> my opinion for what it's
> worth is that you either do the whole job, take the responsibility of
> getting it right and charge a proper fee for the work, or let the
> designers do it, they take the responsibility and charge for their
> services.
Dear RIchard that is exactly the beauty of the 2 step sharpening routine.
You as a photog do not get into the designer�s or pre-press presumed
responsiblity, but deliver better quality.
> The time to do the sharpening for print is after the CMYK
> conversion...if they are not able to do that, what on earth do they
> think they are about! They should know how large they are reproducing,
> the paper stock, what screening and if its AM or FM, if it's CtP FtP the
> printers etc., etc.
Indeed , final sharpenning shold only be run at the conversion stage, when
knowing al the variables involved that you mentioned. I wonder how many
designers REALLY know about all this, which was the original concern in the
thread
> Do BEWARE of getting involved in something you may not be sufficiently
> conversant with, because you put yourself in the position where you
> might find someone knocking on your door seeking compensation for a
> print job that went wrong!
I rather get "halfway" into this than relying in people I dont know how much
they know and how well can they perform on my files.
If you perform the Pre-sharp in 16 bits files, right after coming from your
RAW converter of choice, no one will ever realize this was aplied and no
harm will ever show up in any histogram. Pease note that this procedure is
a very subtle detail, but, you will deliver just a sharper RGB file.
Wether photogs should go all the way is something that will keep the debate
on, and now I am convinced there are more variables involved, than just a
great knowledge on the issue. Local and personal issues are also involved,
meaning for instance , that I just gave up trying to contact the pre-press
guys my clients usually work with, since they just slammed at my face the
classical" you give me your best files in RGB( no mention of profiles, just
RGB) and I take care of making the best CMYK possible" routine time and
again.
Now, I have just assumed that I am delivering( digital) files in RGB just
like in the ages of film, since a color slide is no more than (analog) RGB
files anyway, and limit my responsibility and liability up to that level.
No one so far has ever complained about my pre-sharpened files.
Best
Jorge Parra Photography
APA / EP
http://JorgeParra.com/
http://TheStylePortfolios.com/
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