Media Standard Print proposes three possible workflows: a ‘media neutral’ one, a ‘media specific’ one and a ‘ classic media specific ’ one. The media neutral workflow (RGB colours, Lab colours and so on; PDF/X-4) offers advantages if it has not yet been decided what press will be used for printing, allowing the black composition to be adjusted. The disadvantage of the ‘media neutral’ workflow is a degree of rendering uncertainty, since the gamut mapping should be carried out using the unstandardized perceptual Rendering intent. However, in practice this has turned out to be of little relevance. The media specific workflow (CMYK and spot colours; PDF/X-1a) offers a degree of production security, especially against unexpected conversions (RGB black in vector elements to CMYK deep black). Experts do not currently agree over which variant to prefer. As experience is gained, the majority of users are opting for the media neutral workflow, which entails considerably less effort during the design process. What remains to be seen is how fast this switch will take place.  External links Bundesverband Druck und Medien – German Printing and Media Industries Federation English MediaStandard Print 2018 German MedienStandard Druck 2018 Process Standard Offset ISO 12647 series ISO 15397 FOGRA Info sheet Media Wedge Standard Category: Printing Category: Planographic printing Category: Standards Category:Mass media Category:International Organization for Standardizati
Media Standard Print proposes three possible workflows: a 'media neutral' one, a 'media specific' one and a ' classic media specific ' one. The media neutral workflow (RGB colours, Lab colours and so on; PDF/X-4) offers advantages if it has not yet been decided what press will be used for printing, allowing the black composition to be adjusted. The disadvantage of the ‘media neutral’ workflow is a degree of rendering uncertainty, since the gamut mapping should be carried out using the unstandardized perceptual Rendering intent. However, in practice this has turned out to be of little relevance. The media specific workflow (CMYK and spot colours; PDF/X-1a) offers a degree of production security, especially against unexpected conversions (RGB black in vector elements to CMYK deep black). Experts do not currently agree over which variant to prefer. As experience is gained, the majority of users are opting for the media neutral workflow, which entails considerably less effort during the design process. What remains to be seen is how fast this switch will take place. References External links Bundesverband Druck und Medien – German Printing and Media Industries Federation English MediaStandard Print 2018 German MedienStandard Druck 2018 Process Standard Offset ISO 12647 series ISO 15397 FOGRA Info sheet Media Wedge Standard Category: International Organization for Standardization Category:Mass media Category: Planographic printing Category: Printing Category:Standard
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