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    GRACoL SWOP and RGB

    In Photoshop, if no profile is embedded or included, or even if you choose not to color manage, Photoshop assumes that whatever the color space that is selected in your Color Settings is the profile it should use. Since the profile Photoshop assumed is being used, and the destination profile are...
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    GRACoL SWOP and RGB

    The SWOP profile is used to describe a profile built from measurement data obtained from web offset printing(Specifications for Web Offset Printing). The GRACoL profile is used to describe a profile built from measurement data obtained from commercial sheetfed printing(General Requirements and...
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    G7 plate curve

    G7 is a methodology used to arrive at the plate curves used to produce a defined gray, and the proper tone response (NPDC) of C,M,Y, and K. Theoretically, you could use existing curves if they allowed you to meet the criteria for G7 calibration. The fact that you mention the singular form...
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    LOL! I stayed away from the paper business also. I will be delivering award winning meats and sausages east of the Mississippi to the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    Love it! LOL!
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    Well said Erik, well said. Regards, Todd
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    It just occurred to me that maybe the cart has been put before the horse. If the printing industry becomes a cookie-cutter, push button industry, maybe then lean will work? Just think, we will be able to do produce more with less people (the true meaning of lean IMO). I just hope we can figure...
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    LED viewing lamps?

    Has anybody switched to LED viewing lamps? One of our maintenance technicians just approached me and asked about the implications. I told him as long as the lamps were ISO 3664 compliant it would probably be ok, but to let me find out what I can. Any input? Thank you. Regards, Todd
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    Better? At what cost? The upcoming generations can have it. The kids coming out of the local technical college won't know any better. They'll be working for less wages, paying less taxes, purchasing less goods, while the shareholders and CEO's are laughing all the way to the bank!
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    The continuous inaccurate tracking of data that does nothing to improve or control the process. The assignment of Japanese buzzwords to everyday common sense actions. Assuming ownership, without the benefits of ownership. Non-existant accountability for those at the top of the food chain. The...
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    Cab-Over Color Specialist?? :-)
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    Selling it all to the bare walls!!!

    If anybody has any interest, or knows of someone who may have some interest, we have available (for a limited time only) a beautiful purple Spectroscan in perfect working order. I have been told it was used sparingly by a little old color geek to measure color targets on March 29. We also have...
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    Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

    It is time for me to say goodbye to printing. What started as a labor of love 35 years ago, has turned into a daily torturous grind. I leave an industry that has been transformed from skilled craft, to a manufacturing process governed by the laws of 'lean' that seem to emphasize and focus...
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    Switching from InDesign back to Quark??

    Switch back to Quark? Who's the masochist?
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    how reliable are built in calibrators?

    I use an Eizo CG245W with the built colorimeter. The colorimeter when used with Eizo's proprietary Color Navigator software is as/if not more accurate as any other solution available. An added plus is the ability to schedule calibrations for times when you are not using the monitor. Well worth...

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