An image and/or text printed by any means on any type of paper WITH OUT a color control scale or target scale or some system of measuring it, is just a .....
PRINT. (it's not a proof).
Prints look great on the office wall or above the fireplace.
Proofs look good under 5000k lights.
Greg
> Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:38:14 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > From: Kim > Subject: Re: CMYK proof control > To: email@hidden > Message-ID: > > <email@hidden> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Regarding a process control color strip...I consider them a 'must have' on a > proof if it were being supplied to me. There is no way to tell if the proof is > within a CMYK printing tolerance if you do not have one. I have been supplied a > digital image and a proof with no color bars and when I output the image to a > SWOP setup on our proofing device for magazine work, it does not even come > close. And too bad the advertising client signed off on the pho!
tographer > supplied proof (because it looked nice). We had to jump through hoops to get the > image to match close enough for the client to sign off again on another proof. > > The control strip gives one a fighting chance to understand something about the > proof and can than explain to the client if there needs to be additional charges > to 'match color'. Or maybe the charges should go back to the whoever supplied > the first proof. > > Best, > Kim Lathan > > > > > >Hi List, > > > >Just wondering if people who are producing their own CMYK proofs > >adding a proof control label? > >We have been using GMG colorproof RIP (which has been passed on > >certain papers for SWOP, Proof4Press, ECI and FOGRA certification), > >for the past couple of years. > > > >Up until now we just keep the calibrat!
ion up to date every week or > >so, but I started thinking a
bout measuring each proof and printing > >the label. > >Would the addition of the label add any more weight or value to the > >proof? > > > >Not really sure if it is necessary, but I do realise that magazines > >must be getting 'cmyk proofs' in from more and more photographers > >that may or may not be within tolerance limits..... > > > >Then again, with offset printing being so hit and miss, is it REALLY > >necessary to be within tight delta E tolerances? > > > > > >Any comments? > > > >Graeme > > > > > Authentic Earthlink WebMail from Kim
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