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Hi Steve

I usually get around this problem by letting the program determine the colours when printing a proof. I sometimes still have issues when it comes to blues turning purple etc but I know from the proof whether this is the case or not if I let the program determine the colour profile in CMYK mode. This gives me a nigh on perfect colour match and I've never had a complaint about colour problems doing things this way. Like you, I use a supplier and my products are shipped direct to the customer so it's vital you get this right first first time as it could end up costing you big time. My cousin prints on site and he had loads of trouble with this when he first started out especially with corporate colours for big league guys (like QVC). From what I can remember from when he first started up he sometimes outsourced work he couldn't do himself and getting a true colour match from other printers was a particular problem for him. He eventually asked for his suppliers print colour profile and this fixed the problem. As you know, viewing artwork on an RGB monitor will always be a problem though. I'll ask him some more about it but it may be tomorrow before I get to speak to him!