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Hello! I have had the hardest time trying to understand an easy way I can print bright colors like the ones on this logo I designed. I need to get the correct files over to my client but the CMYK version just sucks! Does anyone know of any solution where I can print this logo with these exact colors? This here is the RGB color version. There just has to be a way. Many Thanks,Team RGB

Hello,Im a photographer and recently switched to CC, as well as a new iMac, I had everything set up just fine on the other computer, now I'm having issues with the color on my images, it seems that the color is completely off when sharing images on my blog/facebook or even printing, its not the same color I see on my screen. Im a bit confused as far as how to solve this issue.Any advice will be greatly appreciated!Delfina

Hi there,I am having colour profile troubles. The swatches in my PANTONE book do not match what I am seeing on screen. I am running Illustrator CS6. My colour synchronisation in Bridge is set to North American General Purpose 2 across all my Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator). Not sure if this is correct colour profile??  Just need to know how to fix colour settings so that my PANTONE swatches on screen reflect what is in the PANTON book. Can someone please help me????

Hi everyone,Just a quick question i would like to run past you.If im exporting my images to PDF from InDesign to send to a printer in a certain CMYK colour profile, should the rest of the Adobe applications be set to this profile as well for consistency?If you need any clarification please feel free to ask me.Thank you

I have profiled a 7-col printer with i1pro as rgb-printer.I have recently tested i1pro 2 and possibility to make M1 and M2 -profiles with filtered UV-area.Basic problem is that icc profile converts 0/0/0 black to a little bit greenish.In M0 profile , black conversion with relative bpc on will produce (srgb 0/0/0 >  6/5/0 to printer profile)M2 makes the best conversion from 0/0/0 > 0/1/0, probably because optical brighteners makes it look too blue on spectrophotometer.Still, since linearizing of printer is rather limited and near best black (0/0/0) in printer there is easyli a greenish cast on dark areas.It would be important that profile would convert 0/0/0 to 0/0/0 since it is visually the strongest black.Is there any way to modify black point in profile side ? Or any other way ?Tommi

I've been using PS since ver 5.0 (not CS5, heh), but mostly as a web designer. I've made a switch to photography and retouching since then, and I mostly publish on the web, so sRGB is my go-to color space.Recently, I've bought the new Dell XPS 15 (9550), which boasts 100% Adobe RGB coverage, which is pretty sick for a laptop screen. So I've bought it, and grabbed the i1Display Pro to go along and to calibrate/profile my monitor.I'm super happy with the screen, it has really nice saturated colors and when I look at images on it and compare it to another laptop, it's night and day. However, I have an issue in my workflow now, especially since I'm a newbie regarding color management.I've noticed a problem when I was looking at a picture attachment in my browser (Chrome) - when I clicked on it and it opened a preview of the image inside of gmail, the colors looked flat and boring. When I downloaded the  jpg image and just opened it in the Photos app (I'm on Win10), the colors looked l

Hi and thank you for your help. I have a client who has a very clear idea of the colours he would like for his logo:RGB: 137/150/150 (HEX 899696)RGB: 09/212/04 (HEX 09D404)I've developed the logo, everyone's happy, and am trying to get the colours EXACTLY right. Each time I create a new swatch and apply it in Illustrator, the green reverts to another RGB and HEX. Some random number and green. I've ticked spot color and Web Save RGB and Global and still, nothing. I've worked with CS since CS2 and am now using CS6 via creative cloud. This is my first time using a Mac to design and I am getting really frustrated. I've never had this issue before. Any advice is most appreciated. Thank you. I really need to get these colours right. How do I enter in my RBG values and keep 'em!?

HelloI hope you guys can help me out on this one. I have a new Roland RT640 Dye Sublimation printer which rums CMYK Lc Lm Orange and Violet. Although the standard prints do look more vivid with the 8 colour set up, I feel I should be able to enhance the images to bring out more of the Or and Vi inks. As I understand it, my Adobe software will currently be displaying my images using standard RGB profiles on my monitor which is not calibrated. That's fine. What I want to do is check the colour gamut using one of my printer icc profiles. So if I use a standard CMYK profile and the image doesn't trigger any gamut warnings, that is how it will print - all colours within gamut. I have a piece of artwork that has a lot of orange and violet/blue that would also show as 'in gamut'. What I'd like to do is apply a CMYK Lc Lm Or  Vi icc profile and increase the colours up until they are on the gamut limit. I hope that makes sense. It seems that even when we are printing with Or and Vi those i

