Magic Indesign PDF
Magic Indesign PDF
- Subject: Magic Indesign PDF
- From: Remko Bleumink <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:30:58 +0200
I9d like to post a question to the list,
As a small business I print model setcards on two digital presses, one
QuickMaster DI from Heidelberg and one Indigo Platinum. I use ColorSync
press specific profiles for color control.
Recently I9ve started experimenting with PDF workflows. Results then where
disappointing, mostly I got confused in the many varieties of PDF making.
The real9 QuarkXpress press results always where better: more color- and
contrast-depth.
Now, with Indesign 2.0, making a PDF is the-way-you-would-want-it.
Understandable and fast. Now here9s the puzzle; Printing on the
Indigo-Platinum straight from Indesign with an ICC-press profile compared to
Euroscale.v2, the press specific profile is much better, more fitting9, no
surprise there. Comparing this output to the PDF output (exported from
Indesign, press optimized [leave color unchanged] and no inclusion of the cc
profiles), the press-specific conversion stays identical (hallelujah) but
the euroscale.v2 conversion gains dramatically in quality, leaving the
specific one behind: color-and contrast-depth are even better, matching very
closely the original RGB file!
I9m happy but puzzled; a generic profile is suddenly more press specific
than the specific one, on a press that -to my believes- needs specific
profiling! Could the PDF conversion be responsible or does the Indigo RIP
interfere? Who9s the magician here?
With compliments to the list,
Remko Bleumink
DeepTone
Amsterdam
E: email@hidden
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