Questions tagged [cmyk]
Questions about CMYK; short for cyan, magenta, yellow and key(black). It's the colour process and model used for colour visualisation in colour printing. Ask anything relevant to graphic design about the CMYK colour model.
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CMYK image resize/shrink TIFF file/add registration marks
New to the forum and graphic design. I am a veteran screen printer.
I've recently gone into business for myself, and I am having the hardest time hiring freelance graphic designers. I've recently ...
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Can I use 200% black ink for text to be sent to the printers?
This is what I (think I) know:
Rich blacks (e.g. 60/40/40/100 CMYK) are to be avoided on small objects like texts, because even the best printing machine may have a slight misalignment, making a ...
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Using png files in illustrator for printing invitations
I purchased some pictures to use on party invitations, it said all files are 300 dpi, RGB, transparent background. They are a png file type
I have opened the file in AI and copied the parts I want to ...
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For what “A” in “CMYK(A)” and “RGB(A)” stand for?
I ran across these abbreviations while studying GIMP documentation. I know the meaning of CMYK and RGB, but I assume A stands for "Alpha"? No help from Wikipedia.
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InDesign: Convert RGB to CMYK for clean gray colors
When I convert gray color swatch from RGB to CMYK InDesign transmit that as a mix of C, M, Y, K. How can I convert that values to K only?
The goal is to get clean gray colors on print output. ...
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How can I change CMYK and Registration colors to RGB in Scribus?
I need to convert all of my file's colors to RGB.
Most of them are already RGB. There are 2 CMYK and 1 Registration.
I can edit the RGB colors into CMYK with the Edit button, but not the other way ...
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Color changes after exporting to PDF from Illustrator
I used 'Save a copy' in Illustrator to export *.ai as PDF files, only to find the color changed unexpectedly. Original color is CMYK(0,0,0,95) but it has a red hue when viewed in Acrobat.
I have read ...
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How do I match the colors of my print with a reference print?
I have a series of around 100 scans of vintage stamps (all coming from the same scanner), and just a couple of actual stamps within that set, to be used as color reference. What's the best process to ...
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Color shift when image is converted to CMYK
I'm working with a graphic designer to design a book cover for a self-published title of mine on Amazon. The purple in the cover image becomes dull when converted to the required CMYK.
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Exporting a vector logo to JPG/TIFF changes colour values
I'm facing a perplexing problem while exporting a vector graphic (a logo) from illustrator. The document colour profile is CMYK and I'm attempting to export high resolution JPG/TIFF files for print in ...
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Unable to get colour sliders in CMYK Swatch on Indesign
I have had a user I support come to me with something that seems a little weird.
When they try to add a colour or see swatch options under CMYK mode, the sliders are not present - only a list of ...
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Finding Illustrator CC Color Swatches Being used
I'm going crazy over this one. I have been trying to locate color swatches being used in a Illustrator CC file. Through this process of elimination I have tried multiple search and locate options. ...
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Illustrator Creative Cloud Pantone conversion
I am using latest Illustrator, colour settings Generic CMYK. Artworks will be printed in CMYK.
I have been supplied with Pantone colours that will need to change to CMYK for print process.
When I ...
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The supplied Pantone colour and CMYK colour are slightly different. Which one should I use?
I've been supplied a branding colour palette from the company with their primary brand colour. They have supplied the Pantone spot and CMYK number for this brand colour but the two colours are ...
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Opacity problem over white object in Illustrator
I have a problem. I'm working with an object at 50% opacity. When it's over the artboard itself the color looks great, but when I put a white object behind it I get this weird color that doesn't look ...
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I've designed a logo with RGB colour gradients. How do I find the exact CMYK or Pantone colours for print?
I have designed a logo with a gradient of 3 RGB colours. I'm liking the colours for digital but now I want to duplicate the logo with CMYK colours for print. What is the best way to do this? Is it to ...
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Linked smart objects and colour profiles
Do linked smart objects need to be the same colour profile as the master document?
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I have spot illustrations that I've created in CMYK which are linked smart objects. The client wants ...
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What 4c process blend best represents a yellow highlighter?
I'm creating a letter and want to include a highlighted section, I'm trying to find the best CMYK blend that represents that when printed.
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Copying The Colors' Values
I hate when I repeat this task on every Branding project...Copying the colors' values, is there a plugin or an easiest way to export all color values (Spot, CMYK and RGB) to text from the color ...
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Logo Color in RGB Help
I have a style guide for an old company logo which we had designed years ago. In the guide there are the two main colors for the logo but only PMS and CMYK values, so i'm wondering how to figure out ...
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Printed Text in Word a lot better than in Photoshop
I am porting a design that has been sent to me in Word to Photoshop.
One part of the design contains a text with the font Bacalisties
When I try to print the original word layout to a white paper, the ...
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Color management from CMYK to RGB in a brand guide > in which Adobe program?
I experience small variations in the RGB values depending on the different programs I used to convert the color values in CMYK to RGB. So my question is if there is a preferred program to use ...
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CMYK color difference Illustrator vs. Web
Got a quick question about the difference between CMYK in Adobe Illustrator and the Web generators.
I'm just starting out with Adobe Illustrator to create my own logo and brand. The document type is ...
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How to check a PDF which is presumably only supposed to be using black text with no coloured elements?
I have been provided with a text-only PDF which is supposed to only be using black in 100% K or tints of black (50% K, 60% K, etc). The client needs to print this using a black plate process and ...
