Reply To: Proofing Settings When the Printer is Clueless?

Well, first of all, you can do all the color management you want on your end, but if your printers say things like “swop coated is fine” then your workflow is a deadend. It’s like ballroom dancing with a mannequin.

Second, you can’t get accurate proofs of many spot colors (e.g. many Pantone colors). It cannot be done on a desktop printer and isn’t worth worrying about. If you’re printing a CMYK job (such as on a digital press), then you want to use CMYK colors, not spot colors.