Hi Nick info-at-nickdunmur.com (Nick Dunmur)::14/8/04::9:57 pm:: GMT+0100 >It would seem that my knowledge and understanding is a little out of date! >Thanks Neil B and Richard K for bringing me up to date - my comments had >been made based on (now out-of -date) experience! You can't afford to stand >still in this area can you <BG>!
You certainly shouldn't chastise yourself for being away from the cutting edge. You have pictures to take and a living to earn. My business model is based upon providing information and solutions to my clients - information gained as a result of countless hours of research. So that photographers such as yourself do not all have to duplicate the same research. I went through the initial learning curve myself a few years back, trying to get a decent screen/print match, and I soon realised that keeping up with developments is a full time job. For example, I was invited to speak about workflow (mainly input issues) at the GATF colour conference last December in Arizona and whilst listening to the press / prepress guys there I learned that the US seems to be quite a way ahead of the UK in the adoption of printing to standards. Printing to standards is a great idea as a job can then go on any (well set up) press with similar results. Of course it commoditizes press services but it also means that make up time is reduced and client expectations are met more often (or so I'm told). I was recently voted onto the US <Colormanagement Group>, and, with the other 13 members I'm in the USA next month to spend a week on a press with Terry Wyse, Terry is said to be the top US press optimization guy. I'm really looking forward to finding out more about actual press adjustment and setup. If it seems apt I'll perhaps do a write up on the news page of my website. Regards, Neil Barstow :: Apple Solutions Expert :: colourmanagement.net Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management, custom profiling, training, seminars implementation :: WE RESELL :- Gretag+eyeOne :: basICColor Squid, Display etc. XRite. :: GTI viewing booths :: Epson :: Proofmaster RIP + ISO Proofing solutions www.colourmanagement.net/ :: www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
