Martin
I'd agree with Jason that it's definitely worth profiling the Pictro. ;-}
18/3/03 10:29 am martin beddall <mbeddall-at-dircon.co.uk> wrote
>I am trying to print out an image on a Fuji Pictrography printer which
>has an area of very bright red painted machinery in it. Either soft
>proofing or using profile preview shows much of this red out of gamut.
this is of course depending greatly upon the accuracy of the profile.
>I know the Fuji doesn't have the widest colour range but this seems
>pretty stark.
you're right, it doesn't, but perhaps you have an <unprintable> red. Careful
softproofing during image manipulation often helps avoid this happening.
Of course very saturated film can mean that you don't need to push saturation to
find problem colours.
Sometimes one can create an image which looks delicious on screen but find that
it's appearance or style is based upon unprintable colours [often unprintable in
any media]. It's not a great way to get repeat bookings and a very good reason
to have some idea of final repro destination.
>
>How do I adjust the image to print with at least some more of this red
>colour - it drains away otherwise?
I usually teach clients to softproof a copy & try adjusting with selective
colour tools.
Regards, NeilB
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