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Too bright HEX color
I've stumbled upon a problem while redesigning a Xd-mockup for a company I work for. They are using the CMYK 56,4,100,0 for alle their offline marketing, which works great for that purpose. But when I ...
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Using the PANTONE official values when converting to CMYK?
I'm not a graphic designer and I need some help regarding Pantone colors.
Although I work in the design field my main job over the years is 3d modeling for architecture and industrial design, so ...
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How to make a 20% tint of a CMYK color in illustrator?
I'm trying to make a tint of a color in illustrator but can't figure out how to do that with CMYK colors. With pantone colors, you're usually able to make a tint by selecting the swatch and clicking ...
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How do I save an image with CMYK in Paint.NET?
I'm more comfortable with resizing/cropping images in Paint.NET. My wife needs to submit a portrait for something and the requirements are a 3x5 300 DPI JPG or TIFF in CMYK. I can handle the size and ...
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ghostscript creates sRGB not CMYK PDF file
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Following recommendations from a variety of discussion (see below), I have attempted to use ghostscript to convert a PDF file in an sRGB colorspace (generated by Inkscape) into a PDF/X-1a file,...
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CMYK JPEGs extracted from PDF appear inverted
I am having to deal with CMYK JPEGs extracted from a PDF source. The PDFs were created with Photoshop.
The problem is that Photoshop stores JPEG CMYK data in PDF/EPS using "normal" values, whereas in ...
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Outer glow in CMYK vs RGB
I am creating this graphic in Illustrator and InDesign.
It is using an outer glow with the same magenta color as the fill of the shape. Normal blend mode 100% opacity.
I would like to get a similar ...
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appropriate use of black in non-gray colors using CMYK
I am learning to create documents under a CMYK color model.
Unlike simpler color models such as RGB, CMYK facilitates the expression of similar colors through very different combinations of base ...
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bitmap format for CMYK
I would like to perform automated rasterization effects on my graphic, then send the result to a printer. ImageMagick supports the effects I require, and supports CMYK. However, I would need to be ...
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details of (Inkscape) SVG to PDF/X conversion through Scribus
I am trying to gain understanding of some of the nuances of the workflow described in Inkscape SVG → print-ready EPS/PDF workflow.
The general approach is to ensure that an SVG document generated by ...
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Brightest colours in CMYK
Am I right in thinking that colours that are pure cyan, magenta or yellow would come out brighter in print than colours such as green or purple for example? Due to the fact that they haven't been ...
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RGB and CMYK - what to expect when printing
I've designed some artwork which I originally planned to only print myself (on my home laser printer), and so I worked in RGB. I've since decided to do a print run in CMYK (outsourcing to a 4-colour ...
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Why do my pinks, blues, and purples become gray and washed out when printed?
This is for printing on acrylic instead of paper, so I don’t know if the printers are different.
I sent my design to a company in both an RGB and CMYK format. But in the preview they showed me, both ...
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How to check if a PDF file is in RGB or CMYK?
I have sent a PDF file to a printing company and they came back telling me that it is in RGB but should be in CMYK. It is strange as I really tried to make everything in CMYK (working with Adobe ...
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How to get the best results printing white text with small font-size on a rich black background
I need to produce a document that has a flat rich-black (C60, M50, Y40, K100) background and text that is white on top. The text is set at 7pt in a monospaced font (PT Mono Regular 400).
What can I do ...
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How do I create this CMYK effect in Photoshop?
I assume there’s some channel separation but I can’t get an image that’s the same result.
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Blur effect becomes grey-ish and colours flat when transformed into CMYK
I need your help. I am trying to convert my RGB poster into a printable CMYK poster. But when I change the "neon like" headline to CMYK colours and the document color mode in illustrator the ...
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Do I want to convert or just tag with the CMYK profile?
I have some images to send to the printer. The printing company wants them in 'CMYK' but doesnt offer any other information. I've read up quite a bit on this but most info that I've found seems to be ...
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Match screen colors to printed colors (not vice-versa)
I have a book detailing different color pallets of traditional Japanese colors, and I want to use one of these color pallets in designing a website. The issue is, the book lists all the colors in CMYK,...
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Considerations for a producing a multi-color logo
I'm working on a logo where the client ask that I incorporate additional colors. I currently have a two color logo, orange and green, and they want the orange to transform into the red. This makes ...
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Why is Illustrator changing my CMYK numbers?
Am attempting to print separations for a T-shirt. I will set one object 100% black.
I will change another object to 100% Yellow. Then when I come back to the first object, these are the numbers:
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Converting PDF from RGB to CMYK with freeware or OSS
I print marketing regularly at my job, and everything is sent to us as PDFs. The problem is, the color profile is always set to RGB, and the resulting prints look terrible and don't match the colors ...
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How do i properly make .tif in CMYK for printing?
I created a banner that my boss wants to print out. The printing company needs the image in CMYK and as for format, I wanted to use .tif . I have never used that one before or prepared banner for ...
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How many possible colors in CMYK?
I have been looking for maximum possible colors in CMYK over internet, but all I Got it was RGB possible color 256^3.
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Alternative formulae for CMYK to RGB conversion for display on screen
I am writing software to extract text sections from PDFs and render on screen for analysis; I need to display the text on screen in the colour from the document.
When the PDF contains CMYK colours at ...
