Hussard64 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Dear, When I want to submit for the first time my print request to the printing services, they mentioned that I have to export the PDF to submit by referring to CMYK colour scheme with the ICC profile Fogra 39. I suppose that I just have to select the settings as mentioned on the screenshot, please confirm. Can you also tell me where I can find a detailed explanation of the ICC profiles and colour spaces and their influence/role in printing results? Regards, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussard64 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 BTW, what means Uncoated in front of Fogra29 ICC selection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 35 minutes ago, Hussard64 said: BTW, what means Uncoated in front of Fogra29 ICC selection? Coated paper is "shiny" Uncoated paper is "matte/dull/plain" Think of the difference between Glossy Magazines and Newspapers. Hussard64 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 45 minutes ago, Hussard64 said: I suppose that I just have to select the settings as mentioned on the screenshot, please confirm. A more safe workflow in Affinity is to keep both export options "as document" and adjust the document colour settings before export instead. If your document contains black text you may have assigned 100 K (with CMY = 0). To preserve colour values already set in the Swatches or Colours Panel choose the option "Assign" when selecting a different profile for your document. 49 minutes ago, Hussard64 said: where I can find a detailed explanation of the ICC profiles and colour spaces and their influence/role in printing results? Simply spoken they adjust document colours according to the printing process (machine / paper). For instance a coated paper may require less ink compared to an uncoated paper, a yellowish paper requires less yellow ink. – Introduction to the ICC profile format: https://www.color.org/iccprofile.xalter – What is FOGRA39? https://www.color.org/fogra39.xalter – Fogra Characterization Data: https://www.color.org/chardata/FOGRA39.xalter Hussard64 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussard64 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Thanks a lot for your prompt feedbacks, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasdf Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, Hussard64 said: I have to export the PDF to submit by referring to CMYK colour scheme with the ICC profile Fogra 39. I suppose that I just have to select the settings as mentioned on the screenshot Just to note that you mention Fogra 39 but your screenshot is Uncoated Fogra 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufti Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/18/2024 at 4:38 PM, Hussard64 said: Can you also tell me where I can find a detailed explanation of the ICC profiles and colour spaces and their influence/role in printing results? For French speaking persons, the reference website is probably the one created by Arnaud Frich. With years passing it has become quite dense but it's very complete : https://www.guide-gestion-des-couleurs.com/plan-du-site.html Quote Affinity Suite 2.4 – Monterey 12.7.4 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussard64 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 11 hours ago, Oufti said: For French speaking persons, the reference website is probably the one created by Arnaud Frich. With years passing it has become quite dense but it's very complete : https://www.guide-gestion-des-couleurs.com/plan-du-site.html Big thanks Oufti Oufti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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