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>Okay, I am a Trib photographer. What I can tell you is >that photoshop does dictate how much ink goes on the >press. So your apparent speculation is correct! > >>I am of the impression that the color prepress techs >>can make or break the reproduction regardless of the >>pressroom problems. Doesn't photoshop dictate how much >>ink goes on the paper? If that's the case, then the >>problem seems to not be with the pressroom. Anyway, >>what I have noticed is how much better the pictures >>seem recently, within the past month or so. >> >> >>>These endless discussions about color reproduction >>>make it painfully obvious that most journalists know >>>NOTHING about actually PRINTING the newspapers they >>>work for. >>> >>>Very little about the printing quality of a newspaper >>>has anything to do with people in the editorial >>>department. It has everything to do with what happens >>>in the press room. >>> >>>Take a close look at the headlines in the Trib --- >>>they're more gray than black. The solid colors aren't >>>really solid, either. >>> >>>The Trib is running a lightweight newsprint --- which >>>isn't bright white --- and they're also inking it >very >>>lightly. I'm assuming both of these things save >money, >>>which I don't blame them for doing. >>> >>>Also, the Pittsburgh Trib has a very short press run, >>>which doesn't give the press crew much time to adjust >>>the ink mixture. >>> >>>No one is to "blame" here. It's just the way it is. >>>Besides, it's a newspaper, not the National >>>Geographic, for cripes sake! >>> >>>But hey, feel free to beat up the photo department >>>some more if that's what gets you off ... >>> >>>>You've gotta be out of your mind if you think >>anything >>>>has changed reproduction wise at the Trib. It's >still >>>>the same, hit or miss, folks. >>>> >>>>>You must be getting good copies. Color quality >sucks >>>>>in the Trib.

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