How do change colour density in a print file?

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August 3, 2017
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Hi All

My printer keeps rejecting my print file as they tell me there is too much colour in the images for uncoated paper. The colour profile is uncoatedfogra29 and they ask for colour density of 280% but apparently the images are 290%-300% can anyone help me with that needs changing? is it the photoshop images or can I do it in the print file? I am unfortunately not a graphic designer so dont' really know what to do.

Best Regards Sara Keir Wright

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sara keirw66224227Author

Inspiring

OK let me check how it was saved.

I can't see it in the info so have asked the graphic designer. Will get back to you when I know. But would that be the problem or is it that the original CMYK images have too high a colour density?

sara keirw66224227Author

Inspiring

Yes It's exported to High Quality print, then in colour conversion its converted to uncoatedfogra29 as we were told to do by the printer.

Now they say:

"Files are checked, but they are not OK for printing.

There are still too much color for uncoated paper. It has to be maximum 280% for uncoated paper. At the moment some the most darkest pictures are with color content 290-300%."

I wonder how I fix that?

Frans v.d. Geest

Community Expert

That is because CMYK Images are not converted to a profile as standard, just RGB Images are! You could do a CMYK to CMYK but that messes up K text. Use Photoshop to convert the image and update it in InDesign or use Acrobat Pro on the PDF.