Re: colorsync-users digest, Vol 2 #49 - 15 msgs
Re: colorsync-users digest, Vol 2 #49 - 15 msgs
- Subject: Re: colorsync-users digest, Vol 2 #49 - 15 msgs
- From: "joe borne" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:37:39 -0500
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>I like this idea and would much rather have one Mac handle it all,
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>but I can't find any information on Prooflink, and I'm still at a
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>loss to find other Mac-based RIPs. Who makes Prooflink and what is
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>their Web address? And Praxisoft's site doesn't list the Epson 5000
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>as a supported device for their Mach I.
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>How much value do you think ICC Autoflow adds to the mix? Do you
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>think it does a better job with spot and Vector colors than a RIP by
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>itself, even without Vector Pro? Or is this redundant as well?
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ProofInk can be found at email@hidden, or www.storm.de
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ICC AutoFlow is redundant with a good proofing RIP that does effective cross
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profile proofing, except that its spot color might still be an improvement
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with some packages. Basicly ICC AutoFlow adds to a low cost RIP the kind of
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features a good one already has. And if you are paying by the machine for a
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low cost RIP like PressReady, plus AutoFlow to manage it, then it doesn't
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take too many seats before it is more effective to use a good color managed
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RIP instead, since it can reside on the server, and not require numerous
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copies.
Although I agree with the idea of adding ICC Autoflow to a low end RIP like
PressReady, I disagree about it being redundant in a high end RIP
environment.
What ICC Autoflow does very well (aside from being the best at spot color,
when ganged with VectorPro) is element independent adjustments. What does
this mean? Well, it means that elements on the same page my require
different source profiles and rendering intents. You don't want your bitmap
RGB elements being treated as if they had the same source as your CMYK
Illustrator art. ICC Autoflow goes through the postscript of the file,
utilizes tagged source profiles if they are there, then uses pre-defined
sources on untagged ones. Every element on a page is treated separately in
order to get the best results.
Many so-called high end Rip's use a single source profile for an entire job.
A few use separate RGB and CMYK ones, but no one has settings for CMYK
vector, then RGB vector, RGB bitmap, then CMYK bitmap, with the ability to
define separate rendering intents for each. Cross-rendering and simulations
are also usually not available options. The Mach1 RIP from Praxisoft
essentially has Autoflow built into it. I have been testing it, and when it
is released it will be pretty unbeatable for quality (IMHO). I do believe
the 5000 will be supported, if not in version 1.0 then by spring.
I have personally put Autoflow in front of Rip's from Harlequin, Wasatch,
PosterShop and others and seen dramatic improvements over their built-in
CMS.
--
Joe Borne
Color & Graphic Technology Consultant
(859) 282-0393
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