Hello - I have a question about color settings, I might be missing something.  I'm using Adobe Illustrator CC and I have a blue background in one document that prints out fine.  In another document I have the same blue background and it prints out more on the purple end. Here is what I've tried: Double checked all of my color settings in each document (edit: color settings, assign profile, document color mode, CMYK build, appearance) both settings are a complete match in my files. When I copy and paste the background from the "bad file" into the "good file" it prints as intended. When I copy and paste the "good file" into the "bad file" it proceeds to print out purple rather than blue. I'm thinking that there is a setting somewhere that is throwing it off in the "bad" file but I'm out of places to look...Any input, suggestions, questions you want to ask let me know. thanks

We are having problems maintaining color consistency for digital output (as well as color shifts on proofs) due to the recent CS6 Pantone Plus color library update.We have had to remove the updated libraries and replace them with the previous versions due to the unexpected color differences on output.Has anyone else been having problems with the Plus update?Is there a good explanation of why it was changed in the first place? We want to make sure we're not missing a good reason for the revised color libraries.Chuck

Hi all,Is there a way to definitively confirm if a printer uses an RGB or CMYK profile? (reason for custom profile calibration)My own printer in question is an HP color laser CP1515n,but I would like to knowin general if its possible to find an answer via windows printer driver info or maybe a 3rd party application?Thanks in advance

I copied these diagrams from the program called Color Space ...Can be downloaded from here: COULEUR.ORGI think that it draws spectral locus on xyY by just plotting matching x, y and Y values for every interval of monochromatic lights on the spectrum ... just like we draw the locus line in XYZ by plotting matching tristimulus values X, Y and Z.Because the underlying data for the most saturated colors human can see is CIE XYZ color matching functions, I think that we can draw the line of spectral locus in every model originated from CIE XYZ by just making necessary transformations to the XYZ tristimulus values for the intended model.3D representation of the entire human gamut is more tricky, I think. I will ask about it, after getting your confirmation about the spectrum locus.

Hi All,I have few BASIC Questions on converting RGB to CMYK  in Photoshop and Illustrator. Hope could get some professional insights here.1, Are all the DTG printers set only in CMYK color mode ?2, If there is no difference after viewing RGB image with 'Gamaut Warning' (Photoshop),  Does that mean I'll have the exact print result as monitor view ?and Basically no need for CMYK conversion  ?3, Please list some the most effective way to convert RGB to CMYK, and keep the final CMYK color result as close as the RGB.4, when I simply convert one RGB image to CMYK color, why Ps/AI don't allow me to save as PNG file ?( I save the file as PDF, but I cannot edit this PDF using apple preview app  )5, compare Photoshop to Illustrator, which one result better final CMYK color image ?

I am going insane in my attempt to keep consistent color management through all areas. Everything was fine, color was great, prints were matched to calbration, monitor calibrated, and then....I rebooted the computer since I hadn't done so for a week, and when I restarted Bridge, and Lightroom (yields same results), the color immediately drains from the photos. Similar to the screenshot, however when I initially created this screenshot, Bridge was still accepting the color. Now, the desaturation exists in all Adobe programs. (PS CS5, camera raw, bridge , lightroom 3.  I feel like I'm going in circles here. I have no clue what could have changed with the reboot. One thing I have noticed is that in Window before a photo image is generated in a folder is shows as a paint pallette. And, when asked in Windows Color Management of the program I would like to use to install a profile, I am give Microsoft Color Management System (which to my understanding is designed for Vista or XP). Tried

designer copies & pastes a rectangle, that has a gradient fill, from one file to many new files. each time the gradient color changes. not a lot- but enough to make a red turn orange. i have not personally witnessed the c & p, but i have checked the colors on the gradient sliders & they are different. can this be possible? or am i being punked? any help will be greatly appreciated!

I'm fairly new to photography, got a G3 in December 2011. Had nothing  but compacts prior. Bought Lightroom 4 and started shooting RAW a year  ago. Upgraded to a G5 last fall and just upgraded to Lightroom 5. I  shoot family and vacation photos, and in particular a lot of photos of  our toddler. I export to JPEG on a shared drive which I stream to a  couple of HDTVs for viewing. I rarely print, and if I do, it's to frame a  photo that came out particularly well at 4x6 or 5x7 or to stick it on  the fridge. In short, it's all personal / hobby, nothing professional /  paid / critical, although I like to do the best job I can with my  limited skill set. Historically I've been using my desktop PC w/ 23" 72% NTSC matte IPS  monitor calibrated with Spyder4Pro and it's been fine.  However, life  changes when the baby starts walking, and I no longer have the time to  camp out in the basement developing photos. After getting furth

I use color Spyder4 studio. I used it to profile all my monitors and laptop.All seem to now have a greeish tint. In the last dialogue where one previews a grid of images, I see that b/w images definately look greenish.I tried profiling again, this time cleaning the surfaces very clean, still see the same issue, but a bit better. Well, more cleaning cannot help further, it is clean at best Anyone has any idea, what could be going wrong? Anyone else facing similar issues?Specs:Dell Monitor 2420LDell laptop XT2Spyder4 studio

