Re: How to work with ColorSync unaware printers?
Re: How to work with ColorSync unaware printers?
- Subject: Re: How to work with ColorSync unaware printers?
- From: Ray Maxwell <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:45:16 -0800
Rich Apollo Wrote:
This is not at all fair to you or the printer. Without a proof I'm
afraid you can't take the printer to task. And the printer is probably
scratching his head wondering what you're so pissed about.
In all likelihood they generated a proof for the pressman to run
against. You might ask - if so you could compare to your final product.
If it's a match then you could profile the proofer for use with this
printer.
Rich,
Are you saying that there is no way to digitally specify or tolerance color?
Are you saying that there is no way to measure color via international
standards?
You suggest that the only way to know what color you are getting is to
send a proof. You must send a physical model.
Two hundred years ago the mechanical designers figured out how to
specify and tolerance machine parts so they could be manufactured in
large numbers. They agreed upon international standards for weights and
measures. This allowed devices to be manufactured in more than one
plant and use interchangeable parts.
Imagine if you ask someone to manufacture a machine part and you ask
them to send of model of the part so that you could be sure it was
right. Today almost every manufacturing process can be done by sending
digital files with tolerances and get a product back knowing it will be
right.
Why is this not possible with the printing industry in the year 2004?
Is every printing job a hand crafted, unrepeatable product without a
model or proof?
Is the science and process control technology not available for the
printing industry to accomplish this?
Ray Maxwell
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