Colin Gilham
Active member
For the umpteenth time the subject of PDF-JPEG's suitability as a viable medium for proofing has reared its head again here. For me this discussion always been a non-issue. The only proper method of proofing is post-RIP and this is the most important thing, if it produces larger file sizes that take more creative methods of transmission and all that then so be it, just find a solution.
Thing is, it's not me who needs convincing and when we're up against other systems that spit out a normalised vector PDF as a 'proof' it's difficult to argue the case for PDF-JPEG. The situation is only getting worse and the 'every one else can do it why can't you' comment is being heard more and more.
I need a lot of convincing when it comes to treating anything other than a post-RIP files as a proof but I'm willing to investiagte all avenues, so fellow RAMpagers, do you know of, or are you using, other methods of producing PDF proofs other than PDF-JPEGs, such as:
Different export options?
Creating more 'bulletproof' production PDFs and supplying those as proofs instead. If so how?
Maybe switching to using the NORM workflow and supplying RDMs as proofs? If so any comments?
I've had a look at NORM and it might be the answer even though it means we're missing some key RAMpage features, in particular the prescan/colour mapping functions and I'd like to hear your opinions on NORM:
Why did you switch from ROOM?
Do you use it alongside ROOM?
How you've got around its limitations (additional applicaitons, procedures etc)
All comments are welcome and are valued.
Thanks, Colin
Thing is, it's not me who needs convincing and when we're up against other systems that spit out a normalised vector PDF as a 'proof' it's difficult to argue the case for PDF-JPEG. The situation is only getting worse and the 'every one else can do it why can't you' comment is being heard more and more.
I need a lot of convincing when it comes to treating anything other than a post-RIP files as a proof but I'm willing to investiagte all avenues, so fellow RAMpagers, do you know of, or are you using, other methods of producing PDF proofs other than PDF-JPEGs, such as:
Different export options?
Creating more 'bulletproof' production PDFs and supplying those as proofs instead. If so how?
Maybe switching to using the NORM workflow and supplying RDMs as proofs? If so any comments?
I've had a look at NORM and it might be the answer even though it means we're missing some key RAMpage features, in particular the prescan/colour mapping functions and I'd like to hear your opinions on NORM:
Why did you switch from ROOM?
Do you use it alongside ROOM?
How you've got around its limitations (additional applicaitons, procedures etc)
All comments are welcome and are valued.
Thanks, Colin