On 24 Mar 2003 at 4:38, Bob Croxford composed: > > I thought a soft proof was the image on a monitor. Surely if you > > make a tangible print on a piece of paper this stops being a soft > > proof and becomes an actual proof? > > > > I'm also confused over the "sent to the RIP in RGB, of course." If > > it is a proof to show a client's or your own litho printer surely > > that only has any value if it is from the final CMYK file.
Dear Bob, I will make it a bit clearer, or try anyway. I produce fine art prints sometimes known as gicl�es (apologies to the French) on a Colorspan 52" Esprit printer. (See the site in my signature for further details) I use an 11 colour inkset (CccMmmYKkkk). The files that go to this printer are to be the final prints, and are not to be output to an offset printer. The proof that I would use as a soft proof profile (if I did it that way, though I don't) would be made by printing the target, making a profile (to be used for printing the files with). I would take this same target file, embed this profile that I just made and send to the printer. I would make a profile of this resulting print, and use this as a soft proof profile. This would show me on the monitor what a file would print like, with the first profile embedded in it. Or at least that is what I was told to do by the GretagMacbeth trainer! In fact what I do is to import the file with the correct custom input profile assigned (scanner or digital camera). I then convert to my working space (ARGB 1998). Basic changes made, then save copies for each of the media that I will be outputting to, and convert to the printer profile to make final tweaks for each of the media. Flatten and send. Does that make any sense? It works for me. What I see on my monitor (once the print profile is embedded) is what I will see on the print. It shows me where my shadows or highlights are going to be in trouble, or colours that might need working on. Ellie ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ellie Kennard Innovative Imaging Studio http://www.iiStudio.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
