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Peter Figen wrote:
When people referring to proofing paper, it's usually in the context of simulating the output of another device on your printer with that "proofing" paper. It could be that you're using your smaller printer to "proof" what a larger print is going to look like somewhere else, or more commonly, in the world of commercial offset printing, it's using an inkjet paper to simulate the output of a four color lithographic printing press.
Proofing paper in that context usually has no optical brighteners that make the paper look whiter than natural. The whiteness and weight of the proofing paper are very close if not identical to the paper used in the printing press.
Typically, you profile both the press (or the printer's contract proofing system) and you profile the inkjet proofing paper. You then take the CMYK file for press and convert it to the inkjet proofing paper profile, ideally using Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent. The resulting print, if all factors are working and you've got good profiles, will be a fairly accurate representation of what you're going to get on press.
Proofing papers like Epson's are not designed as fine art papers. I don't know about the longevity of those proofing papers, but in their intended use, long life is never a factor. ...Show more →
That was what I understood. "Proof" to try out. But to make it confusing when I look at the price of the paper. Just one example, from Atlex.com: Epson proofing paper 60'x100ft costs $259.95, Epson premium photo paper glossy same size 60"x100 ft cost a lot less: just $216.25 . Who would buy the expensive proofing paper just to try out?
That let me think that, the term "proofing" doesn't mean what it used to mean. Now it is just one of the option of photo paper. It costs lot more than the PREMIUM glossy paper.
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