Re: Profile to profile conversions
Re: Profile to profile conversions
- Subject: Re: Profile to profile conversions
- From: "Peter Merck" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 19:38:13 -0400
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Hi all
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lets say i have a customer CMYK file with an embeded profile and they
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supplied a proof that they want me to match on my proofing device.so i
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convert to my profile and everything looks great except the black only
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shadow that existed in the original file is now a cmy shadow.should i be
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converting to my custom CMYK ?the profile thats enbedded has a high amount
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of GCR and our press department doesnt like GCR.our custom profiles are
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light GCR total ink around 360 sheetfed and 340 web.whats the correct way
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handle this ?if i dont convert the proofs look green.any suggestions ?
John
When converting from the embedded profile to yours, the file goes through
LAB then to your profile. Once in LAB that black only shadow will get
converted to 4c.
Hopefully there is an outline path for the object with the shadow. If
there is use it to make a path and copy the K only shadow to the clip board.
Create a new blank layer. Convert thte file to your profile. Paste the K
shadow onto the new layer in the K channel only. It'll ask you if you want
to convert or not. Don't convert. Flatten image. You might have to paste
the K shadow through a mask so as not to block out the main object.
Hope this helps and I'm sure there are other ways to get there, but I'm just
palying with a made up gradation file at home.
Why does the customer want your proof to match their proof? If it's 4c
already it should be ready to go. If their proofer is so out of
(color)sync, then you'll just be chasing you tail trying to match it.