Todd Shirley wrote:
As I'm sure most of you know, there is a (relatively) new specification for D50 viewing conditions: ISO 3664:2009 read more at http://www.idealliance.org/specifications/swop/
Any advice, stories or comments surrounding these issues would be greatly appreciated!
In principle the solution is simple - use the same stock for proofing as will be used for printing. Such an approach may not actually be be practical when the inks and printing process between proofing and printing are quite different. Locating a proofing stock with a similar level of FWA/OBE may be possible, although it raises the difficulty in locating a proofing stock quite a bit. Another solution direction would be to use a profiling system that takes into account the effects of the illuminant UV component and the different levels of FWA/OBE in the two stocks. X-Rite have such a solution and (ahem!) so does Argyll. Such things complicate the profiling though, and still necessitate locating appropriate proofing stock, although this should widen the margin a great deal. Graeme Gill.