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There are two basic colorspaces for art: RGB and CMYK. (Yes, I know about LAB color, index color, and all the other settings you can put a file into. Let's stick to RGB abd CMYK.)
Printing on a press, or a pro inkjet, is done in CMYK because the inks are cyan, magenta, yellow and black (black ink is also called "key") and if you set your Photoshop separation settings up right, you can convert a file to CMYK and have a very good idea of what it'll look like on the sheet.
If you send an RGB file through your system to your imager, one of three things will happen; which one happens depends on your system.
On a very old system, there won't be any colorspace conversion and you'll get a grayscale photo where you thought there was supposed to be a color one.
If you have a newish system that automatically converts RGB to CMYK, and you've got it set up right with the exact ICC profiles you need and you have really good color-corrected art, you'll get a result that will look good. Most of us don't have it like this, because most of us separate the art in Photoshop.
If you DON'T have the system set up like in the last paragraph, the system will convert art from RGB to CMYK but the finished product will be dull and lifeless.
So...in relation to the printing process, RGB means Bad News if it gets all the way to plate that way.
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What is rgb best suited for in Photoshop?
RGB is specifially suited to computer screens or televisions, it is not for printing.
In which format should a file be sent to the printing company?
For web designs you would you an RGB color format. For things like poster printing you would use CMYK. Also CMYK is the typical printing process used for production.
How do you convert Publisher document from RGB to CMYK?
go to Tools > Commercial Printing Tools > Color Printing... and select what you want.
Rgb cmyk hsl or pantone in a document?
If you're printing the image on your desktop printer, use RGB--those printers will convert anything else to RGB, then to CMYK. If you're printing it on a wide-format inkjet printer like a Roland, Mutoh or VUtek, or you're sending it to a printing plant to be printed on an offset or flexo press, use CMYK if you're not using spot colors, and Pantone for the spot colors.
Offset printing cmyk or rgb which is best?
CMYK is the only color mode you should be using for typical offset printing. Those are the primary colors for printing and therefore are the colors in a press. RGB are the primary colors in video monitors--totally different world. There are other forms of offset printing including hexachrome and hi-fi, but that's irrelevant to what you're asking.
Acronym RGB stand for?
Red Green Blue - these are used in photo editing and printing programs
How do you specify a color name using an RGB code?
You can not. Rgb is a light mixture mode, and only useful for display on a monitor or online. To specify a color name for printing you must use the Pantone color matching library or the cmyk mode which simulates full color printing.
What does rgb analog mean?
i dont knoww
Should i use Rgb or cmyk for business card print?
Rgb images can be printed by the newer digital copy machines, but you may be surprised with the outcome. If you are offset printing the images must be in cmyk mode to print correctly.
I used Illustrator for a large format design when printed a proof in glossy paper the colors were not bright at all I used CMYK How can I get very bright colors?
ensure that you use the cmyk option from the start of your design, and that illustrator does not default to rgb. Try printing in rgb if the colors brighten up there is a good possibility you created the large format design in rgb. rgb for webstuff and cmky for printstuff from the very beginning!
Can RGB color value be negative?
No ,it is not negativeactually. RGB is short for R-Red G-Green B-Blue This is what TV's and computer monitors use in a similar process as CMYK. A web logo is RGB color profile and can be 72 dpi (since screen resolution is only this high). Should not be saved as vector art. So I think RGB colour is valuable.
How is RGB and CMYK related?
RGB is color mode which is suitable for screen, CMYK for printing with process colors. In most cases to print image you will first work with it in RGB color mode because you are watching your work on screen then you will need to convert to CMYK. RGB model is created from 3 main colors Red, Green and Blue, CMYK color mode is created from 3 opposite colors to Red, Green and Blue and they are Cyan, Magenta and Yellow plus Black color Ink. You can manage colors in RGB mode by increasing or decreasing participation of Cyan, Magenta or Yellow which are opposite colors on color wheel. In Curves dialog you can increase participation of Red color for example but also decrease by increasing participation of Cyan (pull curve in opposite side).
