You’re clients see it where? In print, on screen? I know this was partially a Pagemaker issue. If they’re looking at CMYK images on screen in Pagemaker, they’re going to look awful.
Even with color management set up perfectly (which is, IMO, nearly impossible) they’re still not going to look like they do in Photoshop.
Bob
Anything I convert from RGB to CMYK changes the photo from full color (RGB) to duotone image looking (or black and white image with a purple screen) when it becomes CMYK. It is losing the entire color contents)
Sounds like a bad monitor profile?
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Len…?
I am having issues with color changes when I am saving a photo in Photoshop 7 (after converting it from RGB to CMYK) and then placing it in Pagemaker. And sometimes when just convert in Photoshop and print directly from Photoshop it changes the colors. Let me give you an example: I recently opened an RGB graphic in Photoshop. Anything I convert from RGB to CMYK changes the photo from full color (RGB) to duotone image looking (or black and white image with a purple screen) when it becomes CMYK. It is losing the entire color contents)
I don’t know what to do. I use a view sonic VA720 flat screen monitor and it’s pc (and windows xp).
Thanks in advance. Diane
I’m not Len, but I’ve put the topics together.
Bob
So, what do I do to fix the problem? I have even tried to call Photoshop customer service but was kept on hold for over 45 minutes and no one over picked up.
Diane,
There might not be a problem. Please refer to my earlier post where I asked about where your clients are seeing the problem.
Again, if it’s in a Pagemaker document, it’s expected behavior. Send them a PDF instead.
Bob
It has nothing to do with Pagemaker. Any picture I convert in Photoshop from rgb to cmyk changes. It has nothing to do with Pagemaker because I am not using Pagemaker for this. I am just scanning a photo and converting it from rgb to cmyk and emailing that photo to someone else. To everyone else it’s purple but it looks fine on my computer. So, from what I can see…two things are happening:
(1) It’s converting improperly.
(2) I am not able to see the proper conversion.
Or 3. There’s something wrong with the other people’s machines. How are they viewing the file? If it’s not in Photoshop, they could be getting some very poor results from an RGB only viewer.
Bob
Diane, Have you calibrated your monitor at all? Have you at least run the Adobe Gamma wizard in the control panel?
Just for kicks, if you have one that’s not too large, say less than 5 megs, e-mail it to me at rjlevine<AT>verizon<DOT>net. I’ll take a look.
Bob
Robert, I am emailing you the photos. Thanks, Diane (P.S. I am told that View Sonic does not calibrate with the Adobe Gamma.)
LCDs probably not. CRTs should be fine.
Bob
