ICC Profiles Tutorial

  What is an ICC profile?

  ICC profiles help you to get the correct color reproduction when your input PDFs converts into image formats. They define the relationship between the PDF's color space and a standard color space defined by ICC and based on a measurement system defined internationally by CIE. Thus, if you have a profile for the conversion, the fact that they refer to a standard color space lets you combine them so that you obtain the correct color as you get images from PDF and print or display them.
  Exmaple: Source PDF with CMYK colorspace conversion to JPEG format with RGB colorspace.

  What is the "icc" extension?

  The .icc suffix was originated by Apple and Windows uses .icm.

  Is there an application for reading ICC profiles?

  On color.org web-site there is a free profile inspector for reading the content of the tags for PC profiles.

  How do I make ICC profiles?

  The main requirement is a software application that will generate profiles from measurement data. For output profiles, you also need a measurement instrument to measure your prints or display. For more details, see making profiles.