Don't Get RIPed Off

Harlequin: ROOM is important, but its utility is limited to specific applications. For the ROOM approach to be successful, the output from every target device must be truly identical. In other words, the content, color, fonts and page geometry must all be a perfect match.

The biggest advantage of the ROOM paradigm is that, at least in theory, the same data is being sent to every output device, so inconsistencies such as font substitution and image replacement problems do not occur. However, when a job is rendered to a device-specific image, a number of device-specific processes are applied to it, including resolution, color management, device calibration and screening.