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Hi. One of our main printers in Asia sent me this stating these are the ISO Standard Ink Densities that they follow. ISO standard C 1.45(+/-0.08) M 1.40(+/-0.08) Y 1.05(+/-0.08) K 1.80(+/-0.08) I tried to find anything online to confirm that these are accurate, but am unsuccessful. Do...

These are meant to be printed in CMYK. When you add them to your swatch palette, in InDesign for example, they come in as Process colors (not spots). In the screenshot you sent Pantone 1-7C is simply 81% yellow.

Not to get too far off topic, but another thing we are struggling with is whether or not to switch to FOGRA 51 & 52 (from 39 & 47). We have surveyed all of our printers (in 2020 and again this year). Almost all them have stated their preferred profiles are 51 & 52, but then we have had some...

The thing I miss most about Quark was the ability to Export Separations to PDF. I know people will jump down my throat and say that's not neccessary, but it is/was for our co-edition workflow. Now we just instruct co-eds to turn off the Art Layer, leaving their Text Layer on in ID and just...

Hi, Steve. I'll need to ask the printer what their ink sequence is. The repro house recently switched to CMKY (from KCMY). They stated the change in sequence helped get closer to digital proofs output to FOGRA 52 standard. Direct quote from Repro: "While changing the ink sequence to C > M > K...

The wet proof process, at this particular Repro House, is 2, 2-color presses. So CM are run first on press A, then KY on press B. The main thing I am still trying to wrap my head around is how, in layman's terms, one could explain the difference between ISO 12647 and any FOGRA or GRACoL...

Hi, All. It's been years since I've posted here. My company has been running into more and more color issues between our Repro Houses (based in China) and our printers (also based in China). Background (simplified): Children's book publisher Repro provides wet proofs (typically 2 rounds)...

Would you mind letting me know how you handle the language versions - I realize this is slightly off-topic. We have tons of co-editions for our picture book titles, and coming up with an ideal workflow has always been a challenge. Due to scheduling demands, we are not able to have a single ID...

Hi, Joe. By "versioning" do you mean multiple languages sharing the same CMYK plates?

Absolutely. We would never force a printer to accept a file formatted in a way that they advise against. It is great to hear your take on this, as I imagine it's a similar stance to some of our printers overseas, but they just can't communicate it as well.

To clarify, when I referenced "printer" I wasn't referring to the actual printer or press. I was using the term in reference to the company. For example, Quad Graphics = the printer.

Can we please stay on topic.

I would think it would be broader than operator level. I'm thinking it would be a company decision as to whether or not they accept layered PDFs. I would expect all operators to be following the same guidelines (should, at least). In regards to software, what would be some examples of software...

Hi. I work for a publisher and we use printers here in the States, as well are throughout Europe and the Far East. I often provide layered PDFs, especially for jackets/covers which have Spot UV, Foil, or Embossing/Debossing. For me, it's so much easier to send everything as a single PDF, and...

Awesome!

Hi. We are toying with the idea of bringing proofing in-house. This would be for all of our fiction jackets and potentially for our picture book jackets/covers/interiors. In the US we are used to receiving either Fuji Final Proofs or Kodak Match Proofs, although all of our US print vendors...

From my initial post: "I can easily do this with Pitstop"

Please note, my last reply was not an attempt to bash print providers. Here's an example of a situation we often run into (with both U.S. and Far East print providers): Print provider X printed our hardcover jacketed edition. We hold the archive files for that edition, and those files are used...

I haven't found that to be the case. We print all over the globe, and what I find is that vendors simply output what you give them. There is no compensation for lam, or differences in stock.

Thanks, arossetti. I work at the publisher, not the printer. My goal is to provide the printer with a PDF that is ready to go.