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Blatner is right. I opt for embedding an output intent in the PDF but not converting any color spaces. I let the workflow do that unless there is some specific reason to send CMYK.

Usually I just place RGB images into InDesign and let Indy do the color conversion during PDF export. If you need, you can check the colors in advance with the overprint preview. The first advantage: This method saves you a lot of time. The second advantage: Since many digital printers can handle RGB better than CMYK, you don't need to provide two different files, you can just export two different PDF from the same file.

For me, I usually use PDF-X4 files if it's going to be printed on our machine, and PDF-X1 if I send it to offset, since they can't handle RGB or transparencies.

 Ah, the DCS bagging... gave me a big laugh.    He'll be flushed out within hours.

Same goes for dodgy 'mono' to proper 100K type+grayscale images in the Mono XMF path. We are spoiled these days...
well, WE are; not sure about DCS.

weirdness...

got an email this morning from someone in upper corporate...

QuoteI would appreciate hearing the opinion of your pre-press techs regarding this article I just read (link below) that says NOT to convert images to CMYK in Photoshop before placing in INDesign.

of course they included the same link as the OP.
Is this gonna be the new trend? Does it work with images downloaded off the interwebs? Low res into hi res?

Let's not ever look at what we are doing, let the machine do all the work. 

At least they didn't link to this board!

I know, then the jig would be up.

this is my last refuge....    doomed

The conversion from low res images to high res should at best be done by the guys from CSI:NY. Every time again it's amazing to see how their software can make a horribly blurred and ultra low res image of a car's numberplate become nice and clear, even if you zoom in 100,000%... 

I am not a fan of letting anything do conversions. I hear a lot of this in this discussion... "it works MOST of the time..."

You all do what you want, I like to see conversions happen visually, so I KNOW I won't be adjusting after the job is on press.

Good luck.

BTW, been busy at home, doctor's appointments... just trying to keep up with all the goddamned work in here. I swear to all the gods you believe in I have tried for two weeks to log in.

Oh, and I hate X-Mas. Thank you and have a swell day.

he said swell...


doomed

Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on December 16, 2014, 01:12:35 PMI am not a fan of letting anything do conversions. I hear a lot of this in this discussion... "it works MOST of the time..."

You all do what you want, I like to see conversions happen visually, so I KNOW I won't be adjusting after the job is on press.

Good luck.

BTW, been busy at home, doctor's appointments... just trying to keep up with all the goddamned work in here. I swear to all the gods you believe in I have tried for two weeks to log in.

Oh, and I hate X-Mas. Thank you and have a swell day.

Ditto.

I'm working on a solid xmas hate right now.

Mine has become an entirely new entity. I carry it around like a back-pack.

Your hatred has its own ecosystem. We should see if we can obtain National Park status for it.