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Camera to Web Workflow Capture
Minimum post-processing
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RAW Development Options RAW White Balance
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Chromatic Aberration Chromatic Aberration
Options:
Resolution
Camera-native? Larger? Smaller?
Bit depth
8 or 16 bits per channel?
Color space
Adobe RGB, sRGB, other?
(depends on Color Management options)
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Bit Depth
Color
Management
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Photographer options
The least expensive and most valuable color
Display profile management investment anyone can make
Workstation or laptop Best display profiling s/w is under $300
ColorEyes Display
Mandatory for fine art reproduction
www.integrated-color.com
Advisable for color-critical catalogs
MonacoOPTIX Pro Not advised for sports, editorial, people, etc.
www.xrite.com Profile is often negated by lighting, camera settings, or
metamerism failure
The best camera profile will sometimes fail
EyeOne Display2
Metamerism failure is the photographer’s enemy
www.xrite.com
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Camera Profiling Details Printer Profiling
Caution!
E-profile
Low cost (about $100 per profile) X-Rite MonacoPROFILER
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Image Editing Options
Image Editing
Who’s Responsible For
What?
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Color Editing Essentials Photoshop™ Color Settings
Start with...
Good LCD monitor
Excellent monitor profile
Controlled ambient lighting
Photoshop CS (or later)
Photoshop Color Settings File (.csf)
Adobe RGB (or larger) working space
GRACoL or SWOP CMYK output profiles
Free at www.gracol.com
Safe:
Adobe RGB
GRACoL
Adobe RGB
Should encompass the color gamut of your
most saturated subject matter Typical press
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A Wider Working Space RGB Working Space Summary
RGB Workflow
Details
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Which Profile Looks Best? Convert to RGB Working Space
Adobe RGB sRGB Edit - Convert to Profile*
*Only essential if image uses a custom profile
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Layer Mode Aalogies Essential RGB Workflow Trick
“Soft proof” RGB images as CMYK (Command-Y)
Multiply
Like sandwiching two transparencies
Screen Shows how
RGB image
Like double-exposing will look when
printed in
default CMYK
working space
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Customized Soft-Proofing Customized Soft-Proofing
Output
device
(press)
Rendering
intent (e.g.
perceptual) Simulate
paper
and/or
black ink
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Sharpening (USM) USM Viewing Tips
Apply USM to a copy of background layer
Amount and radius depend on output process Only sharpen final image (after sizing)
For output on press
View on screen at 50% magnification
USM values in layer name Because screening “blurs” pixels approximately 2:1
For web or mobile
Do NOT sharpen background
d View at 100% magnification
Billboard - wide format
View at 100%
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GRACoL® and SWOP® G7 Shared Appearance
GRACoL 2007
SWOP 2007
New “Colorimetric” specifications define
“appearance” very tightly
Based on ISO 12647-2 printing standard and
real-world press tests
GRACoL = commercial, SWOP = publication
Enhanced by the new G7™ calibration method
Look almost identical to each other
SWOP 2003
DISC
Standardized guidelines for submission to
publications
Delivery
Making Sure the Final Product
Matches Your Vision
www.disc-info.org
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Delivering Your Images Delivering for Offset Print
General rules… Maximum resolution
Ship largest file size possible
Ask your client what they need
Ideally >300 pixels per linear inch of output size
Don’t assume you know - times change fast
Designer or pre-press will scale to final size
Send RGB (not CMYK)
Don’t apply sharpening
ALWAYS embed the profile (working space) Too much USM cannot be undone
Send layered files (if edited) Optimum sharpening depends on screen ruling,
Don’t down-res (except for web) enlargement, etc.
Don’t use JPEG unless absolutely necessary Let pre-press experts apply USM
Send RGB files (not CMYK) Ask client what file size (resolution) they want
Let pre-press handle CMYK conversion
When in doubt, send full-res images
Always embed the profile!
Let web designer adjust size
If printer insists on CMYK
Send RGB (of course)
Ask which profile they want you to use
Ask client if they will handle color conversion
If unknown, convert to SWOP2006_Coated3v2
(free at www.gracol.org) If unsure, CONVERT images to sRGB before
Always embed the profile! sending for web use
Send RGB with embedded profile The most valuable color management tip for
digital photography is MONITOR PROFILING
Wide angle close-view (e.g. POP & posters)
need maximum resolution If you want the final product to match what you
Outdoor billboards need less resolution see on screen EMBED the PROFILE
Because viewing angle is typically smaller
2,500 x 3,500 pixels is usually more than enough
Make all edits NON-DESTRUCTIVE
But send full-res images anyway When in doubt USE the PHONE
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Learning More
www.hutchcolor.com
www.idealliance.org
Questions?
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