Re: rgb to cmyk conversions
Re: rgb to cmyk conversions
- Subject: Re: rgb to cmyk conversions
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:34:27 -0800
In a message dated 2/25/06 7:50 AM, Peter Calvin wrote:
> I am working on a book that will be printed in Hong Kong, and they
> want CMYK files and sample prints for color. I have tried some
> conversions in Photoshop, but there is a huge difference (to my eyes)
> in color.
>
> I am accustomed to submitting RGB files, and I work in a completely
> color managed environment. (everything profiled and tagged, etc...)
> Could anyone give me some advice on how to best deal with this, that
> is making the conversions to best represent the original files and
> have a chance of printing well on this mystery press in HK? Any good
> sources on the web or in print? The files do not need to be sent
> until August, so I have plenty of time to study and learn.
Hi Peter.
I had the opportunity to go to Shenzen, China (after a brief stop in Hong
Kong) last year for a press check. My impression was that no one of the
prepress people I met with in China had any working knowledge of
color-managed practices.
If this job of yours is separated *and printed* in Hong Kong you probably
have a much better chance of a successful outcome than if it is shipped to
mainland China instead, and executed there completely. In that case, I am
afraid that you will have a hard time trying to get a straight answer
regarding which standards are being used for the final printing run. Work is
done very much "by the numbers", from what I gathered, and I fear that no
matter how much you study up on color management, that will not help you
much in this situation.
Perhaps you should think of hiring a local subcontractor (an Asian branch of
a prepress house with headquarters in the US, like Schawk, for example) to
supervise the implementation in close contact with you. That way, they would
be in charge of understanding your expectations and accurately translating
them into what meets them in that environment.
Good luck.
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Marco Ugolini
Mill Valley, CA
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