Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I've been having some color issues when viewing in Bridge and Photoshop. I've been working on a booklet for a client and the template is CMYK. This is new to me and I don't know if there are setting I should be aware of when placing the photos into the template. I work in sRGB, but notices that there is a Proofing Setup in the View menu that is checked to CMYK. I've never really noticed this before and was wondering if this affects my photo editing color? Hope this makes sense. Thank you. On a side note the company provides me with stock images for models. I work with a cosmetic company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 This is a complicated topic, so let's tread slowly. First, can you tell me where you got the booklet template from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 I got it from an online printing company site. I can't remember which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Phyllis said: I got it from an online printing company site. I can't remember which one. So it didn't come from the place you'll be sending it to be printed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 No, I used it for another project and it was fine, except for the fact that it was my first time doing this type of work and I had and still have little to no experience with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Found the site. It's called PrintRunner. We were going to use the company until one of the people on the team wait until last minute do edits and then we had to go local to get it done in two days and shipped overnight cross country. So that's my story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Ok, this is VERY bad. http://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/05/please-be-wary-of-cmyk.html Have you got detailed specifications from the print company you'll be using? About their file requirements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 PDF for final files and make sure I have enough space for bleed. I think my question right now is what is the Proof Setup under View suppose to be set at? I've never looked in there and freaked out because it CMYK was checked. That may be the default for all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 http://www.damiensymonds.net/2014/07/proof-setup-working-cmyk-not-really.html The bigger problem that Damien wants to address is the color space of the file that will affect the printing of said file. It would suck to do all this work and then have your order come back with botched colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 The template is CMYK and my images are sRGB. Things are looking a bit better but I would still like to know if that setting in the Proof Setup is the default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Just now, Phyllis said: The template is CMYK and my images are sRGB. Things are looking a bit better but I would still like to know if that setting in the Proof Setup is the default. Did you read the link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Reading the info now. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thank you! Got it! But just to make sure when I put the sRGB images onto the CMYK template I should be fine, correct? I'm thinking the problem I was seeing may have been the color profile in some of the stock images. Going to check that going forward. Converting to PDF shouldn't affect the outcome, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Damien Symonds said: Have you got detailed specifications from the print company you'll be using? About their file requirements? PLEASE answer the question. I want to see a complete copy of the requirements the printer sent you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 He didn't send anything. He emailed me saying it had to be in CMYK and PDF format, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 *Did* you read the links? There are, unfortunately, a million types of CMYK profiles. You need to know precisely which one they print in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Phyllis said: He didn't send anything. He emailed me saying it had to be in CMYK and PDF format, period. Then you need to email back, and ask for more information. We need to know exactly which CMYK profile they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'll do that first thing Monday. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 I called and he said 'U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Great. And is that the profile your template is in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Fabulous! May I see a screenshot? Of the template with an image (or images) placed in it? Include the whole screen - panels and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phyllis Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Not sure how to do the screen shot but here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 No, something isn't right here at all. It looks like you copied/pasted the photo, rather than File>Place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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