4 col type conversion to (tint of) Black

[frailer]

Got a bro-shewer.... dezinger, (I assume), wants a knocked back type in Gray. It's outlined type. But it's:
31 C
24 M
22 Y
33 K

Have checked my Col Magt. in PSP and Acrobat, to make sure all's well. That is, I believe the stars are aligned. Am getting a conversion to Gray of around 52% in PitStop.
Am about to phone dezinger and see if she has a %age K in mind for it. But shall postpone and do some plates in case I get an answer here.

[mattbeals]

Why wait to call?

[frailer]

Why wait to call?

              :laugh:   Oh orright.    :embarrassed:   She's in in half an hour... be calling her back.    :rolleyes:

[Joe]

Ummm....what was the question?

[mattbeals]

Whether or not a 31 C, 24 M, 22 Y, 33 K built gray is reasonably equivalent to 52% gray when using PitStop to convert from CMYK to device gray. Would it be accurate to what the designer had intended?

[Joe]

I'll bet the answer is that they don't know. They just liked how it looked on their screen.

[frailer]

I'll bet the answer is that they don't know. They just liked how it looked on their screen.

Actually, a Monday surprise. She said, with little hesitation: "80%"   

[frailer]

Ummm....what was the question?

Man, it really is Monday.   :laugh:   You're still in Sunday; supposed to work that out for yourself.    :tongue:   

The question should have been: "Anyone proffer an opinion that mix to %age K?"    But, on thinking about it, how long is a piece of string? 

[Joe]

Did you ask her why she didn't just make it 80% to start with?

[frailer]

Did you ask her why she didn't just make it 80% to start with?

No, ...  "...we would usually run that as a tint of Black; registering 4 colour type like that can be a problem...yada yada...". She was pleasant; I left it at that.   Decided to use a very small ball pein instead of a sledge hammer.    :laugh: