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2000.10.06 15:04 "Re: Old-style JPEG and HP 9100C Digital Sender", by Martin Bailey
At 15:21 06/10/00, Martin Bailey wrote: > From the graphic arts side I'd like to see: > > A) improvements in the handling of photmetricinterpretation=5 when the > data isn't just CMYK. The kind of spot colour handling that's provided in > other formats such as CMYK (or Lab or sRGB) equivalents for each colorant, > plus an indication of whether the colour should be regarded as opaque, or > normal, or transparent etc. for trapping purposes. > > B) Very odd - my last couple of paragraphs were callously deleted! Is there a message length limit on this listserve, or is it simply applying artistic judgement to my message? :-) Just for completeness: B) C) Adoption of the ICC spec for embedding source profiles. I realise that A implies that I think there is a future for TIFF as print-ready files. That's certainly true for 1-bit G4 compressed data to drive plate setters, but one step up the workflow is less obvious at the moment. Regards Martin Bailey ------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Technical Consultant mailto:martinb@harlequin.com Digital Print & Publishing +44 1223 873800 Harlequin http://www.harlequin.com ------------------------------------------------------------- If my views didn't usually coincide with those of my employer I wouldn't want to work here, but I am not a spokesman for Harlequin and the buck stops with me for what I say. -------------------------------------------------------------