Re:RIPs that support Device Link Profiles
Re:RIPs that support Device Link Profiles
- Subject: Re:RIPs that support Device Link Profiles
- From: Dan Reid <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 16:39:13 -0700
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:42:08 -0500, "Tom Ashe" <email@hidden> wrote:
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The "child" profile you are describing is a device link profile, which
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converts directly from press (or the device to be simulated) CMYK to output
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printer CMYK, without going through a profile connection space. This allows
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for more control over these conversions and preservation of 100% black (i.e..
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text). Device link profiles can be created in MonacoPROFILER. The next
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issue is how to apply these profiles. Most RIP's don't take them. Does
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anyone know which RIP's will take device link profiles?
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Cheers,
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Tom
Most of the Scitex (CreoScitex) RIP products support DL profiles. Even the
Mac iProof RIP (not the product from iProof systems) support DL profiles.
A better approach is to use a color server product in front of RIP as you
have figured out that most RIPs don't support DL profiles IF they support
ICC profiles at all. Gretag iQue supports DL profiles. I have used this
solution successively for shops *that don't want to convert files nor tag
them* With a DL profile you can send in CMYK file untagged and get out a
darn good color match to your press or proofer while preserving the black
plate generation of the orig CMYK file. If I remember correctly
MonacoProfiler does a rich black or hue managed simulation instead of
strictly retaining the black plate generation of the original file.
Note, DL profiles can be more than two profiles combined. MonacoProfiler
supports two profiles combinations which is fine for the majority of
situations.
--
Dan B. Reid
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