Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 12/7/06 1:31:25 PM, rgoldman@... writes:


> But this file, which now has been converted to the DD 20 profile, does
> not look on screen they way it did when I was soft proofing in DD 20.
> If I soft proof this file in DD 10, it looks right. I want to be able
> to send a file that looks like the print.
> 

A softproof of one profile to another profile, is a way of saying "I haven't 
converted to this space, but if I did, what would I get?" This offers some 
advantages (in terms of gamut warning tool etc...) but its still an emulation. 
When you convert, you get the actual thing. If you wish to then emulate this 
final space will print like on a particular output device, you can proof that; 
but as for proofing one abstract space from another (like Gray Gamma 2.2 to Dot 
Gain 20%), thats rather theoretical: do the conversion at the same settings, 
and you should get the same results, but even if you don't, what you get is 
what you get, what you emulated... is only an emulation.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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