Mr Sebastian,
Could you also send me the essay, please?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Kaat
kaat.wauters(a)roularta.be
On Apr 17, 2008, at 6:00 AM,
eci-en-request(a)lists.callassoftware.com
wrote:
>
> IN GENERAL REG THIS STUFF
> The base of what I am talking about is of course a serious ICC-
> profiling software. In my case the profilegenerator is built-in to
> the software.
> I have tried a few different programs that claim to "save ink" and/
> or convert for example colour standards to press.
> Some work some don't. One saved 3% CMY (very useful, LOL). Most of
> them "save ink" but some create new colours: of course you can save
> ink if you make a blue sky gray... :-)) How much to you save if you
> print BW? LOL!
> I tried one (I keep to the subject and I avoid to mention names of
> software as you have noticed), that do a good job from for example
> F39 to F39 but if you alter the setting to F39 to press: crap. For
> me that is not very serious. The user can then not adapt the job to
> the press but only "save ink". I guess the problem is that the
> manufacturer know how to convert but have no knowledge about colour
> and printing. They probably made the factory settings with a
> serious profiling software from another manufacturer but give no
> tools to the user to make their own.
> Conclusion reg this: if a software manufacturer can't even make a
> decent ICC-profile, conventional or device link, how can they then
> make a device link based software that is supposed to convert
> colour and "save ink"? ;-)
> In other words: when the poorest manufactures of ICC-profiling
> softwares make "save ink", "optimal ink" etc solutions: think
twice
> before you purchase.
>
> Personally I do not talk about "save ink" but about optimal values
> for all colours, and no acceptance of colour deviations accept for
> 1 level in L, + being able to match the colour to the press.
>
> I just presented this at a university where I have supervised a
> master student in the subject. I can send the essay from this
> engineer for them who wants it, on a personal level (email me).
>
> Cheers
> A Seb
>
> */ Academic traditions in the graphic biz is a interesting subject
> itself. I will bring this subject up here soon.
>
>