re: Does Quartz support CMYK?
re: Does Quartz support CMYK?
- Subject: re: Does Quartz support CMYK?
- From: Dan Reid <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 17:33:06 -0600
On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 23:08:29 -0500, Roberto Michelena <email@hidden>
wrote:
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We already know that Quickdraw and GDI (it's Windows counterpart) only
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support RGB data; and thus, any printer driver that interfases with the OS
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and all applications (as opposed to Postscript rips or application-embedded
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drivers) is limited to accepting only RGB data, and making the CMYK -or
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CcMmYK or such- conversion on its own.
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And what about Quartz in OSX? It's based on PDF, and the Preview app at
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least supports CMYK. Is the printer driver architecture on OSX able to pass
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CMYK data from the application to the driver? Or are we still limited to
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RGB? Will we see CMYK-accepting drivers anytime soon?
My understanding is yes, Quartz can send CMYK data if the driver will accept
CMYK data. It's up to the manufacturer to take adavantage of the
architecture.
So Epson needs to get their act together!!!!!
--
Dan B. Reid
RENAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
http://www.rpimaging.com | email@hidden
Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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