Re: Rel vs Abs proofs
Re: Rel vs Abs proofs
- Subject: Re: Rel vs Abs proofs
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:59:58 -0400
> why would you provide your client with a proof
> exhibiting a degree of contrast that is higher than what can be matched on
> press?
>
> Marco Ugolini
Yeah, why?
It think it boils down to a lot of irrational expectations and ignorance on
the part of many folks involved in the printing food chain, like salesmen,
buyers and designers. I agree, as Terry pointed out and Rick Gordon too,
that having the best of both world may make a lot of people happy (abs for
color throughout most of the tone range except in the pure whites). But
that's yielding to the same irrational view on what a proof ought to be. For
years, Dupont Waterproofs were made on the exact stock the jobs were ran on.
Did people complained then? No. But now that inkjet printers are the norm,
there is this uneasyness with "paper simulation" as though it was something
wrong by definition, something to be avoided at all costs -- litteraly.
I recognize that for those who must prepare jobs for unknown printing
conditions, AbsCol proofs are hard to justify. But for those who know
exactly where things are going, I don't see RelCol as defendable,
particularely when it is known very well that the job is going to a number 5
SWOP grayish/yellowish coated paper, where, shall we say, 80% of all
magazine printing in the US is going?
Clients don't want to know the truth about the faith of their colors. They
would rather cling irrationally to an idealistic proof, knowing damn well
that it will not be matched in some unpredictable way on press, than be told
the truth, upfront, about what to expect, realistically.
Crazy world.
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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