RE: CMYK converter
RE: CMYK converter
- Subject: RE: CMYK converter
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:33:21 -0400
There used to be a time where, as a dedicated consultant, I'd set up
printers to systematically convert everything that came their door from
AdobeSWOPv2 to the CustomPressProfiles I'd make for them, and everybody was
happy with that approach since that sort of homogenized colors accross
presses. But I since found that AdobeSWOPv2 is inherently *yellow*, because
of its #5 groundwood coated descendence, I stopped doing that generalization
because I considered it short-changed clients : why force an otherwise fine
printing to systematically take on a yellow cast? These days, I try to match
the printing to the paper. I know it requires an advanced knowledge of the
paper the job is going over but it's the best I think I can do. It starts in
proofing. Each of the proof flavors I make for a client bears that indelible
"footprint" of the paper characteristics the job is going over. If the paper
is brighter and more neutral, or slightly bluish, or won't hold much shadow
details, like newsprint, then that's the treatment the job will receive on
my proofs. Now, there is nothing incompatible with this approach and wanting
to optimize the colors of an incoming job. That's why I consider so
important to know more about the profiles that were used to make a given
separation. From the point of view of the printer, this is not, I repeat,
this is not un-manageable. It does not take long for a client to get tired
with the kinds of color received from a printer. So what is the smart
printer to do? Ignore the client's needs for quality or progressively work
with them, to educate them about limits of color reproduction, good lighting
and good proofing? No, there lies the opportunity, in my view. Printers who
will know how to lock clients in, colorwise, will be the one that lead and
thrive long term.
Me and my big mouth...
/ Roger
> Perhaps, as long as the RGB files are properly tagged, and the US Web
> Coated
> (SWOP) v2 is a good match for whatever press conditions actually happen to
> be used on a specific job.
>
> Marco Ugolini
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