Mamiya ZD Back User Manual

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96Digital TerminologyChannelThe image’s color component. On a “Curve/histogram” screen, there arefour channels, “RGB”, “R-ch (red)”, “G-ch (green)”, “B-ch (blue)”, and thecomponent distribution in each channel can be adjusted.CMSAbbreviation for “Color Management System”. Refer to “Color managementsystem”.CMYKA method of expressing color. By changing the mix ratio of Cyan (C), Ma-genta (M), Yellow (Y), and Black (K), all colors can be expressed.It is a method originally used in color printing.Theoretically is possible to express every color using only the three primarycolors, CMY, however black is added to the three primary colors in order tofacilitate clean printing of the color black.CMY are complimentary colors to RGB, and CMY is known as a subtractivecolor mixture method, as opposed to RGB, which is known as an additivecolor mixture method.Color management systemA system for correcting any discrepancy in the color space depending on theoutput device and ensuring the same color is reproduced for the same data.Typical examples are Macintosh’s “ColorSync” and Windows’ “ICM”.Color spaceThis refers to the area where color can be displayed. Color space variesdepending on the output device. To match the colors from input through tooutput it is necessary to correct and manage the different color spaces ofeach device and then match the colors reproduced (color management).