Scanning in CMYK vs. RGB
Scanning in CMYK vs. RGB
- Subject: Scanning in CMYK vs. RGB
- From: "William Barrett" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:59:32 -0600
I need an argument settled. A friend of mine is using a drum scanner and is letting the scanner convert the file to CMYK. My recommendation was to scan in RGB and let Photoshop CMYK setup handle the conversion process to CMYK. My argument was for *better* control over the conversion process-- adjusting ink limits and control for dot gain depending on your final destination device. I told my friend they only thing that needed to be adjusted on the pre-scan was white/black point setting, but save it as RGB. He replied that most of his settings were done directly via the drum scanner including the CMYK conversion.
Ok. Anyone want to tell me the advantages of doing this conversion process at the scanner? I told him once you're locked into CMYK, there's really no way to go back. RGB provides more flexibility in the long run, since you still have control of your conversion process at a later point in time.