Re: Printing Press Simulations from Acrobat
Re: Printing Press Simulations from Acrobat
- Subject: Re: Printing Press Simulations from Acrobat
- From: Scott Martin <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:54:08 -0500
Acrobat, as it turns out, is a lousy RIP with minimal color management capabilitties. RIPing your PDF in Photoshop and printing from there has been a long standing ‘fall back’ procedure that service bureaus and print vendors use when all else fails.
Scott Martin
www.on-sight.com
www.martinphoto.com
On Sep 30, 2014, at 6:57 AM, Louis Dina <email@hidden> wrote:
> I posted this previously in the adobe Acrobat Forum, but got no answer, so
> I thought I'd try here…
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> I created a CMYK file for press in InDesign CS6 (Mac OSX 10.8.5). I
> exported from ID to PDF using PDF/X-4. The output intent is Coated_GRACoL
> 2006 (ISO 12647-2:2004). The file checks out great in ID and Acrobat
> preflight and all is as it should be.
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> I wanted to print a hard copy press simulation on my Epson 3880 (custom RGB
> profiles, no RIP). I set up Acrobat Output Preview with the above profile,
> Simulate Paper Color and Simulate Overprinting. I left the Output Preview
> window open. Then I printed it from Acrobat X Pro (v10.1.12). I selected
> Advanced > Color Management with the following settings:
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> Acrobat Color Management
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> Chose my custom RGB Inkjet profile
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> I checked Apply Output Preview Settings
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> Then I printed the file. There are pure white elements in this design, and
> using a loupe, it is clear that no dots were laid down to simulate the
> paper color. It also appears that the print is darker than it should be, so
> I don't think it is simulating press blacks, but the deeper blacks I can
> achieve on my inkjet with a semigloss RC paper. I printed the same file
> from InDesign and it properly lays down dots in the pure white components
> and prints a less dense black. BTW, I chose to leave the Output Preview
> dialog box open in Acrobat, because a previous print from Acrobat also gave
> me pure whites. I thought perhaps you need to keep that dialog box open to
> retain the simulation settings, but open or closed, I got the same results.
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> Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what it is. Or, is
> Acrobat not working properly for printing press simulations?
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> Thanks,
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>
> Lou
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