Re: Closed Loop Color?
Re: Closed Loop Color?
- Subject: Re: Closed Loop Color?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:07:40 EST
In a message dated 10/30/01 10:15:48 AM, email@hidden writes:
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I remember hearing the term "Closed Loop Color" years ago. I'm just curious
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if others think this term has any application in a color managed
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environment?
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I'd tend to shy away from it because it implies a "non-standard" workflow
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that can't share with other workflows.
Closed loop color is still the right description. It usually is applied to
methods where instead of setting your monitor to be accurate, you
intentionally misadjust it until it resembles final printed output, so that
it can be used to predict future output for this same device. The limitations
of this system become quickly apparent:
* You can't use the same monitor for "emulation" of different devices, unless
you have a method of saving several mis-settings.
* You can't trust what you see on the screen for any type of universal
correctness... only a rough match to one device.
* You can't mess up your monitor to match both a scanner and a printer,
making throughflows difficult.
* You have no way to repurpose a file except to change the monitor settings,
and recorrect (actually that is re-mis-correct) the images.
* There are problems dealing with images that are to be placed in layout
applications.
* Proofing your files to a different device in advance of final printing is
made unduely complicated.
* You can't take advantage of many of the powerful new features of Photoshop
6, you can't change output device choices at the push of a button, you can't
send files out for prints when desired...and when someone finally takes
notice of yoru work, and wants to put it in a book or calendar etc... you
have no way to properly control the color of the file.
I could go on, but I think you get the idea.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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