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Indesign for print set up

Jun 12, 2012 2:16 PM

I am currently working on a project containing a variety of print media, all of which will be exported as a pdf directly from Indesign. What I dont understand is which colour profile to set for each of my prgrams within creative suite (obviously these all need to be the same). I aim to send these to a printer within the U.K, how do I select the correct profile? Does it really make a big difference?

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1. lilia@,

Jun 12, 2012 2:21 PM in reply to matthew_miller

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Use Adobe Bridge to sync the colour settings. Edit > Color Settings
Contact the printer and ask them what they require.

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2. Rob Day,

Jun 12, 2012 6:48 PM in reply to matthew_miller

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Does it really make a big difference?
Any time there's a color conversion profiles come into play, so to display CMYK on screen there needs to be a conversion to RGB or to get the correct separation for a given press condition there has to be a conversion from RGB to CMYK.

The difference can be very significant like the difference between RGB display of Japan Standard and US Sheetfed Coated:

Japan Standard
US Sheetfed

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3. Rik Ramsay,

Jun 12, 2012 7:52 PM in reply to matthew_miller

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For print work in the UK or Europe, I would suggest using "Europe Pre Press 2 (FOGRA 27)" as your profile as you are more likely to find a local printer using this or a similar profile. However, if you are concerned, you could always ask the printer and see what profile they suggest.

This link might give you some help with print work: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/27/10-pre-press-tips-for-perfe ct-print-publishing/

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4. matthew_miller,

Jun 13, 2012 12:44 AM in reply to Rik Ramsay

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Thanks for the link, really usefull. Slowly starting to put together what I need to do, thanks a lot

regards,
matt

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For print work in the UK or Europe, I would suggest using "Europe Pre Press 2 (FOGRA 27)" as your profile as you are more likely to find a local printer using this or a similar profile. However, if you are concerned, you could always ask the printer and see what profile they suggest. This link might give you some help with print work: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/27/10-pre-press-tips-for-perfe ct-print-publishing/

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