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COLOR SETTINGS AND PROFILES

Mar 12, 2012 2:53 AM

Tags: #color #settings #configuration #profiles #adobe_photoshop_5.0

Hello
What color settings, profiles and configurations are suitable for print publications in Europe?
How do I set my Photoshop CS5 (Windows) to print quality?
thank you very much

Post my configuration, and an image RGB and CMYK another.
Will be printed CMYK image as well, as it looks?

thanks¡

RGB CMYK

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1. c.pfaffenbichler,

Mar 12, 2012 3:42 AM in reply to paraberto

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FOGRA39 is fine for sheet fed offset-printing in Europe (central Europe at least).
For web fed offset printed magazines you may want to use either ISO Coated v2 300 (ECI) or PSO LWC Improved (ECI) if you have no further information.
And for newspapers ISOnewpaper26v4.
http://www.eci.org/doku.php?id=en:downloads

You may want to read up (in the Help or other resources) on Color Management, though, to get a grasp on factors like Render Intent.
And better not use »Assign Profile« unless you are certain you understand what this does.

Will be printed CMYK image as well, as it looks?
That would naturally depend on your monitor and how regularly it is calibrated.

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2. c.pfaffenbichler,

Mar 12, 2012 4:01 AM in reply to paraberto

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And as for previewing separations and out-of-gamut-warnings you could check out
»Identify out-of-gamut colors« in the Help
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/photoshop_cs5_help.pdf
and
»Soft-proof colors«
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/creativesuite/cs/using/WS151986BD-6D68-488 0-9123-CC0D8B7033F5.html

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3. paraberto,

Mar 12, 2012 4:13 AM in reply to c.pfaffenbichler

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If CMYK image has little muted colors or bright, I can modify them before printing? Or the'm faking?

Is it preferable to a high-resolution monitor for proper viewing of documents?

Thanks for the help and resources.

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4. c.pfaffenbichler,

Mar 12, 2012 4:20 AM in reply to paraberto

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If CMYK image has little muted colors or bright, I can modify them before printing?
You can still edit the separated CMYK-file with Adjustment Layers for example (best keep the original rgb-file and the layered cmyk-file, though), but you should take care not to exceed the TAC (Total Area Coverage).

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