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Guys, thanks for the replies!
It would be nice to make it the customers problem, but the geographical location of the plant is out of the way and so we have to work that bit harder! A sales rep will return with a handful of iris proofs, no control strips, saying "I've got the contract [look how well I've done]", not wanting to trouble the customer with "details". I guess the sales pitchers don't want to do anything that might jeopardise their contract bagging process - there's always someone else that will do it if you won't.
I like the idea of sending the customers studio an IT8 target, and also showing the gamut difference between their proof and the destination process. How much do profile writers charge does anyone know, and are there any no-so-obvious pitfalls to watch out for? We've only got two profiles at the moment: coated, uncoated - for four machines, two webfed, two sheetfed and more than a few different papers. I suspect that it's time to think about creating some more profiles...
With regard to CMYK-->CMYK profile conversion - what about if the customer supplies a PDF (which they normally will do)? Artpro doesn't handle profile conversion - and it would be far too slow converting the images and vector work elements individually? I presume Acrobat will allow you to tag "naked" CMYK work and then convert it to your destination profile? [ctango - we havn't got pitstop! and yes I know we should have]
Right, enough rambling from me, thanks for your help guys!
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