On 2015-11-03 19:52, argumento wrote: > There's a way of exporting (not saving) GIMP files to CMYK, it's a plug > in called separate+. Also, Krita manages CMYK in a very professional > fashion, I've printed flyers that were color managed in krita and the > result was flawless.
That is GREAT! i had no idea krita managed this! By opening any file, it seems i can convert them to CMYK in Image>Properties and then saving them to TIFF! :) > Truth being said, Adobe's CMYK color profile is an industry standard, as > the Post Script technology was developed by Adobe. I would think that > using Pantone (also a closed, proprietary standard, therefore not > available in GIMP or Krita) is a bigger issue than CMYK. Anyway, > professional offset printing of files made with FLOSS is possible, > cumbersome if compared with Adobe's way of color managing, but possible > under professional standards none the less. Panton is indeed problematic. Since i've never had to use them in a situation with more then 3 colors, I've bypassed this with illustrations including gradients or photos by using the color channels and telling the printer what color is supposed to be which panton-swatch. But then again, in this scenario what you see on the screen is not the printed result and it is risky when the communication is not optimal with the printer. I should try to skip the photolito next time. :) argumento: How do you calibrate your screen and printer to be accurate against the standard? I usually show my clients the demo prints coming from my own printer, before we put into production. And this is why i go to the photolitho, i want the photolitho to make sure the image comes out like the client saw it come out from my printer. How do you proceed with this, if i may ask? Yours, Set -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users