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Posted on 19/01/08 09:29:27 AM |
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Asparagustus
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CMYK Issues
Sooo...I'm doing this photo shoot...and they're going to be printed so I've been converting them into CMYK (my camera takes them in RGB). The reason I've been doing this is because a friend of mine told me that CMYK is for print, RGB is for screens. Now...when I do the conversion, the CMYK version is super grainy, especially when I do color adjustments, ESPECIALLY with levels, that scream at me. What am I doing wrong, and if I'm not doing anything wrong, how do I make the grain go away? |
Posted on 19/01/08 4:01:50 PM |
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Babybiker
Shadow Spectaculator Posts: 151 Reply  |
Re: CMYK Issues
Hi Asparagustus, I'm no expert on CMYK or printing, and I know that there are other members of the forum who are much better qualified to answer your question than me, but in the meantime - It reads as if you are performing the conversion first, then manipulating the photograph - Try working on the photo in RGB mode (straight from the camera) until you are happy with it, then convert to CMYK as a final action before saving it. If this doesn't make any difference (like I said above - I'm no expert) suggest to the publishers that you provide RGB images, and let them convert them? BB |
Posted on 21/01/08 04:14:04 AM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: CMYK Issues
When you say print, are you referring to your local printer, or sending your file to a commercial printer? If you are talking about your local printer on your computer, it expects to see RGB images. It will do it's own conversion to the CMYK colors. You are in this case, better off to stay with RGB. If you are talking about commercial printers, the check with them and see what they are set up to work with. Many of them are just as happy with RGB as CMYK, unless you are sending them commercial work. (By commercial work, I am referring to thousands of copies, such as in a magazine.) The real advantage to converting and using CMYK for printing is, you can directly control what the printer is going to print, and sometimes save money by only printing 1, 2, or 3 colors. |