214Appendix Supplied Color ProfilesAppendix: Supplied ColorProfiles1. Standard RGB ProfilesSupplied in Capture NX1.1 Profiles with a Gamma Valueof 1.8 Apple RGB: NKApple.icm(Windows)/ Nikon Apple RGB4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh)This profile is used in desk-toppublishing applications and in AdobePhotoshop versions 4.0 or earlier, andis the typical RGB profile for Macintoshmonitors. The corresponding RGBsetting in Adobe Photoshop is “AppleRGB.” This profile is suitable forworking with images displayed on theMacintosh.ColorMatch RGB: MKCMatch.icm(Windows)/ Nikon ColorMatch RGB4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh)The ColorMatch profile is native toRadius PressView monitors. It has awider gamut than Apple RGB, with aparticularly wide area devoted to thereproduction of blues. The correspond-ing RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is“Color Match RGB.”1.2 Profiles with a Gamma Value of2.2 sRGB: NKsRGB.icm (Windows)/Nikon sRGB 4.0.0.3001 (Macintosh)This RGB profile is used in the major-ity of Windows monitors. It closelyresembles the RGB commonly used incolor television, and is also used in thedigital television broadcasting systemthat is on its way to becoming theindustry standard in the United Statesof America. Software and hardwaremanufacturers use it as a default colorprofile and guarantee operation when itis used. It is also on its way to becom-ing the standard for images on theweb. This profile is suited to users whoplan to use their digital images “asis,” without editing or printing them.It however suffers from the drawbackof a narrow gamut with a limited areaavailable for reproducing blues. Thecorresponding RGB setting in AdobePhotoshop 5.0 and 5.5 is “sRGB,”the corresponding setting in AdobePhotoshop 6.0 “sRGB IWC61966-2.1.”Bruce RGB: NKBruce.icm(Windows)/ Nikon Bruce RGB4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh)This color profile attempts to expand onthe ColorMatch RGB gamut by defining
