Photoshop 6 and proofing
Photoshop 6 and proofing
- Subject: Photoshop 6 and proofing
- From: Steve Upton <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 23:41:02 -0800
There has been a fair amount explored and written about PS 6 and
color management. Part of the issue which seems to not have been
covered too heavily yet is printing.
Overall I really like PS 6. It is very nice to train people on the
theory of color management and then use PS 6 to demonstrate it.
Finally a version that implements color a lot like the concepts
behind it.
The problem I am having with a particular client is that of proofing.
In this particular case we had a pressCMYK file and were viewing it
through a good Waterproof profile. All fine. In 5 if I wanted to
proof it to his Epson 5000 then I would convert using profile to
profile with the abscol intent. Printing from there would give me
satisfactory results.
I thought I understood the purpose of the proofing space but perhaps
I am missing something. Instead of the manual conversion prior to
printing, the printer driver allows me to select the proofing space
when printing. Seems good overall but I am not getting the color
results I want. I tried several different combinations until finally
I used the "convert to profile" command from my Waterproof to the
E5000 profile using abs col and then did not bother with the proofing
space. This resulted in a good print. As a result I am pretty sure
that my profile integrity is good so what can it be? Am I missing the
point and using the proofing stuff inappropriately?
And while I'm at it, what exactly is the purpose of the "paper white"
check box in the proofer setup? I can choose Relative Colorimetric
with the "paper white" selected or I can choose Absolute
Colorimetric. My understanding is that Abs col is in fact rel col
with paper white so why is Adobe allowing this additional choice?
Regards,
Steve Upton
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