Photoshop query.....

[CS_JUNKIE]

Hi Guys, I need to send artwork to a foriegn newspaper printer. They have requested the UCR to be 240%.

Can anyone advise how I go about doing this in photoshop?

Your help would be much appreciated guys.

Thanks

CS_JUNKIE

[gordo]

In Photoshop under Edit-->Color Settings-->CMYK-->Custom:

[CS_JUNKIE]

Thankyou so much! much appreciated

[Colorblind]

I suggest you download the profile "ISOnewspaper26v4.icc", place it in your "Profiles" folder and use the "convert to profile "command in Photoshop using perceptual intent.

[Lukas Engqvist]

I doubt if the newspaper is coated ;P Newsprint may have a higher dotgain than 20%, try and get an ICC profile or use the profile Colorblind mentioned.

[soullar]

By using UCR in photoshop you disable the printers options of getting the image in the desired colorprofile. On the other hand I wouldn't recomend SWOP profiles.. Depending on the printers preferences I'd go for the ISO FOGRA 27 profiles, and then cut it down to 240 TAC.

Plus, I can't imagine a newpaper-printer who doesnt use something like Alwan or an other TAC adjusting program to get it down to 240 TAC. To ignore the benefits would be silly.

Just check to see is they use software like that. If they don't, then just adjust it like said in the above posts, otherwise, leave as if.

[meddington]

I would consider Photoshop's custom CMYK engine as the very last option myself. True that it does allow one to specify custom black generation & UCR/GCR quire easily without other software or measurement data, but it leaves much to be desired in terms of color accuracy. To borrow from someone elses words (a photoshop engineer no less), ""Custom CMYK" should have been renamed "Obsolete PoorQuality CMYK" a long time ago".

[rich apollo]

Originally Posted by CS_JUNKIE

They have requested the UCR to be 240%.

The terminology here is a bit odd, but I have a jillion profiles with a TAC of 240% and varying GCR. Using a proper ICC profile is gonna' yield superior results to using the Custom CMYK engine. I can share a profile with you or steer you toward a download.

Is the newspaper heatset or coldset?

[Colorblind]

I deal with newspapers on a daily base, supplying them final PDFX1a and "ISOnewspaper26v4.icc" is the one some of them recommended me to use. If you can't find it on the web, PM me and I'll send it to you.

[meddington]

Originally Posted by rich apollo

The terminology here is a bit odd

I've heard the term "UCR" used in the place of TAC before (and found it confusing)...I believe it began to be used in this manner as it was the means used to reduce the TAC to a desired level.