I really wonder if one doesn't have to make a profile for Photoshop , then one for ID, Acrobat.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=196718\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I've found I need to make one RGB profile for PS,Ill, and Acrobat and another just for InDesign. Lightroom is also different and I'm not sure what the best solution is there.
Could it be that ID and Acrobat prefer CMYK or device numbers whereas Photoshop handles everything well?[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=196718\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
For designers the problem is specifically RGB printing from InDesign. Profiles for CMYK managed devices work just fine across these applications.
Many too many years wasted testing rips, makes me not want to go back to that again, yet I can see the reason why for overall workflow there are merits.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=196718\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Boy, do I hear you! I've been encouraging designers and fine art photographers for years to consider the possibility of a RIP free workflow and until CS3, had felt like we were just about there. InDesign CS3's RGB printing problems are a major step in the wrong direction and I'm seeing a lot of people being affected by it. Adobe's lack of response and responsibility in the matter is shocking.
As for RIPs I'm still using nearly all of them via my clients. ColorBurst has proved to be a simple, fast and cost efficient solution for a variety of markets (fine art, designers, ad agencies, reprographics, etc). Various flavors of EFI's RIPs have gotten quote good, are much easier to work with, and are still very popular on color lasers. GMG is the color geeks RIP for prepress. StudioPrint is also excellent for fine art work although, like ImagePrint, the need has been diminishing for a while.
Getting back to InDesign, RGB printing has always had it's challenges, especially when it comes to transparency. Designers often don't have the patience to wrap their heads around it so putting a RIP like ColorBurst between ID and the printer does simplify things greatly.