Re: grayscale settings for offset printing
Re: grayscale settings for offset printing
- Subject: Re: grayscale settings for offset printing
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:14:27 -0500
Jim,
> If you wanted to use ICC profiles to profile a gray scale printer or a press
> you might want to consider using the Photoshop options for creating a
> grayscale profile.
>
> Use the following steps to create grayscale ICC profiles in Photoshop.
> 1. Create a 13-step test target file of patches with halftone values of 2%,
> 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, and 90%. This test
> target can created in Photoshop or in a page layout program. Then print them
> to your printer or if you are going to a press.
< snip >
> 3. In Photoshop, go to the Color Settings menu and select Working
> Spaces: Gray. Use the Gray pop-up menu and scroll to Custom Dot Gain.
In this case, this kind of profile is really a transfer function in ICC
sheepskin clothing. It does the job, however, no question.
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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