converting to CMYK color

EQ
Posted By
Eva_Quigley
Aug 2, 2004
Views
1447
Replies
6
Status
Closed
I am new to Photoshop Elements 2.0 (for windows) and am trying to use the program to assemble a portfolio. I recently attended a seminar on desktop publishing where I was told to convert any RGB files to CMYK color. Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to do this in Elements and cannot find any information in the help section regarding how to go about doing this. Any help would be grealy appreciated.
Thank you!
Eva Quigley
Related Tags
cmyk color conversion

Master Retouching Hair

Learn how to rescue details, remove flyaways, add volume, and enhance the definition of hair in any photo. We break down every tool and technique in Photoshop to get picture-perfect hair, every time.

BH
Beth_Haney
Aug 2, 2004
Elements does not support CMYK. There are some addons that give an approximation, but those don’t give you exactly the same CMYK capabilities as full Photoshop. Do a little more research and see if it’s absolutely necessary that you convert to CMYK; depending on the use, there might be other options.
LK
Leen_Koper
Aug 2, 2004
RGB to CMYK conversion is something for skilled lithographers. Even many lithographers have problems to do a good conversion as both are quite different kinds of colour space.

Leen
R
RSD99
Aug 2, 2004
FWIW:
You only need to worry about CMYK if … and only if … your end product is going to be printed on a printing press. For a portfolio, RGB is really preferred.

wrote in message
I am new to Photoshop Elements 2.0 (for windows) and am trying to use the program to
assemble a portfolio. I recently attended a seminar on desktop publishing where I was told to convert any RGB files to CMYK color. Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to do this in Elements and cannot find any information in the help section regarding how to go about doing this. Any help would be grealy appreciated.
Thank you!
Eva Quigley
SB
Stu_Bloom
Aug 3, 2004
The tools provided in Richard Lynch’s superb book The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements include a set of CMYK conversion tools, but for anything but very occasional use, you need full Photoshop.

And, BTW, I am decidedly not a "skilled lithographer" and I do CMYK conversions in Photoshop all the time.
WE
Wendy_E_Williams
Aug 3, 2004
Eva,

If you want more information on conversion to CMYK then I found a thread to do with recommended books on the subject. Its only a couple of months old so it should still be up to date.

roger leale "Yet another book recommendation request" 6/5/04 5:31am </cgi-bin/webx?13/2>

Maybe Stu could let us know if he found either of the suggested books useful.

Wendy
SB
Stu_Bloom
Aug 3, 2004
I found Kieran’s book extremely useful. I was unable to locate a copy of the other book that dealt with a reasonably current version of Photoshop (Kieran’s is on PS 7 but everything he has works in CS too).

How to Master Sharpening in Photoshop

Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections