> Ok, so how well does a monitor display cmyk data?

The monitor needs RGB data, this is derived from the CMYK values by a series
of mappings and transformations. Some CMYK values may lay outside of the
range of colours displayable by the CRT and are mapped as best as can to fit
(there are various ways).

There are many variables in the mapping, before you even get to the fact
that the CMYK values are likely to end up as ink densities on a material
with its own particular characteristics...

The whole subject is complex enough that there are people who earn a living
from trying to explain it :-)) :-))

The real answer is 'it depends...'

If you really want to get into all the messy details I'd recommend the book
'Real World Color Management' by Bruce Fraser, Fred Bunting and Chris
Murphy. Not the lightest of reads, but well worth the effort (You'll also
find out then, how many people really don't get it at all :-))


bye for now   

Keith Cooper

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