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People,
For all the photo images I used for a 16 page Insert Booklet design for my upcoming CD release (which started out their life as RGB’s), I used Photoshop 6 for processing (processing RGB’s as RGB’s, as Photoshop recommends)…& then I converted them to CMYK (also in Photoshop 6.) Then I placed these converted images into the Adobe Illustrator (10) design templates provided by the replication service, finalized everything; & sent them off.
Today I got the proofs back from their print division; & all graphic content is DARK & GREEN !!!
I contacted the graphic arts dept. at the replication service; & they told me they could color correct them at their end, based on the color prints I sent them…but when I learned the cost…I thought it might be best to just do it at my end.
1) First of all…what happened? The photos looked great in both Photoshop & Illustrator on my monitor as RGB’s. When I had converted in Photoshop, there was no difference at all in appearance. My working spaces in Photoshop are all default; & the photos look just like they do on my monitor when they print out in my project studio (on a typical HP Ink Jet.) I don’t mess around with Adobe Gamma or calibrating my monitor (because…the images on my system look exactly as they do in real life…so, why calibrate the monitor to match the commercial systems, which would make every image on my system dark & green…in which case I’d have to adjust them all back to real life colors, which I already have now!!! To my mind, the conversion process should be set up to exactly match the 4 color standard…calibrating the monitors to match print output is ass-backwards.) Anyway, It’s gotta be something else.
2) How can I fix this problem? Is this common? Is there some other way to go back & convert the RGB’s, or is there some criteria I can use to color correct them in their present state as CMYK’s? Does Paint Shop Pro do a better job of conversion (with their "split channel" thing)? It’s very frustrating…all I want is for them to look like they do on my monitor & as printed by my printer. Now…I have to put the graphics portion of my CD on hold while this is getting sorted out…which pushes back my release date.
Will be appreciative of any help,
mark4man
For all the photo images I used for a 16 page Insert Booklet design for my upcoming CD release (which started out their life as RGB’s), I used Photoshop 6 for processing (processing RGB’s as RGB’s, as Photoshop recommends)…& then I converted them to CMYK (also in Photoshop 6.) Then I placed these converted images into the Adobe Illustrator (10) design templates provided by the replication service, finalized everything; & sent them off.
Today I got the proofs back from their print division; & all graphic content is DARK & GREEN !!!
I contacted the graphic arts dept. at the replication service; & they told me they could color correct them at their end, based on the color prints I sent them…but when I learned the cost…I thought it might be best to just do it at my end.
1) First of all…what happened? The photos looked great in both Photoshop & Illustrator on my monitor as RGB’s. When I had converted in Photoshop, there was no difference at all in appearance. My working spaces in Photoshop are all default; & the photos look just like they do on my monitor when they print out in my project studio (on a typical HP Ink Jet.) I don’t mess around with Adobe Gamma or calibrating my monitor (because…the images on my system look exactly as they do in real life…so, why calibrate the monitor to match the commercial systems, which would make every image on my system dark & green…in which case I’d have to adjust them all back to real life colors, which I already have now!!! To my mind, the conversion process should be set up to exactly match the 4 color standard…calibrating the monitors to match print output is ass-backwards.) Anyway, It’s gotta be something else.
2) How can I fix this problem? Is this common? Is there some other way to go back & convert the RGB’s, or is there some criteria I can use to color correct them in their present state as CMYK’s? Does Paint Shop Pro do a better job of conversion (with their "split channel" thing)? It’s very frustrating…all I want is for them to look like they do on my monitor & as printed by my printer. Now…I have to put the graphics portion of my CD on hold while this is getting sorted out…which pushes back my release date.
Will be appreciative of any help,
mark4man
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