CMYK Images in Frame

[eric.dunn at ca.transport.bombardier.com]

Framers <framers at FrameUsers.com> wrote on 08/22/2006 03:52:23 PM:
> The bottom line is I have a client who doesn't want to send his files 
out to
> the printer but print them on a color printer.

Welcome to the (hellish) world of colourmatching. Fussing with the colour 
on screen is virtually meaningless. If the two are supposed to be the 
same, they SHOULD be the same. If they are displaying differently, they 
undoubtedly are different and do need edited in image editing software.

As for what exact colour is shown on screen and what is printed, well it 
depends on the strengths, weaknesses, and settings of each device (whether 
screen or printer). On a printer, the output will be affected by what 
paper and processes are used.

If the colours used are selected using Pantone numbers or other matching 
system, you have the basis for the expectation that the final printed 
output is identical to the Pantone swatch. If the printer and media have 
been correctly colour matched. If the colours are being designed on-screen 
and you want your output to exactly match the on-screen colour, you have 
to colour match and adjust the display before doing colour work, colour 
match the printer, and know what the colour limitations of your devices 
are.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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