Merlin Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Simple question. Are there any guidelines for interpreting the list of proof profiles in Photo and Designer into typical paper types? Like a dummy’s guide. For example, when you go to a print shop or manufacturer they do not describe the paper or card by the descriptors used for the proof profiles. I typically print on what the print shop calls ‘100lb c/s2 gloss white card stock’. What is that equivalent to in the proof profiles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 I asked for detailed info on the card stock so I can soft proof and the response was: 94 GE Brightness Caliper 10.0 Brightness 94 Opacity 98 What’s that as a proof profile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted September 5, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 5, 2019 Hi Merlin, 17 hours ago, Merlin said: What’s that as a proof profile? In most cases the Print Shop would tell you the name of the name of the Profile, if it's a standard ICC one. In case of a custom one, the Print Shop would normally provide you with a ICC profile which you would add to your OS and then this would appear in the Soft Proof adjustment list in Affinity. I'm not aware of a method to translate the information you've posted into an ICC profile or if it's a standard one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 10:07 AM, Merlin said: What’s that as a proof profile? That isn't enough info for a profile. Those are all just properties of the card stock. (Caliper is a measure of paper thickness.) Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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