paul stenquist wrote: >On Apr 7, 2010, at 6:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> By the way: Even though the book is being printed by Blurb again this >> year, I designed the whole thing in proper page layout software (Adobe >> InDesign) rather than the dreadful Blurb "BookSmart" software. It made >> design and layout vastly easier while also giving many more options >> for overall design. Things like text flow between frames are worlds >> better. Editing and revising are a snap. Fewer headaches than last >> year, to put it mildly. >> >> The final pages are then exported as JPEGs and dropped into the Blurb >> software for uploading. Pretty cool. The only downside is that >> InDesign won't export JPEG files with embedded ICC profiles. Yes, in >> 2010 InDesign still won't embed ICC profiles in exported JPEGs (I'm >> assuming this will be fixed with CS5 this fall), so I had to add the >> ICC profiles in Photoshop. A quick Action automated the process. >> >> So we get a much better book design (IMHO) and easier workflow as >> well. Not a bad deal. >> >Sounds like you nailed it. Does Blurb provide the ICC profile for their >printing and paper? Can you use them in PhotoShop's Print Preview?
Yep. You can download their ICC profile and then "soft proof" in Photoshop. Though, interestingly, they don't provide a separate profile for "premium paper". Presumably it's reasonably close to the standard paper. As for whether I nailed it... we'll see in a couple of weeks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
