Is Affinity suitable for serious pre-press work?

[wintermute]

Is Affinity suitable for serious pre-press work?
Yes, it could be - but only if you also have Adobe...  I do. CS6.

Today's example: press advertising with a Total Ink Limit of 225%.

There is no way to prepare it properly in Affinity.

1. Converting photos – I created a custom CMYK profile in Photoshop and converted the photos to it.

2. Checking the final work – Adobe Acrobat → Output Preview → Total Area Coverage. Now I can make some color corrections in vector shapes...

[joe_l]

Assuming you are using Affinity Publisher this COULD be helpful?!?

 

[wintermute]

6 minutes ago, joe_l said:

Assuming you are using Affinity Publisher this COULD be helpful?!?

 

Indeed, it could be useful for vector control, but not for photos/raster, etc. 

thx

[NotMyFault]

You can use a one click asset which shows any area exceeding a given ink limit, vector or pixel.

If needed I can provide a procedural texture filter where you can numerically input the threshold. It will then show any areas exceeding the limits as color overlay, or making other areas transparent.

it can‘t show overprint.