Produce Accurate Print Proof

Produce Accurate Print Proof in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Produce a proof that accurately shows how the final printed brochure's colors and tonal range will look so the customer can sign off.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Produce a print proof of the four-page brochure that shows final CMYK colors and tonal range for…
Produce a print proof of the four-page brochure that shows final CMYK colors and tonal range for the client to sign off, convert the supplied RGB images to US Web Coated (SWOP) CMYK, apply a soft contrast curve to match press midtones, and save as one flattened proof PDF by [deadline=Friday].

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before sending the proof to [contact=Priya] in procurement and the client review group, make the…
Before sending the proof to [contact=Priya] in procurement and the client review group, make the proof reflect press reality—show a 50% and 80% dot-area strip, label paper stock and ink set, pull the strongest highlights and deepest shadows for approval, and flag any images that need extra burn/dodge on plate-making.

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