2009/10/12 Klaus Karcher <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Michael Schulz wrote: >> >> The printer is a HPDesignJet 10 ps. The behavior of the printer shows >> visually a slight red color cast which become obviously in skin tones. The >> results measuring the FOGRA-strip_v2 are within the norm (2007). > > The red cast might be a metamerism issue. If I remember correctly, the > HPDesignJet 10 ps inks are very susceptible to metamerism failures. > Therefore it's important to view the prints under standard lighting > conditions (D50 viewing booth or the like). > > Klaus I've seen this on a Canon iPF9000 (Lucia ink) too. Proofs got a really bad red cast (specially neutrals/skin tones) when viewed in non-standard light. Costumers were not too happy about this. The solution was to build the proofer profile with max K (or close to it). Just, look out for banding and cross-overs. After that, proofs are much more "stable" in other than standard light. Martin Weberg