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Neat. Bravo. FYI: Ages ago, prepress software apps TrapWise, Color Central, and maybe Preps had color management for PostScript and then PDF. IIRC, all the sm
by specialist 4y ago
Neat. Bravo.
FYI: Ages ago, prepress software apps TrapWise, Color Central, and maybe Preps had color management for PostScript and then PDF.
IIRC, all the smarts were embedded in the print stream. Meaning you might be able to get your local print shop to process some files and capture the result. I think the print shop would need the capability to do lithography, requiring color separations, vs just composite printing. So be sure to ask.
As Jussi (nibblestew) shows, happy case color conversion is straightforward. The (PostScript) madness is because of interoperability. Accepting every mutant source from Quark, PageMaker, etc and ensuring it prints successfully with every mutant PostScript RIP like Harlequin, Adobe, etc.