Re: printing color targets in InDesign CS3
Re: printing color targets in InDesign CS3
- Subject: Re: printing color targets in InDesign CS3
- From: Joseph Yates <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:00:18 -1000
The "composite leave unchanged" is grayed out in InDesign CS3 when you have
an RGB printer selected.
Select a CMYK (or PDF) printer and the ³Composite leave Unchanged² becomes
enabled.
Joseph Yates
Maui, Hawaii
> Doyle, thank you!
>
> If Marco can help me solve why the "composite leave unchanged" is grayed out
> in my driver in his workflow it will be interesting to see how similar the
> resulting profiles are which are built in these very different ways.
> Presumably they'll be the same?
>
> Thanks again
> Eric
>
>
>
>> > From: Doyle Yoder <email@hidden>
>> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:43:20 -0500
>> > To: <email@hidden>
>> > Subject: Re: printing color targets in InDesign CS3
>> >
>> > Ok there seems to be a lot of confusion here. Yes in an RGB print
>> > flow IDCS3 prints different than PDCS3. And there is also a
>> > difference when printing from IDCS3 between running on a PPC or Intel
>> > chip.
>> >
>> > Ok here is the procedure for printing a proper color target for
>> > profiling an RGB inkjet printer.
>> >
>> > In IDCS3 under color settings set it to "Emulate Adobe InDesign 2.0
>> > CMS Off"
>> >
>> > Create new document for placing Profilemaker or other target into.
>> >
>> > Set Transparency Blend Space to RGB.
>> >
>> > Place Profilemaker Target (RGB target). A larger patch target will
>> > generally be more accurate. I used to use the TC9.18 RGB i1.pdf
>> > target but lately I think I am getting better profiles using Bill
>> > Atkinson's targets.
>> >
>> > Go to print. You will not be able to set any Color-management setting
>> > in the ID's print dialog which is the way it should be.
>> >
>> > Output setting should be RGB Composite.
>> >
>> > Now open Printer driver dialog. The most important thing is to turn
>> > color management in the printer driver.
>> >
>> > Now set your paper setting and other parameters in the print driver.
>> >
>> > Save these settings. This also very important because when you print
>> > with IDCS3 doing the color management you need to use the exact same
>> > printer driver settings as when you printed the profile target.
>> >
>> > Ok the printer driver setting, and back in the ID print dialog hit
>> > print.
>> >
>> >
>> > Later when you are printing with ID (for photos) make sure the
>> > assigned profile for for the ID doc matches what are the assigned
>> > profiles for the photos.
>> >
>> > Doyle
>
>
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