Re: Epson and Agfa Yellow ink behavior
Re: Epson and Agfa Yellow ink behavior
- Subject: Re: Epson and Agfa Yellow ink behavior
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:35:20 EST
In a message dated 3/28/01 12:29:00 AM, email@hidden writes:
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The first law of RGB workflows is, 'You can't have in CMYK what you
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don't have in RGB'. (The second law is, 'Yipes what a confusion' -:)).
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Most users are afraid to experiment with their RGB 'monitor-like'
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non-monitor 'working space', and little wonder, so they will take
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what Pshop defaults to.
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The largest of these default RGB spaces is Adobe RGB. And Adobe RGB
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snips pure offset yellow. You are never going to get a pure yellow on
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the press.
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Therefore, you are always going to be able to proof an Adobe RGB via
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an offset simulation space to an inkjet proofer destination space.
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And know that your yellows proof correctly.
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It doesn't matter what the MatchPrint is able to reproduce. Because
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the brighter yellow won't be there in the first place -:).
Correct, the only place you will see 100% Yellows is in vector files and page
layout defined CMYK colors (like Red= 0, 100, 100, 0) but people still wish
these colors to proof accurately. 100% Yellow is not the only color clipped
by AdobeRGB, try anything close to 100% Cyan!
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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