Hello,
I am looking to streamline the prepress dept. at a small sheetfed shop I recently started at. Color management is a big issue. Contract prints are always "pretty close" , softproofs are best guess at best, and the final output is hit or miss, with more than enough wasted plates.
My first goal was to get the pdf workflow going, but now i'm approaching color management and I am looking for some more resources.
I have currently made new targets for the Z2100 proofer, and calibrated the monitors (imac) with my personal Eye-One.
I would like to be able to make custom icc profiles for proofing using the gretagmcbeth spectrometer , (including white points for coated + uncoated) , learn what the ink gain curves are, how to read them, and how to create updated curves per press. When to use UGR/UCR etc....
The book I am looking at is "Real World Color Management (2nd Edition)" printed in 2004 (which isn't a huge concern considering the newest rip and workstation upgrade was in 03/04! ) Is there any others to get? or any online resources to checkout?
Related books owned:
Lab color, canyon conundrum
real world prepress essentials.
Proffesional photoshop by Dan Margulis
Any help, tips , are very appreciated!!
I am looking to streamline the prepress dept. at a small sheetfed shop I recently started at. Color management is a big issue. Contract prints are always "pretty close" , softproofs are best guess at best, and the final output is hit or miss, with more than enough wasted plates.
My first goal was to get the pdf workflow going, but now i'm approaching color management and I am looking for some more resources.
I have currently made new targets for the Z2100 proofer, and calibrated the monitors (imac) with my personal Eye-One.
I would like to be able to make custom icc profiles for proofing using the gretagmcbeth spectrometer , (including white points for coated + uncoated) , learn what the ink gain curves are, how to read them, and how to create updated curves per press. When to use UGR/UCR etc....
The book I am looking at is "Real World Color Management (2nd Edition)" printed in 2004 (which isn't a huge concern considering the newest rip and workstation upgrade was in 03/04! ) Is there any others to get? or any online resources to checkout?
Related books owned:
Lab color, canyon conundrum
real world prepress essentials.
Proffesional photoshop by Dan Margulis
Any help, tips , are very appreciated!!