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EXTREME Color Management Conference Update

September 17, 2008 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

It has really been too busy to write something each day.  I do have some topics rolling around in my head and will write more when I get back to the office.  So far it has been a good conference with many excellent speakers. During lunches and other networking opportunities I did pick up a bit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, color, conferences, GRACoL, L*a*b*

Kuler is not cooler – by Michael Jahn

April 28, 2008 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Michael Jahn, a JimRaffel.com reader replied to me via email about a previous post and I found his comments enlightening about how scary the world of color has become for those of us in the graphic arts that have to actually print this stuff. So, for the first time ever (I think) a guest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, calibration, color, gray balance, L*a*b*, web-to-print

#48: Make Proofs That Match Your Press

February 16, 2007 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Since #45 in December we have been discussing resolutions to improve the quality of your proofs. In order to gain the full benefit of this installment one should have read and implemented the suggestions in #46 & #47. Proceeding forward it does not matter if you are utilizing a methodology like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: color, color bars, delta E, GRACoL, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, measurement, process capability, proofing, TVI (Dot Gain) Tagged With: color management, colors, ink, inkjet printer, match, methodology, offset press, press, Printing, process controls, proofing, proofs

Golden Nugget #5 Density & TVI or L*a*b?

July 13, 2005 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

This post now appears as Color Conversations: Density & TVI or L*a*b? on Color Conversations the blog of ColorMetrix Technologies, LLC. *** Introduction *** Next, I want to let you all know that since the inception of the golden nuggets idea both of the Mikes at ColorMetrix (Michael … [Read more...]

Filed Under: density, L*a*b*, TVI (Dot Gain) Tagged With: cmyk color model, color space, density, dot gain, golden nugget, ink, inkjet printer, inkjet proofing, printer, Printing, proofing, tvi

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