Profiles

[cprout]

It seems to me that you only use very specific papers that are not user changed but rather specific to each book. And I also assume that your ink is bought in bulk and typically not to variant in color.
So you should easily be able to create a ICC profile thats down loadable. This would not be too hard since there are so many commercially available profiling devices now. This would also eliminate many customer services and complaint problems you may encounter over time.

[irusan]

This would be a fantastic thing to download!

Add my name to this request, too.

Rob

[mypublisher]

Hello - I have to be honest here I don't know what that is. Can you tell me a bit more?

Sincerely,
MyPublisher

[irusan]

In a nutshell?

I can take the exact same file/image and print it on various presses or even on the same press with a variety of factors and each time the image will look different.

Sending the image to a Canon wide format printer will make the image appear differently than if it came off of an Epson wide format - even if you use the same paper. The inks are different, the way the RIP (piece of software that decodes the file for the press) handles the image file will interpret it differently, etc.

Sending the file to the same press can produce two different colored images if the papers are different.

So, there are a lot of factors that affect the outcome of the file. However, in the case of MyPublisher (and other printers), you know what the variables are. You know the make and weight of the paper, the press, the RIP version, etc.

All that goes into a printer profile. In Photoshop, that allows us to apply that profile to any image we prep for a MyPublisher book. It ensures that the image, as we prep and see it, will look the same when printed.

There's a lot more to it but without getting into a bunch of tech and geek-speak, that should give you an idea of what it is and why it's so helpful :-)

Rob

[mypublisher]

Oh...I see. Yes, I know most of that information. We do publish our color profile. It is most similar to Adobe 98 - the rest of the information, paper, RIP version...etc I'd have to find out. We do upgrade those things though from time to time.

Currently our paper for classic is 115# gloss paper stock
Our paper for deluxe is 80# gloss cover stock

Sincerely,
MyPublisher

[irusan]

That's really helpful, thanks

BTW, I posted this in another thread but I'll ask again. According to the Help section, the LPI (lines per inch) of the presses is 175 but in one of the forum threads it's mentioned as 200.

I'm curious which one it is for two reasons:

1. Optimized images should be twice the resolution of the LPI (so that the RIP can average the two pixels surrounding the line)

2. When I build custom pages in Photoshop, if the LPI is really high (like 200) then I know to stay away from effects such as smooth gradients since a high LPI can actually be too crisp.

Thanks!

Rob

[sc1460]

YES PLEASE - do supply a photoshop profile.

All my photo's need to be enhanced in photoshop before using in MyPublisher. SO it makes sense to use a profile that matches the printers used by mypublisher. But ONLY if your monitor is calibrated as well.

cheers.

[irusan]

For the MyPublisher folks:

If you want more information on creating printer profiles, check this link out.

http://www.ddisoftware.com/prism/help/psteps.htm

Thanks!

(this would be a very helpful tool for us)

Rob

[mypublisher]

Thanks Rob I will take a look at that!

The presses are 175 LPI. I confirmed that.

Sincerely,
MyPublisher

[irusan]

Perfect, thanks for confirming the LPI.

Cheers,

Rob

[irusan]

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[mypublisher]

Gotcha :)