? about printing cmyk/rgb

[TONY206]

when u want a cover to be printed out at the best quality what
color mode do you start in? i know cmyk is print but can you start
in rgb and switch to cmyk when your done?

 

[SikIndividuoh]

You can switch from RGB to CMYK but then you will need to do some adjustments to the colour in each layer (which works better then doing a flattened RGB file). Some of your PS tools are not available when working in CMYK mode...BUT you can view how your image will look in a CMYK format while still working in RGB. Go to your menu & go to View>Proof Colors & make certain that it is set to CMYK. Hope this helps.

Regards

 

[TONY206]

ahhh thx yea thats why i was wondering because i couldnt use
some of my tools in cmyk

 

[EvilWayz]

good ?uestion..............and great answer

 

[Tooper]

my teacher taught me this in photoshop my knowledge is slipping but cmyk is good for color and detail like printing web graphics and rgb is cool but cmyk is better for print quality for those kinda graphics.

am i right?

 

[SikIndividuoh]

web = rgb
print = cmyk

Regards

 

[jayo]

What resolution shoudl you save it in? 300 dpi?
And also what sizes?

 

[SikIndividuoh]

300 dpi is the standard. What do you mean by "sizes"?

Regards

 

[TONY206]

i think he meant album cover size, its 4.75 x 4.75 inches

 

[SikIndividuoh]

Yeah album covers are 4.75 x 4.75 but you wanna include a 1/8" bleed so make it at least 5 x 5. Some people design their covers at even bigger sizes so that when you go to print posters & larger sized promo it prints out a higher resolution.

Regards

 

[OverDoze]

correct me if im wrong but if your doing 2 color you need to design it as a duotone and not a cmyk but for a 4 color you do the rgb to cmyk...and while designing it in rgb mode you can click on your color pallet and go to custom to go threw the pantone colors...

 

[SikIndividuoh]

That is absolutely correct OD.

There are also Spot colour jobs that have a slightly different process as well.

Regards

 

[Starscream]

RGB is color shown through light, like on a computer screen or on a TV, while CMYK is on paper.

You can go from RGB to CMYK without making the cover look different if you use a good ICC profile. I can't help you with that, cuz my english ain't top notch, and I have a swedish version of Photoshop, but if you find a manual or turitorials on the web it ain't so hard.

And like ikIndividuoh said, you should make it a bit bigger so they can cut it out without getting a white stirpe around the cover.

300 dpi will do.