Don't send CMYK to a photo print shop unless they specifically ask for it. The majority of high end US print shops want sRGB for photo prints (not books or offset printing - in that case I'd let them do the conversion unless you know what you're doing). On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 8:35 PM Rick Strong <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would start by buying a monitor colour calibration device like a SPYDER > regardless of who is doing the printing, yourself at home or a print shop. > Google SPYDER. It's simple to use, fast and accurate. There are others. > > If you are sending files out to a print shop send CMYK images in North > America. The preference in Europe I think is LAB. Check with your printer. > Try the US Sheetfed/un-coated profile at home or anything that matches your > paper and gets you close to your calibrated monitor image. > > Rick S. > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: [email protected] > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
