I just did a test conversion and can see that it did pull the green down
some.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Crawford wrote:
> Chick,
>
> Soft proofing doesn't really work well with RGB profiles, is it more
> effective with CMYK press profiles because those presses lose a lot more
> color range compared to what the monitor shows. When preparing files for an
> RGB printer like a Fuji Frontier or other digital minilab, or for an inkjet
> printer (injets are designed for RGB input despite using cmyk inks).
>
> Here's what you do: Make the image look the way you want in sRGB, then
> convert to the printer profile you have using the 'convert to profile'
> command. You'l probably want to do this using Perceptual rendering. Many RGB
> output profiles give bad results using Relative Colorimetric. An easy test
> is to take a file and convert it both ways and send both files to the lab
> and see which looks closer to your screen. But I am betting on Perceptual.
>
> Save the converted file under a new name so you don't lose the original sRGB
> version. When you save, DO NOT embed the profile....Fuji Frontiers don't
> like to see an embedded profile. Then, send the converted file to the
> printer. Your print should be pretty close if your screen is calibrated
> right.
>
>
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