Soft Proofing?
Does 6.2 offer soft proofing option?
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Yes, but on CO Pro or DB 6 only, not on Express 6. 0 -
I am on 6.2 Pro. Where do I access this? And can I load a printer ICC profile from my lab? 0 -
[quote="dougstroud" wrote:
I am on 6.2 Pro. Where do I access this?
View menu, Proof Profile. The default state is Selected Recipe and you are advised to return to that setting after proofing.[quote="dougstroud" wrote:
And can I load a printer ICC profile from my lab?
Yes, store the profile in your user's or your computer's Library/ColorSync/Profiles folder.0 -
Thanks once again Paul- that info is spot on.... cheers 0 -
If I want to use a third party commercial, then I should also put that printer's ICC - such as forWhitewall ICC profile Fuji Archive matt/glossy , then I can also place it in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles.
But of course I cannot soft-proof this, as I don't have that printer.
All I see is a view on the screen that is off in color!!!
Should I try to visually correct that view then?
I hope I explain myself correctly
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Albert, a soft proof is a simulation of the colours as they may appear on paper when printing. If you have the icc of your printing lab in colorsync / profiles, you can use it for soft proofing. If the colours are far off, you may have to readjust your images, but typically this should be in increments (maybe a bit lighter or darker etc.).
For critical work you need to print a test strip -- as in the darkroom. The soft proof is only an approximation.0 -
Thanks, Vincenz
I am thinking in line with what you state, I'll have to order a small sample first then from Whitewall in stead of going for the big thing immediately.
- The CYMK profiles (for the Epson printers) - those I cannot in any way get correct, they have such a wide gamut probably, they remain dull/opaque on screen when soft-proofing.
- For the KodakPro profile I have tweaked a bit and found out that bringing the Levels sliders for the black point to about 7-11 and for the white-point to about 240-245 gives the original impression.
I will test the latter in a proof-print.
Once confirmed I can make a Preset (KodakPro adj.) out of that!! And then apply that preset in a separate session that I will call 'Whitewall', so I don't fuss with the originals.
Better is that I make a proof picture of a grey-card (and maybe a color card) to check the obtained densities on screen on my Mac.
With Whitewall I can send a TIFF, which is of course great for output from C1. Boy, do the files get big.
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