Paula Jackson Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hi Damien, I ned to convert a file for a magazine into 9'w x 11.24 and saved at 300 dpi, and CMYK vertical. When i resize the photo it looks distorted. Thanks so much, ill attache the photo in the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Sounds like you're trying to resize it, instead of cropping it. You MUST crop to those dimensions. Did they tell you which CMYK profile to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 OH, that make sense! Yes, vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 all it said was , CMYK vertical, and i just read your warning. Good lord, I'm already wondering how to avoid that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 it did change the colors, and it looks horrid!! help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Paula Jackson said: it did change the colors What did? What did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 when i converted to CMYK now it looks yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 9"W x 11.24"H at 300 dpi minimum Photo saved as CMYK color profile Vertical orientation 2" of top banner head space minimum Reasonable room for copy on sides No photographer logo on cover or embedded into interior images. Those was my instructions, i i have no cropped it to those dimensions bt it appears as though the color changed when converted to CMYK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Paula Jackson said: when i converted to CMYK now it looks yellow HOW did you convert to CMYK? Sounds like you may have assigned the profile by mistake? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Paula Jackson said: when i converted to CMYK now it looks yellow How precisely did you convert? "Assign profile" is not the right way, if that's what you used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 6 hours ago, Paula Jackson said: when i converted to CMYK now it looks yellow That really shouldn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 I didn't do assign profile. what is the correct way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Let's go back a few steps. Have you found out which CMYK profile they need you to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 they just put CMYK verticle and thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 And that's not enough. You need to demand more information from them. You need to know exactly which CMYK profile to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 thank you, i will get on that and report back. thank for all the help thus far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 she just reported back. all it says is, 300dpi, CMYK color profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Ask her AGAIN. I need you to fully appreciate how catastrophically BAD your photo will look if printed in the wrong CMYK profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 lol, i believe you. i will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 She reported back saying it need to be super high resolution, thats it. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Tell her that you will be sending the file at the dimensions and resolution required, but in sRGB mode. You will require them to perform the CMYK conversion, and you will hold them responsible for the resultant print quality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 ok, i've never done sRGB, do i need to reserve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 What? Your photo should have already been in sRGB. http://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 i meant, resave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Jackson Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 great, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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