In message Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Bob Marchant writes snip
Quite right Richard , especially in the yellows....that's why I said 'qualified' judgements. We always look at the numbers too.
Dear Bob
Not wishing to be a 'nit picker' but my comments were based on the complete paragraph and the final sentence which prompted me to respond. Some people here could be excused for thinking that given a good monitor/setup, they really should be expecting to get to final proof, matching press output in one. Possible but unlikely, because that assumes the first proof is going to be spot on, and screen images always have a different appearance to contract proof/press run. Yes I know we get used to this and attempt to make the mental leap. Yes 'qualified' could apply but I suggest all of this rather depends on many factors, but it's a good target to aim for unless you are a printer or repro. house<BG>
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The point is that your monitor becomes your lightbox. You can make qualified judgements on density/dynamic range/colour and soft proof on the fly. You can get your proofs right first time.
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Working with the fine art company has been fascinating . We're hoping to incorporate the results of the research into the forthcoming Pic4Press standards. The resulting profiles will be placed in the public domain.
That should be interesting. Will you be including some details to say on what basis these profiles were arrived at, so it is possible to determine how appropriate these would be for a particular print situation others may come across?
This week saw the completion of a critical colour job for a world respected name in the china world. This was from drum scanning, >through CMYK conversion, corrections and on to 'contract proofs'. I would not have dared to just rely on soft proofing to ensure that every colour was being reproduced as correctly as possible and in the proper relationship.
Just had a similar experience ourselves where we measured the product with a spectro and used the numbers to check final corrections .
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In most cases , the visual judgements made on screen were amazingly accurate , and even on those that showed some anomalies we gained a great deal of time by using visual adjustments first .......
And to think that in the print world this way of working is the exception rather than the rule! I could tell a story that would demonstrate the crass stupidity of one particular print company in this regard, but will leave that to another time perhaps!
Cheers
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