Damien Symonds

11 minutes ago, DonnaJames said:

yes

Then that suggests a faulty calibrator, wouldn't you think?  Have you raised this with X-Rite?

Is the problem exactly the same as with the previous monitor?  Both "pink blurry messes"?

What calibrator is it?

Turn off "Show Backdrop".

Further to that, have you ever soft-proofed?

Oh, I'm sure I've heard of a plug-in that will do this, but I can't remember it

I'm going to move this post to the general discussion area, in hopes that somebody else knows.

No, sorry.  Look for a sharper one.

@nery?

If Photoshop was easy, it would be Lightroom.

Your investment in Photoshop skills will pay off in a MUCH better portfolio over time.

Yes, of course.  The action has to be set up in PS, then once it's set up, you run it from Bridge.

It is exquisitely more powerful than LR.

Not ACR, but Bridge, yes.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/act_web.html

Yes, that is catastrophically bad. You must NEVER do that.

Send both raw files to your editor, then do the combination after they send them back.

Oh, this is so annoying, isn't it?

From Bridge, there are two ways to open a raw file - one is Cmd O (for "Open") and the other is Cmd R (for "Raw").

Can you try both, and see if one works?

1 hour ago, Phyllis said:

He didn't send anything. He emailed me saying it had to be in CMYK and PDF format, period.

Then you need to email back, and ask for more information.  We need to know exactly which CMYK profile they need.

Hi Catherine, can we discuss this in the Raw Class first please?

1 hour ago, Damien Symonds said:

Have you got detailed specifications from the print company you'll be using?  About their file requirements?

PLEASE answer the question.  I want to see a complete copy of the requirements the printer sent you.

Ok, this is VERY bad.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/05/please-be-wary-of-cmyk.html

Have you got detailed specifications from the print company you'll be using?  About their file requirements?

This is a complicated topic, so let's tread slowly.

First, can you tell me where you got the booklet template from?

Please start posting photos in the class.  We'll soon know if there's a problem.

Do you happen to still have the first jpeg you sent to the lab, as well as the second one?  I'd like to see both if possible.

The whole files, and 100% crops of each.

Let's see some images ...

Ha ha ha!

I figure if you lightly clone over some of the creases to tone then down a bit, it would look fine.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/09/must-i-calibrate.html

And please, I beg you, give me a chance to change your life.