I have created some vector drawings for the web or electronic viewing only. I now need to convert some of this stuff for print and when I convert from RGB to CMYK, the colours lose their vibrancy. and when I'm converting, I no longer have the picker to work with.
Can someone help? ... please and thanks.
Thanks.
Ariel said: OK, signmaking has their own workflow, and I know it's better to use RGB (I used Versaworks for years), but for offset printing is totally different, and if you send a, RGB image is very dangerous
OK, signmaking has their own workflow, and I know it's better to use RGB (I used Versaworks for years), but for offset printing is totally different, and if you send a, RGB image is very dangerous
I didn't realize that. I need to study up on that some more but we don't send much out for offset printing.
Color management is a complicated subject so it's interesting to learn out how it's implemented in the various workflows that Node Jockeys run CorelDraw through.
For starters (maybe this should be the beginning of a new thread). What CMYK color profile do you use and what CorelDraw CMYK palette do you use to put together a design for output to an offset printer? I'ld like to learn more about this.
Dan
I'll not go into a RGB vs CMYK debate here too. For those interested, here's my opinion. :-)
One thing though:
Terremoto said:Trouble is that the ink-sets for the various CMYK printers out there vary a lot. Roland's Yellow is different than HP's and they're more than likely different than Mimaki's.
Cowtoon said:The colour picker is a tool that allows you to pick any colour on the screen (and outside), but if the colour it lands on (for picking) is already RGB, it will take is as, even though you started out with CMYK as your preference.
One exception to the rule (there may be several but this one I know) is powerclipped objects, which will take the color model from the fill of the container, or if there's no fill; from the default color model of the document.
Yes ... and they've made the colour picker smarter which, is mostly a good thing.
btw ... There's some interesting reading in the responses here, I'm not all knowing, esp. when it comes to print. My experience is limited and there's always been at least one thing that challenges the outcome.
At this point in time, the no. of prints don't warrant offset, however, the printers use a printer that uses CMYK, so I'm still kind-a hooped. Many of the colours as mentioned earlier, had a washed out look. Moving foward, I'd like to prevent this. From what I've read, I don't seem to have the full selection of colours, using CMYK as I do with RGB.
Do you think it would help (from the printer's perspective) to save as an illustrator file). There were also issues with CD's shadows, which had to be corrected. Fortunately, I was charged for that bit of tweaking.
Perhaps there's a goofy (yet useful) little tool out there that will give me the cmyk values for a colour I chose (assuming it's available in the cmyk spectrum).
Ok ... found a tool that picks up the colour and tells you the hex, html, reg, cmy, hsv values wherever you hover your mouse. It's called pixie. The same site has a tool that also recognizes fonts. The site is nattyware. Perhaps you've already heard of it. I'll see if it'll work for for what I'm after.