From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/69281 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Erik Margraf Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Colors: printing vs. on screen Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:53:44 +0000 Message-ID: Reply-To: erik.margraf@gmail.com, mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1337116036==" X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1308484443 27422 80.91.229.12 (19 Jun 2011 11:54:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:54:03 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sun Jun 19 13:53:58 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QYGZd-00035y-7e for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C755ECADD8; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:51 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 9hTsG3Ks7RZA; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AE25CADD9; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39E1FCADD9 for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:48 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id wMDPzLBZbby5 for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:46 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter2-til.mf.surf.net (filter2-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.218]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514F3CADD8 for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:46 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com (mail-vw0-f41.google.com [209.85.212.41]) by filter2-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p5JBriKX001596 for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:53:45 +0200 Original-Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so4096754vws.14 for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:53:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:reply-to:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=vlllU1to0BxEwCXQcBfmphLKW0G7otAZawHsHfI0sN0=; b=RZskqRz9IAJEbTTiYGpZ8ipchZtP8KfBO5VpoxekD0x6bNkoYoVVugdUI9zbpLV8ZC 2qUfegOvfH5wc0tL4AR2gBghmsCWkZf+6/MROM6aeizXFR7+lNsRQNvs+y05v9d2R4iX O9r29+fUoZqvYE39URuxXfRHIe1Z+uhj7s/wQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=EIcAMRy1dfzkcMiYnE71gam+qJYP3gll7pxswPgeIFsCRIby7m2F36rAV8VMEGioxU 4rvwexc4xJnMz12p6ID5g5Kw+iZmI5ZxAYE8uIKXCPn1+bc2Mxjm01NdnlznaDT09piD V6+hA9Dpd8jvbdkZQxjzg1D2lhqSQ6HLtEGhc= Original-Received: by 10.52.95.46 with SMTP id dh14mr2129303vdb.60.1308484424205; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:53:44 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.52.116.100 with HTTP; Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:53:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.212.41; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0bEVLRITy - bdccc8a0e8eb - 20110619 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.218 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:69281 Archived-At: --===============1337116036== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071cc684c863404a60f45a3 --20cf3071cc684c863404a60f45a3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear List, I defined the following color for one of my documents: \definecolor[P][r=0.64,g=0.22,b=0.27] When I printed this document on a probably typical office laser printer (a Canon iRCXXXX), the colors didn't match. (not even close and I didn't like the printed color) This is probably no real surprise, but can anybody provide some insight or hints to information on these matters to me: -- Are "spot colors" the thing to use to get a grip on these matters? -- Is this generally only a matter of "color spaces" and transformations between them? or ... -- Is this also dependent on specific printer models (eg. different office laser printers)? -- If yes, is there any source on information on the pecularities of these printers? kind regard and thanks Erik --20cf3071cc684c863404a60f45a3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List,

I defined the following color for one of my d= ocuments:=A0\definecolor[P][r=3D0.64,g=3D0.22,b=3D0.27]
When I pr= inted this document on a probably typical office laser printer (a Canon iRC= XXXX), the=A0
colors didn't match.=A0(not even close and I didn't like the p= rinted color)=A0This is probably no real=A0
surprise, but=A0can a= nybody provide some insight or hints to information on these matters to me:= =A0

=A0-- Are=A0"spot colors" the thing=A0to use = to get a grip on these matters? =A0
=A0-- Is this generally only = a matter of "color spaces" and transformations between them? =A0o= r ...
=A0-- Is this also dependent on specific printer models (eg. different= office laser printers)?
=A0 =A0 -- If yes, is there any source o= n information on the pecularities of these printers?

kind regard and thanks

Erik
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