Re: Preserve Color Numbers - on a proof
Re: Preserve Color Numbers - on a proof
- Subject: Re: Preserve Color Numbers - on a proof
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 07:30:31 -0400
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So, to recap, checking the "Preserve Color Numbers" box does exactly the
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OPPOSITE of what you are stating, that is, it shows what the output will
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look like if you send the numbers of the source profile straight to the
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printing device WITHOUT first converting them to their visual equivalents in
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the printer's color profile (which conversion is the whole point of proofing
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to match the file's appearance on a correctly profiled monitor). It's a
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warning and a reminder, if you wish, or perhaps just a geek treat.
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At any rate, as you can see, it's not a trivial difference, and I hope it
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clarifies the task for you.
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In closing, as Andrew points out in his paper, "Preserve Color Numbers" can
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be checked only if BOTH the source and destination profiles are in the same
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color mode (both RGB or both CMYK). If not, it is dimmed and unselectable.
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Best wishes.
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Marco Ugolini
All "Preserve Color Numbers" do is a temporary Assign.
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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