Which option is not part of a color-managed workflow?

• A. Randomly switching color spaces between sessions.
• B. Embedding ICC profiles.
• C. Soft-proofing for outputs.
• D. Calibrating monitors.

Answer: (A)

Color-managed workflows strive for consistent color across devices by using ICC profiles, calibrated displays, and accurate previews. Embedding ICC profiles into images ensures color data carries the information about how to interpret it on different devices, so software and printers render colors in a predictable way. Soft-proofing provides a realistic on-screen preview of how an image will look on the final output, letting you adjust before printing or publishing. Calibrating monitors aligns the display with a standard reference, so what you see on screen matches the intended colors in the final result. Randomly switching color spaces between sessions disrupts this consistency by changing how colors are interpreted and rendered, leading to unpredictable and mismatched results. That kind of switching isn’t part of a color-managed workflow, while embedding profiles, soft-proofing, and monitor calibration are.