Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 207 GCR
Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 207 GCR
- Subject: Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 207 GCR
- From: Henk Gianotten <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:01:05 +0200
Hi Roger,
I agree with your observations regarding AM/FM.
I think, however, that the shops you mentioned (wrong inks, wrong
or no-process control) will have the suicide problems you mention.
FM requires good plates and the right color separations.
Printers without some knowledge to print those harmonized files
with substantial amounts of GCR will have problems anyway.
Designers will experience the advantages of the proofing systems
that match ISO 12647-7. They will (after a while) learn how to
create proper print-ready PDF files.
Would you expect that they will prepare to kinds of files?
One quality for good printers and one for bad printers?
Right now, that happens.
Some designers create files with high TAC and no GCR.
Printers use DVL to convert these files to harmonized files.
After a while the designer will learn how to prepare the right files and
insist on an optimized process with proper goals.
If that happens, the printer you mention will be in big trouble.
Regads,
Henk
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At 10:01 15-6-2008 -0400, Roger Breton wrote:
Hi Henk,
(snip)
Besides, hasn't it been said that GCR affords less color control on press
than UCR? I understand for those presses that are fine tuned to a certain
print condition, that have an incredible hit rate in terms of being able to
match the proof, that GCR may help without hindering the press color
control, because it does not need all that color control if it's able to hit
the proof very well. But for those shops that don't use an exacting setup,
inks a little too far from ISO tolerances, and that are given wide proofs
variability, I think GCR would be a suicide.
So, my verdict it, yes, I think it's possible, to some extent, but the right
conditions better be in place before jumping into it.
BTW, as far as ink savings is concerned, just switching from AM to FM
screening automatically affords the printer double digit ink savings.
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