Re: newbie question about color management and offset printing
Re: newbie question about color management and offset printing
- Subject: Re: newbie question about color management and offset printing
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 05:28:28 -0500
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Yes, when you want to convert RGB images to this space using "Mode
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Change->CMYK" or if someone provides an untagged file that you hope to view
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on screen going to that device you've profiled.
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> 2: If i want to offset print a photoshop file, should i ***convert the
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> profile*** to that offset print ICC profile first (if my CMYK working
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> space is different than that ICC profile), then pass the file to them
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> (i think they will discard it). OR just pass the photoshop file with my
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> WORKING CMYK profile embed? (they will discard it cos they dont do any
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> color management)
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I always worry when I hear this from a shop so here is what I'd do. Use the
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profile to do an RGB to CMYK conversion but don't embed that profile in the
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files you give them or they will likely have a hissy fit. Since the
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conversions were done using the custom profile (and I'm assuming it's a good
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profile - accurate, and their device really behaves consistently based on
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the profile, the resulting CMYK should be fine.
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Andrew Rodney
Thank you Andrew for your clarifications.
Roger Breton
Laval, Canada
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