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Bumble1
Bumble1
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August 27, 2017
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Color profile

  • August 27, 2017
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I am creating vinyl decals and sending the files off to be printed. The colors do not come out correctly. I'm thinking the problem may be that I'm not saving the file in the correct color profile. What should this be?

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    Correct answer jdanek

    I did proof the job on my printer.

    They did not send me a proof.

    How can I fix the spot color to process color conversion?

    Thanks


    Just so I understand, you fed an RGB TIF into your printer?  What type of printer did you use?  Does the RIP convert spot to process?  Can you attach a snippet of the file?  What colors did you use exactly?  Typically, the print vendor's RIP would do all of the conversion work.  It could be your file was misinterpreted by the printer's RIP and/or driver.  What type of printer is the print vendor using?

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    jdanek
    Inspiring
    August 28, 2017

    "I am creating vinyl decals and sending the files off to be printed."

    What type of "files" are they?  Printed how?

    The colors do not come out correctly.

    What do you mean "correctly"?  What is wrong about the color?

    I'm thinking the problem may be that I'm not saving the file in the correct color profile. What should this be?

    What profile did you save them?  What profile is the printer asking for or have they?

    Bumble1
    Bumble1Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 28, 2017

    Thanks for responding:

    What type of "files" are they? Printed how?

    tif files from Illustrator

    Printed onto vinyl

    What do you mean "correctly"? What is wrong about the color?

    The color printed does not match the color of the digital file.

    What profile did you save them? What profile is the printer asking for or have they?

    Adobe 1998

    The printer did ask for a profile.

    J
    jdanek
    Inspiring
    August 28, 2017

    Adobe RGB 1998 is an RGB tag.  Printer is probably printing in CMYK.  And, if they are, there should not be a problem.  If you created your originals using Pantone spot colors and Exported as RGB TIF files, then what you see on-screen from your originals is going to print differently because of the conversions. 

    Jeff Witchel, ACI
    Community Expert
    Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 27, 2017

    Contact your printer.

    They know what their workflow is, and how the files need to be prepared (including their Color Profile).

    Bumble1
    Bumble1Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 28, 2017

    I will do that.

    Just on the off chance that the printer dosen't have a preference, what color profile is best for saving pantone colors?

    Thanks!

    J
    jdanek
    Inspiring
    August 28, 2017

    It sounds like a spot color to process color conversion problem. Did you proof the job before sending the files to the print vendor? Did they send you a proof? What are you looking at when determining there is a problem?

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