Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 13, 2003 01:41 AM
I have trouble believing the author is or was a graphics professional. For one thing, sending RGB PDF files to printers is a pretty bad idea; designers have no control over the final output (mismatched blacks are one of many problems that can arise), and many printers refuse to even accept anything with RGB data in it.
And to me (as a professional graphic designer), the lack of spot colour support is just as bad as the lack of CMYK. 90% of retail packaging (for example) uses specific Pantone inks, and designers need software that can handle them in combination with process inks. If I had to rely on RGB PDFs, I wouldn't last a day in my job.
"But can publishers resist open source for long?" Answer: as long as there is absolutely no Open Source equivalent of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Duh!
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 13, 2003 01:41 AMAnd to me (as a professional graphic designer), the lack of spot colour support is just as bad as the lack of CMYK. 90% of retail packaging (for example) uses specific Pantone inks, and designers need software that can handle them in combination with process inks. If I had to rely on RGB PDFs, I wouldn't last a day in my job.
"But can publishers resist open source for long?" Answer: as long as there is absolutely no Open Source equivalent of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Duh!
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