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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · What is the Point of Monitor Calibration!? | |
"really, i do very little work in PS unless i need local sharpening etc. to prep for large format printing. i have found that some of my work that has been cropped just does not have the pixel density for large prints. i want the 50MP to help resolve that problem. but i will wait to see what the 5DsR MKII has to offer. if you're writing your own profiles and that good at it hmmm. it is a given that images need to be tweaked for print."
Well I jumped on a couple of 5DSRs as soon as they became available and never regretted it. 50mp is great but if you're having to do such deep crops that you don't have enough pixels, maybe you're not using the right lens for the job. Or you could go do a 100 mp Phase or Hassy - y'know, just for kicks.
And yes, I have been making my own custom profiles since the late 90's - using the venerable Gretag Spectroscan T, first with Praxisoft Compass Profile, then with many generations of Gretag's ProfileMaker Professional and more recently with i1Profiler Pro. Ironically, ProfileMaker still offers better color separation, total ink and black generation control for CMYK press output than Profiler but for RGB profiles Profiler is hard to beat. And when you need to edit profiles then you're back to Gretag's fantastic Edit Module (and OSX 10.6.8).
"i will research the info palette in PS. i have never used it nor do i know how to use it. if it proves to be a worthy tool i will add it to my workflow. after all alas, i have to use photoshop for Canon's layout plugin that allows one to print for canvas wraps and it only runs in PS."
The Info Palette is the ONE palette that every serious Photoshop imaging professional (or hobbyist) should have open all the time. In addition to allowing you to monitor your actual pixel values where you cursor is placed, you can also place multiple Info Palette "probes" - sticky monitoring points that show up in the info palette and allow you to monitor many areas of the image at once. When you're setting white, black and gray points, this is indispensable and both takes most of the guesswork out of that but also makes it MUCH faster as well.
"i have never been big on post. i'm a minimalist in that respect. however, once i crossed the line into large format printing i soon found out that my workflow and tools weren't adequate. hence the new monitor, new software, new profiling calibration system, and new computer system with massive crunch power. in addition to matte cutter, framing press, healing pads, archival mounting supplies, acid free mattes and all the other junk to be a small shop print maker. i ain't jivin, i am very serious about this aspect of my business."
You don't have to be "big on post" to create great images, but if you don't have those skills, you often leave a lot on the table in terms of the impact of your images. I'm huge on post but only do what's necessary to achieve the look or image I want - or my clients need.
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