Re: Comments on re-assigning profiles
Re: Comments on re-assigning profiles
- Subject: Re: Comments on re-assigning profiles
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:38:55 -0500
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Given that the only practical occasion where one would want to
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"change" the profile would be if an incorrect profile was initially
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embedded, then this would indicate a problem earlier in the workflow that
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should be addressed.
There are still many services providers that open up and save CMYK drum
scans with Photoshop 5.x. Many of those providers are not even aware of
color management. So a lot of those images will be saved with the then
default "SWOP Coated 20%" which is based on Adobe's old color separating
technology. What does one do with all those images tagged as such?
Personally, I say retag them as US WebCoated SWOP v2 at the very least.
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Even if service providers are receiving work from
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unknown sources, tagging a profile onto un-tagged or incorrectly tagged
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images is really nothing short of educated guessing. Ideally the work should
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be re-scanned or re-shot and the correct profiles associated with the
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equipment and process should be embedded.
Personally, the work should not be systematically re-scanned or re-shot.
Re-assigning an alternative profile should be attempted first.
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I realize we do not all work in "ideal environments" where this can be
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easily managed, but breading this kind of thinking and operation into the
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industry that directly affects us will help ensure the effective growth of
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ICC technology.
Yes, anything that will heigthen the level of color-awareness in this
industry is welcome. Perhaps, people ought to think about tagging images
(CMYK at least) with a TR-004 type of 'standard' print condition profile? I
hear TR-004 by Gracol/CGATS is out but I have not had the chance to check
the www.ideallaiance.com web site lately.
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Another thought would be to enable the ability to see the history of an
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images' color management, so as to determine if a file has had profiles
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reassigned. Perhaps an ICC specifications insisting this information is
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embedded into an images independent metadata as it travels through color
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managed workflows/processes would make it easier to determine if the color
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data is accurate.
Yes, that's a thought. But I am not sure I'd go there.
Regards,
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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