Re: Quark 5 CMS
Re: Quark 5 CMS
- Subject: Re: Quark 5 CMS
- From: Dave Gaudet <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 15:19:01 -0400
on 7/10/02 6:23 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
>
Acrobat doesn't give you any control over rendering intents on a
>
per image basis. Actually the only rendering intent you can get out of it
>
by default is relative colorimetric with black point compensation on. For
>
proofing, this is not ideal (the black point compensation being on is
>
more of a problem than the lack of white simulation, although the option
>
for white simulation would be nice too).
While it is true that Distiller 5 doesn't give you the ability to assign
intents on a per image or per vector element basis, v.5 doesn't restrict you
to a relative colorimetric intent for everything. Indeed you can pick the
intent in Distiller, but on the downside it applies it that intent to
*everything* unilaterally. I would assume, maybe incorrectly, that since
Distiller lets you spec a rendering intent, Acrobat will respect it when you
ask it to make the conversion when you print. Also, when printing out of
Acrobat 5, you can toggle the black point compensation off for proofing.
>
There are so many pitfalls of color management and PDF right now it's not
>
even funny.
I've run into several of these (mostly from a limitation standpoint) but I'd
be curious to know what others have run into... I know that the PDF/X-3
spec has been released, and incorporated into some of better PDF preflight
tools. Many of my clients are inquiring about delivering PDFs to their pubs
as an alternative to application files or TIFF/IT-P1. If (while properly
using ICC profiles) they can get reasonably accurate color on their "desktop
proofers" from color managed PDF/X-3 files *and* deliver the same to the
pubs, then it seems to me that puts them ahead of the game.
>
Realistically, you need something like iQueue 140 from Gretag
>
Macbeth, or a prepress system capable of accepting PDF, and properly
>
using ICC profiles to generate proofs.
I definitely agree, but Acrobat, along with PitStop Pro or CrackerJack, is a
very cost-effective alternative for the smaller firms who are just looking
for a "reasonably close" proof, and who aren't willing to commit the
resources necessary to meet true prepress standards. A guy I used to work
with had a saying about our prepress clients which I have found to be very
true: "Happiness is a relative term, measured in dollars."
Best,
Dave Gaudet
PixelGlow Studios
_______________________________________________
colorsync-users mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/colorsync-users
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.