Recent content by Damo77

Agree 100% I find an adjustment layer set to Luminosity mode is just as good, and without the extra conversion steps (and the associated quantization).

When you say it "looks better than the PS converted file", how are you judging that? In print, or on screen?

I haven't read the others, but Real World Color Management is my bible. A very good investment.

You don't need a monitor calibration program, you need a calibration device. The Eye-One range are excellent, and the Spyder3 range are good too.

Is it the Escape key? That's what it is in InDesign.

Hi Dwayne, Well, you're asking about the length of a piece of string, in a way. But I would say you could go to 290-300. What did you use to base your profile on? 28% gain seems very specific, for example. And yes, your dark colours will get very muddy with heavy GCR - I like to keep it low...

I've never had a problem with making PDFs directly from InDesign, but I haven't dealt with "PDFs within PDFs" very much. I think it's certainly true that the postscript to Distiller route is a more reliable option when problems arise. However, it would be good to know more. What do you mean...

There's definitely not a "one size fits all" solution to choosing print res. I would say yes, you should be using much lower than 170 for coarser stock. And I don't think you should assume that higher is better, even on coated stock. There's a point of diminishing return, and everything...

Yes, brown is almost as fickle as grey in that regard. But still, there's enough good presses and competent pressmen around that dbowe shouldn't have to settle for this rubbish from his current printer.

Nobody else? C'mon, I poured my heart and soul into these rants! I'm particularly interested in people's thoughts on Rant3. (And I'd hoped for some kudos for my clever blood type analogy in Rant1!)

Then they're pulling your leg. If they can't safely print a brown, and are blaming a 2-colour black, they're dodgy. Look for a new printer.

What's in the rich black? What CMYK values, I mean?

You can possibly do it with Photoshop as well. Try File > Scripts > Image Processor. Welcome to the forum, by the way!

Thanks Chiefy! You give me a great deal of hope. May I know the name of your firm? As I said, I'd love to change printers, but it's not my call.

Yeah, that's not my call, I'm afraid. I'd love it to be done locally. Thanks for chiming in!