Dan wrote: > Anyone else noticing that after importing the file into ps7, no > conversion done, adobe rgb 1998, black point comp and perceptual working > space. That while soft proofing with or without a printer profile > selected the color image is almost totally out of gamut?
I must admit to not having followed this thread closely, but you are referring to the Pixl test image (nice bum in the top left corner, a watch, landscape, couple of portraits, couple of commercial shots, a yellow Volvo, a park seen from above and a colour grad at the bottom)? This particular image (images) have been prepared by myself and most of the images are adjusted to just barely be within gamut of a Euroscale CMYK (ISO 12647-2, Fogra 1 dataset - incidentally Adobe's Euroscale Coated v.2 is derived from this dataset). Maybe 8-12% of the colours are out of Gamut of this printing method. The exception being the spectrum gradation at the bottom of the image which pretty much hugs the gamut boundary of Adobe RGB, and therefore is WAY out of gamut in most areas. If the main part of the image shows up as being out of gamut you have probably selected a somewhat smaller output space in your proof setup, willingly or unwillingly. > When I toss in > my printer profiles it gets a bit better, colorlife being the best, but > still very much of the color portion is out of gamut, probable 85% or > more? If you disregard the Spectrum, I'd say about 85-90% is WHITIN gamut (of Eurocale Coated v2). If you see something different then you've gotten hold of an image which have been tweaked by someone else, or your printer profile has a gamut which no one will envy... > Saturation is reduced tremendously as well in soft proof. It will be reduced somewhat of course, but whether my perception of "tremendous" is akin to your definition is hard to say. It's like trying to accurately describe the softness of a pillow with words... Try to download a fresh version of the Pixl testimage from www.pixl.dk or www.colourmanagement.co.uk and see if it's similar to the version you have. If it is, try and make a gamut warning using Euroscale Coated v2 as the simulation (gamut boundary) profile. If you still see 85% of the image (excluding the spectrum) out of gamut you have a problem with your system... Best Regards Thomas Holm / Pixl ApS - Photographer & Colour Management Consultant - Adobe Certified Training Provider in Photoshop� - Apple Solutions Expert - Colour Management - Imacon Authorized Scanner Training Facility - Remote Profiling Service (Output ICC profiles) - Seminars speaker and tutor on CM and Digital Imaging etc. - Home Page: www.pixl.dk � Email: th[AT]pixl.dk -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
