Re: generic CMYK
Re: generic CMYK
- Subject: Re: generic CMYK
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:29:53 -0700
- Thread-topic: generic CMYK
In a message dated 4/10/10 12:10 PM, Tyler Boley wrote:
> I'm preparing files for a client for submission to AIAP, American
> Photography. They say they require generic CMYK.. hmmm.
"Hmmm" is exactly right, Tyler.
There is no such animal as "generic CMYK" in the real world of printing on
presses. Yes, there is a profile called "Generic CMYK", but it doesn't match
any known press in actual existence.
Your clients sound like they don't want to be pinned down with any
responsibility for the output.
You must insist until they provide a precise specification for an ACTUAL
printing environment (such as, for example, US Web Coated (SWOP) v2, or
GRACoL2006_Coated1v2, to name only two of the several possible ones).
If they keep repeating their "generic CMYK" bit, then ask to speak to their
prepress specialists (if they have any).
> So, anyone know someone knowledgeable over there, and/or what works best
> for them like, an ACTUAL cmyk? I realize there is a Generic CMYK
> supplied with the Mac OS, I'm hard pressed to think this is what they
> mean, but you never know.
If that's what they mean, it's likely that they don't really know what they
are talking about, and are just trying to avoid embarrassment.
Incidentally, "Generic CMYK" is an absurd profile, with absolutely pure
white and pure black points (L* 100 and L* 0, respectively, which are both
complete impossibilities in real-world printing). I honestly cannot conceive
of any real-world use for it.
If you so desire, I can send you a PDF that I have used for a one-day class
that I have taught, which deals exactly with the topic of CMYK separations
from RGB files.
Please let me know, and I'll be glad to send it to you. It's not as
effective as hearing it taught live, but it may help clarify the subject
somewhat. Or so I hope.
Best.
Marco Ugolini
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