Re: Birmy vs Epson again!

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/8/99 5:28:13 PM, atk406@earthlink.net writes:

>As for Birmy screening and Icefields the following procedures (in
>digest) is MY Workflow:  (all profiles built using Macbeth Equipment 
-i.e.Colorimeter
>and densitometers)
>High end drum scanning for image acquisition can be done using
>Heildelberg Linotype-Hell, DS (Dianippon) or Crossfield scanners. I scan
>using Hiedelberg's S-3900 in L>A>B with custom scanner profile by
>Linotype-Hell ScanOpen.
>Convert to CYMK in Linotype-Hell Linocolor 5.0
>Monitor and custom colorsync profile generated by  Linotype-Hell
>ViewOPen ICC.
>Icefields Fine-Res screening with the 'Free-Form' curve applied and
>custom colorsync profile generated earlier for L>A>B to R>G>B to CYMK.
>Birmy's calibration of it's on internal curve compensation.
>MIS's inkset to Dynagraphic's Concord Rag stock using Epson EX and 3000
>printers for final output.
>
Certainly a viable workflow, if you have the heavy artillary available. But 
the end result should be good color matching (which Birmy is capable of with 
a proper custom profile anyway) plus smooth screens. I too have spent months 
chasing down such workflows, but it may soon be possible to get such results 
without nearly so much time or effort, with Adobe's PressReady. Such a 
combination, at least on glossy stock, is indeed capable of showing the 
difference between 35mm and medium format, or drum and flatbed scans.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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