Re: Who does the seperations?
Re: Who does the seperations?
- Subject: Re: Who does the seperations?
- From: Bob Marchant <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 22:58:58 +0000
On 4 Jan 2007, at 18:36, Andrew Rodney wrote:
On 1/4/07 10:16 AM, "Martin Orpen" wrote:
But we've got different RIPs, spectros and software to help us
achieve
this. I don't see many people making that kind of investment.
If it's as important as dropping $5K on a DSLR, photographers will
do it.
Considering the potential profit center for the business savvy
photographer,
it's not a lot of money.
Hi Andrew.
Got to agree with you . And $5k on a DSLR is small fry to the $45 K
we are spending on high end digital backs. So there are plenty of
photographers who have invested heavily in proofing devices and CM
hardware and software. Some choose to outsource the calibration/
linearisation etc on a contract basis , some choose to go the extra
mile and do this themselves . Profiling an 7 or 8 colour Epson when
using a RIP is of course not for the feint hearted , but as you
obviously know , by biting the bullet and building your own profiles
you can as you say considerably increase your profit . Even just the
provision of supplying ISO certifiable proofs on a regular basis is
well worthwhile financially , in addition to the confidence it
instils in clients.
Education is a
bigger issue
Exactly.
When I build output profiles for print, I build a family of GCR
settings to
be used based on the image.
.
We do the same. Works a treat on the wide range of images we produce.
The hardest part is
getting the damn output profile
Or even a clue as the printing conditions.
Even better, printers and shops that actually conform to well
established
print standards
It's becoming more popular here in the UK . Not I believe always
entirely driven by altruism , but by pressure from clients and by the
final realisation that there are savings / profits to be made in the
process.
The points being made about experience of ink on paper do of course
have their relevance , but a lot else of what has been said concerns
the old workflow of producing films from photographic originals , and
about the fine art of CMYK scanning of RGB originals. The advent of
digital photography has of course moved the old goal posts somewhat.
What's important now is to try and remember that we're all meant to
be on the same side and moving forward with the new(ish!) technology
and sharing our collective past experiences for the common good . At
least that would mean that some of us could come down from the trees
and walk upright for the first time <BG> .
Regards,
Bob Marchant.
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