I've read the color management posts and the Adobe help file regarding the Pantone + libraries and the new differences between CS5 & 6. However I'm still a bit confused as to just what my settings should be, and a few posts offer different pieces of advice, so I'm looking for clarification. I don't need to work with legacy CS files, so I don't want to swap out the old Pantone libraries for the Plus ones. However I still have my old Pantone Solid, Coated and Uncoated swatchbooks and until I can afford the new Plus swatchbooks, I'll depend on those. I'm hoping the difference between Pantone 321U and Pantone+ 321 is not great.If I'm preparing a file for print and to be placed into an InDesign CS6 document for print, I know both document color modes should be CMYK—got that. In Illustrator CS6, I'm assuming I would use a Pantone+ Uncoated swatch (remember I'm using the old Pantone Uncoated swatch book as a visual guide and praying that the difference isn't too noticeable.)1. In the Swat

Hi! I apologize in advance if my qestion is too simple for this forum however I cannot find the basic answer:What means exactly the option "Monitor RGB" in proofing list of profiles (Adobe CS6 ext) ???Thanks for help!Marek

Starting from scratch for a client, how do I select matching RGB and CMYK pairs?Say we find a nice red colour in RGB for screen use, how do I then find the correct CMYK for print? And what assumptions do I have to make when doing this, if any?Would it be the same for the other way around (choose CMYK first for print and then find the RGB equivalent) Is it more sensible to start with a Pantone colour and then find the RGB and CMYK equivalents for that?Many thanksRobbieG(I'm working with Ai, Ps and Id CS6)

I understand color profiles as translators of the image data for the device to show as it shoudl appear (to me, the human eye)Why not apply this translation as a conversion (profile tells how the color values shoudl appear, right?) and done with it. Then the monitor should use it's profile to show the file correctly.The whole idea of "working space" or choosing/applying a profile to an image seems only to apply this translation (the profile).Why ask? Or why even have an image + profile, when one can simply do image x profile = a single profiled origianl image? In RAW conversion is this not what we are doing? And if so, why have the profile name attached to the file, when it is already converted?Or did I got it all wrong? When I think I get it, soon I start to see - may be I am not getting it

I'm stumped trying to understand how to use Acrobat's View> Tools> Print Production> Convert Colors settings.I simply want to Convert all tagged elements to a single Destination profile.I created this control set of 10 PDI images (in one PDF) of five color spaces (five tagged/untagged pairs):gballard.net/photoshop/pdi_download/PDI_Color_Profile_Test.pdfThe control file displays as expected: untagged are Assuming sRGB (for lack of a better term) and tagged are being Converted to Monitor RGB.I made my two most obvious guesses at the settings (see below), but both appear to be wrong (a sucessfull Conversion would at least display all the tagged elements the same, correctly, yes?).Any idea what I may be missing?

The default/generic CMYK of choice is described as U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2. That is also the CMYK space inclued in the North American General Purpose 2 sychronized color setting in Bridge.But - if you download the folder of ICC profiles from the Adobe website, there is no such file inside. There is one called USWebCoatedSWOP.icc.  Is that the same thing?Also, can someone tell me where the ICC profiles that shipped with my Creative Suite programs reside on my hard drive? I'm using CS4 on a Mac.

HelloI've been designing printed materials for a while now. In the past I always used to convert my images to CMYK in Photoshop before sending a job to print, because usually I would be supplying packaged artwork (Pagemaker/Quark/Indesign) to my printer.These days however, 99% of the time I would be supplying a print-quality PDF exported from Indesign. I understand that with the right settings, Indesign will convert the images from RGB to CMYK when exporting, making the resulting PDF suitable for 4-colour printing. Out of habit though, I still convert the colour space of my images manually in Photoshop before exporting.So my question is, is there any advantage in doing the colour conversion manually using Photoshop? Obviously this process is time-consuming, and also reults in twice the number of images assuming that you save a copy of each image (the CMYK files have larger file sizes as well). Does it make any difference to the 'quality' of the images in the final PDF? And therefore do

Hi all,I am creating a document in Indesign with many images and lots of colour and I want to create a low resolution pdf for the web which keeps as much of the colour as possible.At the moment all the images are RGB. Should I change them to CMYK in Photoshop or do that when I pdf the document?I will also be creating a high resolution pdf for print, however I do not know where it will be printed therefore I don't have any colour profile information from the printer, so I just need a good general profile to use.Can anyone assist with information, it would be greatly appreciated.Many thanksJuliette