InDesign- Simulate newsprint stock

[jsnkiefer]

we have a customer's paper that is setup by students who do not understand, therefore can't adjust for dot gain on press. Is there a way in InDesign for them to simulate the color of newsprint stock
in their document so that what they view on screen is closer to what we print? We do in house proofs for the pressman to match but the customer never sees these proofs because of time sensitivity.

Thanks

[Lukas Engqvist]

The CMYK profile in the colour settings file will be the one to visualise how it will be in print. The same is for all CS applications. Note that you want to enable the simulate paper black and simulate paper white. But it will allways be a problem to get people to accept the screen proof of an uncoated or newsprint since it is so "hazy" even if colorimically correct. (you will probably want to have perceptual rendering between RGB and news print, but hope that is not a surprise for you)

[Colorblind]

First you need do download a newspapers color profile such as ISOnewspaper26v4.icc or SNAP-2007.icc , place it in your profile folder on your mac. Then in InDesign go to View/Proof Setup/Custom then select one of the 2 profiles, check "Preserve CMYK numbers" and "Simulate Paper Color". For viewing purpose, it will override whatever working CMYK profile is currently chosen in your Color Settings. Of course any CMYK images not converted to your newspaper profile will not look optimal. As Lukas mentioned, converting images to such a low gamut color space will be performed better using perceptual intent. Did I mentioned that your monitor should be profiled :-)

[Lukas Engqvist]

@Colorblind
Thankyou, I some times forget to mention steps one and two, and jump straight to three :P

[jsnkiefer]

Thank you for the quick response, Lukas & Colorblind. I'll relay this info to the students
so they can, perhaps, gain a better understanding of the printing process, press gain,
stock choice, calibrating....hmmmmm, maybe their paid instructor should be teaching them this.

[Lukas Engqvist]

Yes a paid instructor SHOULD be teachng them that (unless he is a paid colour consultant and is planning to come back on another assignment to explain why they are not getting the results they exect ;p )

Now he may have taught them that but they would not have been receptive as they did not understand why it was important. I have talked through many clients after they complain about out proofs not having the contrast they expect when simulating uncoated.