Re: Profile Names (was: FOGRA39 released)
Re: Profile Names (was: FOGRA39 released)
- Subject: Re: Profile Names (was: FOGRA39 released)
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:34:05 EST
In a message dated 04/01/2007 12:08:56 GMT Standard Time,
email@hidden writes:
> On
the contrary, there is.
> Fogra 39 data (as well as Fogra 27 did)
reflects a dot gain typical of
> film-based workflow with positive
film and plates. That's what's
> "European" about it.
> A US-based
printer working with film (typically negative), will have a
> hard time
matching it.
>
> ISO 12647-2 proposes dot gain curves (or rather,
a correction) for
> negative film/plate conditions too. What would
prevent anyone to build
> an ISO 12647 based dataset and profile for
negative film condition,
> and then publish the profile as being 'ISO
Coated' ? it would be the
> negative-film flavor of ISO Coated, as ISO
as the positive-film flavor
> one.
>
> talk about
confusion!!
>
> -- Roberto Michelena
And add to that the
fact that, on CTPs, the plates are imaged "positively".
So, the distinction
between a negative or positive workflow does not
exist
anymore.
Regards,
Roger Breton | Laval,
Canada |
email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
Dont you think that we should all except that the "old positive world"
likes to see images that are not so saturated in colour than the "old negative
world" - once we except that its just a matter of taste - then we can move
forward -
Peter Arnel
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