best.

Color is handled well by default these days, from taking a picture with automatic white balance to sharing image files with embedded ICC color profiles. The best way to keep everything right is usually to leave it as it is. If you have a non–Apple display, its profile should be installed in ~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles, and selected in Apple > System Preferences

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