week 11

Question 1

What is early binding?

Answer 1

Converting all images to the final destination early on in the workflow

Question 2

What is late binding?

Answer 2

Convert all images to the final destination later on in the workflow

Question 3

What are the advantages of early binding?

Answer 3

Everyone is aware/ working in the final destination space, and it preserves necessary device values

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of early binding?

Answer 4

Less flexibility, decisions must be made early on and well in advance. high level of communication needed

Question 5

What are the advantages of late binding?

Answer 5

Increased flexibility, less file versions to store and organize, less processing upstream, trained people handle the information

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of late binding?

Answer 6

Possible miscommunication of colour intention, designer does not view the final colours

Question 7

What are spot colours used for?

Answer 7

Brand colours, colours outside of the CMYK gamut, colour stability, increased gamut printing

Question 8

What type of spot colour interactions are there?

Answer 8

Simple, Duo-tone, Complex

Question 9

Which spot colour interaction has the widest gamut/ uses the most amount of inks?

Answer 9

Complex

Question 10

Which spot colour interaction has the smallest gamut/ uses the least amount of inks?

Answer 10

Simple

Question 11

What does simple spot colour interaction “colour management” entail?

Answer 11

Ink formulation and ink film thickness

Question 12

What does duotone spot colour interaction “colour management” entail?

Answer 12

Tone reproduction

Question 13

What does complex spot colour interaction colour management entail?

Answer 13

Selecting correct inks, building a new process, characterizing the process - sometimes multichannel ICC profiles