Color management Macintosh OSX and PC Windows
Color management Macintosh OSX and PC Windows
- Subject: Color management Macintosh OSX and PC Windows
- From: Steve Miller <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:57:18 -0500
- Thread-topic: Color management Macintosh OSX and PC Windows
Does anyone know of any studies conducted regarding prepress/color
management on Mac vs. PC? With data to back it up.
Our IT dept. is requesting we switch to all PC computer workstations for all
prepress (80 computers). My intention is not to start a PC vs. Mac war. I
would like to know what are the pro's and cons of using a PC for color
management and prepress.
I've been using Macs since 1988 and have a biased opinion. If someone could
point me in the direction of where I can find unbiased information on this
subject, it would be greatly appreciated.
I need to know what would happen to our color management if they came in and
pulled our Macs and replaced them with PCs.
Thanks,
Steve Miller
Norwood Publishing
On 6/17/08 9:11 AM, "email@hidden"
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> 1. AM/FM screens (Dan Wilson)
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> 5, Issue 209) (Roger Breton)
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> already ! (edmund ronald)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:26:06 +0100
> From: Dan Wilson <email@hidden>
> Subject: AM/FM screens
> To: <email@hidden>
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> Hi List/Lee,
>
> I don't know which G7 people you have been talking to, but the Solid Ink
> Density G7 targets is the same as that which you target in a TVI
> calibration.
>
> I cannot think of any reason to change from target density if you are
> producing an ISO quality product.
>
> Maybe you need to look over the "G7 How To" from www.gracol.org again to
> update and really understand the process.
>
> Using FM plates exposed on the same calibration curve used to expose AM
> plates will not work. Simply reducing the density would not achieve anything
> near a desirable result using either TVI or NPDC (Near Neutral Print Density
> Curve). It would probably be solid from 60% up.
>
> You need to have one calibration set for AM and a different calibration set
> for FM printing.
>
> Google up 'John Lind' and 'GATF'. Some years ago John did an excellent
> research project on web presses running conventional and stochastic
> screening. He documents reduced in usage, the $ gains and explains the
> reasons.
>
> Another handy explanation of stochastic and ink usage that I like can be
> found at:
>
> http://www.bsink.com/tech/StochasticScreening.pdf
>
> Hope this helps clear some confusion - or am I just adding a sort of
> stochastic "edge interference" to the discussion.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Dan Wilson
> Managing Director
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