The point is that your monitor becomes your lightbox. You can make qualified judgements on density/dynamic range/colour and softproof on the fly. You can get your proofs right first time.
Dear Bob
I would agree totally with you up to this point, but I am sure you would agree with me that since monitors are not able to show the whole of the usual gamut's of CMYK, they cannot be the final arbiter on this...but the contract proof referencing the press colour space should be. Obviously the better your monitor is at predicting the final results the better for your workflow and your client's pocket. Interesting comments from your repro. contacts!
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. But then this was a colour critical job and it's great to be able to control all the steps without having to rely on outside sources, and suffer the ensuing delays and the inevitable compromises involved.
Cheers
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