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September 16, 2021
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Problems changing from RGB to CMYK in Illustrator

  • September 16, 2021
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Hello,

 

I wonder what I am doing wrong: I tried to convert from RGB to CMYK but the color changes drastically. You can see the difference between the attachements. The lighter blue is RGB and .psd. The 2nd one I changed to CMYK in Illustrator. 

 

Many thanks already in advance!

4 Antworten

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 16, 2021

You write of »RGB« and »CMYK« but never seem to mention the actual Color Spaces. 

What are they? 

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September 16, 2021

Looks like I did it in the wrong way, sorry guys. Attahed how I did it. I just have to find a right way to make it. Though, I think I should still consider both your answers in the future.

Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 16, 2021

If you want to convert an image from RGB to CMYK, do it in Photoshop.

And Photoshop is also the best app for making image adjustments.

If you convert an Illustrator document from RGB to CMYK by changing color mode, your color swatches get converted too and black is not black anymore.

Convert in Photoshop and place in a new CMYK document is the best option.

    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
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    September 16, 2021

    Are you expecting it to not change?

    The lighter blue may be out of gamut for CMYK.

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 16, 2021

      Are your Color Settings the same in both Illustrator and Photoshop?

      How did you change from RGB to CMYK?

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