Re: MultiProfiler question
Re: MultiProfiler question
- Subject: Re: MultiProfiler question
- From: Andrew Rodney <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:18 -0600
On Jul 25, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Rich Wagner wrote:
> What RGB profile "roughly simulates high quality offset printing (e.g., the "GRACoL2009" they refer to)?
Good question. And does Blurb even produce output that conforms to this?
> Why not use Photoshop (even an older version) and the correct profile to soft-proof the images?
IF and when Blurb actually supplies an output profile for the book printing conditions, that would be the way to go. Better if they told us what rendering intent they force on the conversions and if BPC is used or not.
This is a bit like many consumer RGB lab workflows where you’re told you have to supply documents in sRGB but to make you feel like the lab is color management aware, they will send you a profile to soft proof you can’t use anywhere else. Nor do we know if the profile even reflects the print conditions. I’d prefer if labs like this would just stick to novice, non color management practices and just force you to send them sRGB and skip the silly soft proof exercises. Or better, just implement a true color management workflow as many labs do; supply the actual output profile(s), let you use it to convert your data as you please and post edit that data if you desire.
> Using LR seems like trying to eat soup with a fork...
Yup. But this isn’t really their fault in it is an RGB engine and probably always will be. Should they allow CMYK soft proofing but not allow the user to convert the data? What does it do when untagged CMYK is imported? We get another giant Photoshop-like Color Settings dialog. Messy. CMYK is Photoshop territory.
In terms of an RGB product and one that supports printing books, I think the Aperture folks did a better job in just forcing the issue of exporting RGB and not even going near CMYK soft proofing for their printing. Out of sight, out of mind.
Andrew Rodney
http://www.digitaldog.net/
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