p.2 #1 · I need a crash course in resolution, DPI, color spaces, etc.
Future Man wrote:
So if all browsers just supported color management we wouldn't even need to think about it? How does it relate to printing? Is one better than the other if you are printing (printing on my school's Epson 9800)?
Most browsers don't support color management
Nov 12, 2009 at 04:07 PM
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p.2 #2 · I need a crash course in resolution, DPI, color spaces, etc.
I make fine art landscape prints for a living. I shoot Raw only; develop in Adobe Camera Raw, in the Pro Photo color space / 16 bit. After importing to Photoshop at native resolution and 300 PPI I save as a Tiff (not PSD). I see no reason for PSD and Tiff is the industry standard. I save the file as a "master file" (to work off of later). Later, I make a copy of the "master file" to size and custom sharpen (and maybe a little touch up corrections) for the print (24", 36" 40", 50" 60"...). After making the corrections and sizing and custom sharpening I save the 16 bit Pro Photo RGB image. I then also convert it to Adobe 1998 RGB and convert it to 8 bit Tiff and save that file too. The last file (Adobe RGB - 8 bit) is the one that gets sent to my printer (currently we use Adobe RGB color space...) to make Lightjet prints on Fuji Flex (poly silver halide) paper. The reason I saved a 16 bit Pro Photo image is incase the print does not turn out right and further minor adjustments need to be made (every time I ever print - usually many, many times). That way I have a maximum data file to work with. I keep every version as a separate "save as" file until the print is perfected. That way I have an entire history of the process. I start by making 18" prints until perfected, then I make 24" prints (and usually imperfections start to appear that could not be seen on the smaller 18") then I perfect that size, then go on to 36", then 40" and so on, to the largest size I can push the print and still have nice quality. Once there is absolutely no imperfection to my eye (and some other that work with me) in all the size categories I want for market, it is ready to go on to mounting and framing and the term "master print" is applied. I have, within my skills, mastered the print. It becomes a Limited Edition and it is time to sell. This is a very costly and meticulous process (and a ton of fun) but I then can bring a quality to the market that helps set me aside from my competition, and really serves the public.
What interpolation methods I use, and how much sharpening, and what type, and what resolution I print the image at and all those types of variables are overcome by two things: intensive research, and many, many, many test prints. If it looks better, it is better.
BTW, I just bought a 1.5 TB hard drive for only $99 so space is cheap, so why not save all the copies as your work progresses (and back them up and archive them)?
p.2 #3 · I need a crash course in resolution, DPI, color spaces, etc.
mdude85 wrote:
Most browsers don't support color management
Well - Firefox 3 does and a lot of enthusiasts use that. Safari more or less does - the image needs a profile though. I.E - OK - it does not support color management.
But 2 out of 3 of the three most popular browsers ain't bad.
