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Gimp is great if you're not a designer or exclusively a web designer. Otherwise, CMYK is a huge deal as it is the only way to go if you want to print something
by louhike 10y ago
Gimp is great if you're not a designer or exclusively a web designer. Otherwise, CMYK is a huge deal as it is the only way to go if you want to print something at a professional printer (not sure about the term).
- the_af 10y agoIs there a way to add decent CMYK support to GIMP? Is it technically unfeasible, or is it something the main devs are simply uninterested in?
- dagw 10y agohttp://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#i-do-a-lot-of-desktop-publishing-related-work-will-you-ever-support-cmyk http://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#i-do-a-lot-of-desktop-... there is however some cmyk support currently if you need it: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GIMP/CMYK_support https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GIMP/CMYK_support
- the_af 10y agoThanks for the link! So it's low priority for the existing devs (and I understand the reasons why... they make a lot of sense, actually!), but they are open to new devs helping with this. I assume it would be no small feat.
- enobrev 10y agoThanks for this. I was very happy to read that they're making non-destructive editing a priority. > Things like non-destructive editing are required by pretty much all users — photographers, designers, desktop publishing engineers, and even scientists. At the same time, CMYK is required only by a small subset of our user base. We prioritize our work accordingly.
- awesomerobot 10y ago"Only way" is a bit of an exaggeration (Most popular way for sure). I've had large print houses ask for RGB files so they can control the CMYK conversion on their end (usually in cases when you're trying to get as close as possible to an RGB match).