Hello all, (Please excuse the cross posting to the Colortheory list.)
I have been asked to prepare some images of paintings for a catalogue, and have been asked by the printer to send them in CMYK. The images were taken using an Imacon 4040 with their default RGB profile, and corrections and ajustments (where needed) were made in ARGB 1998. The reason for this is that the images are also intended for a CDROM where they will be in ARGB (Or possibly SRGB, to take into account others' monitors.) The files are now in ARGB. When I asked what his specs were, the printer has specified: "Use SWOP US Coated profile. Make sure your maximum ink coverage does not exceed 300% and keep your CMY highlight values between 3 and 5% minimum." Has anyone any tips on how to avoid pitfalls in this? (I am using PS7)I have been told that this is full of potential for disaster. I have my default CMYK setup as the SWOP US coated. This has the right TIL. I was going to go Image-Mode-CMYK. I'm not sure, however, what I should do, in Curves dialogue box, to make sure I keep within his highlights limits. Obviously I have to get this right, or it will be my fault if the images are a mess when printed. He has just asked for CMYK files, not separations. Some of the images are originally black and white (drawings etc.) and will be printed as black and white. Any additional suggestions for these? Many thanks. Ellie Ellie Kennard Innovative Imaging Studio http://www.iiStudio.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
