On Mar 4, 2005, at 4:20 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I think that statement needs qualification. Some, or perhaps even most,
typical labs, use only sRGB or ignore color profiles.
Thanks for qualifying my statement. I wish I could have written in more detail but time constraints prevent me from going into great detail.
However, and speaking only from personal experience here, quite a few will provide their
own profiles that you can use, or can use other profiles. For best results
it's probably a good idea to have a little conversation with your lab to
determine what may be the best option. FWIW, I have six profiles that I use
for different labs and different paper stocks, not counting sRGB.
Do you convert your files into the lab's profile before sending them in, or do you only use their profiles for soft-proofing?
It's definitely a good idea to talk to the lab anyway - that's the only way you'll get any idea of their capabilities and their preferred file formats, resolution etc. They'll also be able to offer good advice. In my case I couldn't find a good enough lab so I bought my own printer.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
