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DCS®
Books: Professional Edition & Mini Editions
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Available in two versions - Professional
and Mini Editions |
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| The DCS Book can be used in two ways...
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To compare values provided
by the color picker |
As a color selctor |
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Although this image looks good on the screen you find there is too
much red in the facial tones when printed.
1. Check the colors in print
against the values provided by the color picker. |
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2. Based on your evaluation of the DSC color patches, you
choose a value that has 20% less magenta. |
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3. Apply the new value for an optional result.
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DCS® books: Professional Edition & Mini editions
The difference in appearance of color when viewed in
different color spaces represents one of the greatest problems in prepress. Do
not be misled by the RGB colors on your monitor when you are really trying to
achieve CMYK on paper. The Digital Color Scale books (DCS) show you in advance
how the ink-on-paper will look. Tens of thousands of color combinations are
available. The basic combination on all pages is the mixing of cyan and magenta,
with yellow and black overprinted. The chromatic organization of the DCS is in
ascending percentages of yellow.
 | Use the printed color mixes to dial-in the correct CMYK
values to achieve your desired ink-on-paper results. |
 | Quick access tabs indicating yellow percentages make
finding your desired color quick and easy. |
Available in two versions: Professional and Mini Editions
Key Benefits
 | Professional Edition
 | Displays 57,344 different color combinations on large
13" x 12-3/4 Stock |
 | Printed on coated stock, one side only to eliminate show through |
 | CMYK are shown in the following percentages: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 (solid). |
 | Extensive Foreword on the fundamentals and key concepts of Color |
 | Appendix contains gray value gradations of 10 to 95% in ten different
screen rulings and now includes CIE Lab and L*A*B color scales |
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 | Mini Editions
 | Displays 20,736 different color combinations on compact
8-3/4" x 8-3/4" stock |
 | Available on coated, uncoated or newsprint/recycled
stock |
 | CMYK are shown in the following percentages: 0, 5, 10,
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 (solid) |
 | Available individually or as a complete, three book
set. |
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Pricing
| Part # |
Description |
Stock |
Price |
| MIS-DCSPRO |
DCS Book - Professional Edition |
Coated |
$299.00 |
| MIS-DCSMC |
DCS Book - Mini Edition |
Coated |
$109.00 |
| MIS-DCSMU |
DCS Book - Mini Edition |
Uncoated |
$109.00 |
| MIS-DCSMN |
DCS Book - Mini Edition |
Newsprint |
$109.00 |
| MIS-DCSMS |
DCS Book - Mini Edition Set |
Set |
$279.00 |
Revised May 2008
Also ask about DCS software:
 | DCS Calibrator kit |
 | DCS Standard ICC Profiler for better separations |
 | Autocolor profiling plug-in for Photoshop |

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