Yeah, I've had some "progress", or least some things aren't as murky. Had a scary amount of time to read this past week. Upstairs wanted dE readings, I was wanting to learn more about the color managed bit. They got their readings, and the rest will be a long slow learning experience as I can with what I've got. Bosses don't want to take it any further, which I'm honestly OK with.
I think the biggest problems we're having with this color is that everything for them was PDF Proofed. And we get the jobs as CMYK, but have their brand guide calling for Pantone, so the PMS became all we had to run to. I told bossman that we need an approved hardcopy and an understood dE standard of expectation. Amazingly, the two machines I tested were REALLY close. But both were a little more than dE2000 of about 3.25 from the PMS.
I'm gonna call it a win and pick up some brandy on the way home!
Thanks David!
I think the biggest problems we're having with this color is that everything for them was PDF Proofed. And we get the jobs as CMYK, but have their brand guide calling for Pantone, so the PMS became all we had to run to. I told bossman that we need an approved hardcopy and an understood dE standard of expectation. Amazingly, the two machines I tested were REALLY close. But both were a little more than dE2000 of about 3.25 from the PMS.
I'm gonna call it a win and pick up some brandy on the way home!
Thanks David!