Abstract: In the printing process, what we are most concerned about is the stability and consistency of color reproduction. We hope production of color and processing of different stages in different devices is shown stablely. As the editing of images will be finished by different applications and devices, and the performance and the color theory of various device and color gamut are different, so the process requires a standard for unified management of color. The final printing product without a color management during workflow is unpredictable. It takes a lot of time to adjust constantly. Goal of color management is make the copy editing process to be standardable, so that the color from scan and print processing to final sheet could be relatively consistent.
The issue is a research about the role of color management in the printing process and do a writing to review the characteristics of color management. Based on book knowledge reviewing the color management and related concepts to understand the basic concepts. On the current color management in the printing business easily for the use of a summary of color printing in order to understand the popularity of the applications in Chinese packaging printing. Take an overview of the role of color management to indicate the need for color management. Some of the lack of color management are made some suggestions in this article, and make an outlook for its future development.
Keywords：color management; printing; color conversion; screen proofing
