Re: CMYK is CMYK is CMYK
Re: CMYK is CMYK is CMYK
- Subject: Re: CMYK is CMYK is CMYK
- From: Klaus Karcher <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:14:59 +0100
Hi Anthony,
I abandoned "preaching" the advantages of colormanagement and
standardization to clients or suppliers who insist to ignore them.
When a printer isn't able to characterize his print process, I send him
a PDF/X with my "best guess" as output intent together with a
contract proof of the same file and a reference to the MediaStandard
Print (<http://www.bvdm-online.de/Aktuelles/Downloads.php>)
It's up to him to complain and ask for different data when he can't get
close to my proof *before* he sends me crappy results. If he still
ignores it and sends me crap, he simply doesn't get paid.
I don't know the Vutek 5300, but I'm in the awkward situation to be
responsible for the colormanagement of an other solvent LFP printer (Océ
CS6060). I know that the gamut on most vinyl media is excelent, but the
beast is really hard to keep under control: the inks and several media
are *very* susceptible to metamerism failures, the device is highly
sensitive to temerature, air draft and who knows what else (maybe the
phase of the moon? ;-) For several materials we are dependent on the
profiles of the manufacturers (e.g. when they are too textured to be
measured by us). Charge variations of the media are huge and the
linearization tool of the rip is unreliable. So we also need a horde of
"dedicated, professional graphic artists" to keep the results acceptable
for the customer (and our own high quality standards) -- and to be
honest: what we do is often rather tweaking and arranging than what I
would call "colormanagement" typically.
Nevertheless: we are responsible to satisfy our customer's demands and
also responsible to advise him of potential problems *before* we accept
an order.
Klaus
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