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Serge R

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  1. Print industry is my 2nd life and converting files by default to CMYK is not a good idea. Maybe it was years ago but not now. There are few reasons behind it:

    - file might be printed on CMYKBG press which covers much more RGB than standard CMYK press

    - file might be printed on 8 colour printer which covers even more RGB spectrum

    - modern print industry uses software and hardware that converts RGB to CMYK better than desktop applications

    - there are no CMYK monitors - what you see is not what CMYK press will produce

    Printing nowadays went very much digital. There are digital presses that can print orange, green, spot colours, white, clear and more and it all depends on set up. If you send CMYK file you are loosing lots of colours. If you send it in RGB modern print processors in printing companies will convert it to current set up of the press and will give much more colours compared to standard CMYK. Stay with RGB and trust modern technology ;)

  2. Nice work but I have a question: Why do you convert files to CMYK and work in that colour space? There are no CMYK monitors, you are limiting your colour space by millions of colours. Work in sRGB and let printers covert it to whatever they need as you never know what print process they are using (they might print in CMYKGO for example). If you create poster in CMYK and send it to print on 8 colours inkjet you are loosing a lot. Stick to sRGB :)

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