ellie wrote: > Good evening group, > > I have profiles for output, that can be used as soft-proof profiles. They > are in RGB, as the output device is a wide format inkjet printer. The thing > that I have difficulty understanding is why, if this printer uses CMYK inks, > the softproof profile should be in RGB.
Most likely the profile was built as an RGB profile. This is frequently the case for inkjets, especially if they don't have a Postscript driver (RIP). Most standard inkjets use a QuickDraw or GDI driver which support RGB data only. As such they should be profiled as RGB devices... Best Regards Thomas Holm / Pixl ApS - Photographer & Colour Management Expert - Adobe Certified Training Provider in Photoshop� - Imacon Authorized Scanner Training Facility - Remote Profiling Service (Output ICC profiles) - Seminars speaker and tutor on CM and Digital Imaging etc. - Home Page: www.pixl.dk � Email: th[AT]pixl.dk -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
