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Professional photographer or publisher ? |
 Preparing your CMYK files from a document creator’s perspective. At the very start of the process, it is crucial for a photographer or designer to supply files that comply with current industry file standards.
This enables partners at every stage of the graphic production line to accurately proof and reproduce the files without any printing problems. Alwan solutions ensure standardized files that can be used by anyone in the production line, anywhere in the world. Optimized files for problem-free printing:
PDF files come from a variety of sources, they contain elements having different color spaces and separation options. |
These files need to be harmonized and adapted to suit the printer's actual printing conditions to ensure accurate rendering of the approved proofs. Pre-conversion to CMYK works best where there is a clearly defined CMYK color space to convert into. Remember that a set of CMYK values do not specify a particular color until you also define what device it’s being printed on
The same CMYK values printed on gravure, flexo, or offset litho presses, or on a laser or ink jet proofer are likely to look quite different.
In the US publication market most printers are attempting to standardize on the SWOP specifications, and much of the European newsprint market is converging on IFRA26. Thus an ad prepared for SWOP or IFRA26 is likely to produce the expected colors in most magazines or newspapers in those areas.
The use of DeviceLinks at the creation stage to prepare the production file assures better control over the black generation and CMY balance and avoid certain printability issues.
Deliver standard compliant files!...
| | For the professional photographer, Alwan provide a solution, CMYK Optimizer Photo that
Converts your images fully automatic from RGB to CMYK and takes all print related color aspects into account.
It is the ideal tool for Photo Professionals, Studios and Agencies and offers you the following benefits:
• Professional quality four color separation
• Problem-free printing of images by the printer
• Reproducibility of proofs by the printer
• Standardization of images in accordance with ISO standards and ECI ICC profiles
• Compliance with ECI and Ghent Working Group specifications
Publishers and Ad agencies will need our CMYK Optimizer Publish edition for delivering their print-ready files to the different printers they will work with. Using the Alwan technology and the unique dynamic devicelink process, there will be a guaranteed color predictability for both their proofs and prints.
• Preflight and Standardization
• Problem-free printing of documents and advertisements
• Reproducibility of proofs by the printer
• Standardization of files in accordance with ISO standards and ECI ICC profiles
• Generated PDF files compliant with the certified PDF/X1a and PDF/X3 files | |
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