On Sep 12, 2005, at 5:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can,t decide on what to get.Mini or one of the G4 iBooks. Both have
there streghts and
weaknesses.:-)
If you want portability, a PowerBook G4 (12" or 15") plus a Cinema
Display 20" monitor makes a good combo system. The Mini is very close
to the same thing but desktop only, a good system at a modest price.
The iMac G5 20" is higher performance than either, however, and well
worth the money if it's a desktop system you want.
are you saying my colour profiling will or may be easier to work
with in a Mac
system. If so that will help in a decision.
It's very easy to work the software calibration on Mac OS X and most
applications that render graphics on Mac OS X are color managed
through the windowing system's standard routines.
Thats one thing that always was in the backl of my mind. People
would always mention they
had this or that profile for a printer and away they went. When
ever i oppend the Canon print
dialoge boxes the profiles were nothing specific. Paper type, lever
up or down that sort of thing, and that
always confused me.I always have a choice in the dialoge box to
change to a number of spaces, but
do i have to convert to that in PS BEFORE making the print, or does
that happen after i choose and
the printer takes over.
I know it should be straight forward, but it still confuses moi.
It's pretty much the same when working with Photoshop for both Mac OS
and Windows. Mac OS X's built in color management makes life easier,
but the workflow is the same.
0) calibrate monitor, whether you use a software utility or a
hardware colorimeter.
1) set up Photoshop's color preferences for a color managed workflow
(I use the "North American Pre-press defaults" as a basis and
customize that a little bit.)
2) When converting RAW format files, set the output colorspace to
match the working
colorspace you use in Photoshop.
3) When it comes time to print, use the "Print with Preview" command.
In that dialog, use
the Page Setup dialog to set printer parameters, the sizing and
other tools to center and
align the output, and use the color management options to pick
color management settings.
- set the popup to let Photoshop manage colors
- set the intent to "relative colormetric"
- pick the output profile per your printer/paper
That's all Photoshop controls.
- then press the Print button. Now you're in the print driver's
control space
In the print dialog, turn off all color management at the printer.
4) When it comes time to make JPEGs for the web:
- convert to the sRGB profile
- downsample to the appropriate resolution
- convert to 8Bit per pixel
- Save As to a JPEG format file
So what seems to be the answer is, buy Mac, or contact Canon/Nikon
to see what profiles
may be available for what printer and paper combos', or do the 3rd
party profiles like a few
have said they have done.. Am i on the right track.??
Always go to the printer and paper vendors' websites and get whatever
profiles they offer for their products, regardless of which system
you're on. Third party providers also occasionally offer good profile
choices. Epson printers/drivers/inks with Epson papers ... use their
profiles, even the pro color shops that sell profiling services I've
spoken with tell me that there's very little value in going to a
custom profile.
For B&W work, I use a RIP (QuadToneRIP). RIPs embed a lot of the
profile business above into their operation in a more automated way.
I use QuadToneRIP for the Epson 1270 printer and MIS UT2 quadtone
inks. They've profiles all the papers I usually use and offer
instructions for developing profiles for other papers.
Godfrey
