The world of CMYK is filled with mystery and misunderstanding often leading to pain and disappointment over how the color of your images is rendered. This program is designed to help you break through the fog and gain control over this important area. It will cover the main aspects of the RGB > CMYK conversion process including:
- Monitor calibration
- Correct use of profiles
- Soft proofing
- Handling out-of-gamut colors (…and what IS out-of-gamut color?…)
- Hard proofing (guide print)
- UPDIG—Standardizing the delivery of files
- We’ll share strategies for creating a sense of collaboration among essential partners in the CMYK workflow: Photographer, Designer, Printer.
- You’ll learn what questions to ask and what tools to use.
- You’ll learn how to create a guide print using your own inkjet printer that is a virtual match to the printer’s contract proof.
If your pictures end up as CMYK output (magazines, advertisements, brochures, etc.), this program is for you. It will help to strip away the mystery and move you closer to predictable color.
Rick McCleary has been creating photography for corporate and advertising clients for 25 years. His fascination with the process of image making has led him to, among other things, an intimate relationship with all things CMYK.
Kevin DePalmer has been in the color business for over 20 years. In 1997, Kevin embarked on a journey that would change his philosophy about color and its reproduction. He was one of the earliest adopters of color management and its use in the prepress workflow. Kevin has taught color management and provided color management services and workflow training for many companies in this region of the country. He has spoken at Seybold seminars and Macworld on the subject and has been recognized in print numerous times as an expert on the subject.
