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Have you wondered what the difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB profiles? There both RGB aren’t they? Yes, they are both RGB, but they are completely different in color appearance. It’s interesting to note that the same RGB color values will display completely different colors on your monitor. As a general rule, I will use sRGB for anything that has skin tones or the image contains a softer mood. I use Adobe RGB for landscape, food, architecture and any other...
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There is no such thing as a universal CMYK. The fact that an image is in CMYK does not mean the color will be correct for a printing press. CMYK is a ‘device dependent’ color space, meaning that the CMYK data will print differently from one CMYK device to another. Every CMYK device has it’s own color profile. Knowing which CMYK color profile to convert to from RGB is very important to the success of color quality. A CMYK printer profile is the...
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This VIDEO will show you how to get the most dynamic and sharpest images in your printed marketing material. This is a two-step Photoshop sharpening technique that will show you how to create the sharpest images without creating noise in smooth midtone areas of your photographs. This is one of my favorite Photoshop sharpening tips in reproducing beautiful photography on press. All images are not as sharp as they can be when converted from raw files. These days there is a...
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This VIDEO tutorial will show you settings that will ensure print-ready PDF files for faster turnaround times and no output errors in prepress. Compression settings will ensure quick upload times to HiDefColor.com. This PDF workflow will also eliminate the need to convert any of your images to CMYK. No worries, these PDF settings for press will work just fine with images already converted to CMYK. Did you find this tip helpful? Please leave a comment below… Read...
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Assigning an RGB color profile in Photoshop will have a great effect to how your images are displayed and printed. There is a big difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB color gamuts. Adobe RGB has a larger color gamut than sRGB and will produce more saturated color. However, it’s not meant for all RGB images. This VIDEO tutorial will step through the confusion of which RGB color profile to use with your images in Adobe Photoshop CS. Most digital cameras save images...
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