Mr Sebastian,

Could you also send me the essay, please?

Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Kaat

kaat.wauters@roularta.be

> On Apr 17, 2008, at 6:00 AM, eci-en-request@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.
>>
>>