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So the original source for custom things is probably a jpeg image, does it matter to convert it to CMYK before before giving it to the shop vs converting it ri
by hiccuphippo 4y ago
So the original source for custom things is probably a jpeg image, does it matter to convert it to CMYK before before giving it to the shop vs converting it right before giving it to the printer?
- gilrain 4y ago> So the original source for custom things is probably a jpeg image This assumption is wrong.
- dotancohen 4y agoNo, it's not. The vast majority of consumer-oriented printing originates in a jpg or png image. The file format really isn't that important, the point GP was making is that these images are in RGB space. That's actually correct. Work that comes in from professional design shops come in as CMYK. But not from small businesses that are not in a tech field, such as grocery stores, restaurants, sports teams, children's or senior's activities, security firms, hardware stores, hair stylists, etc. All that comes in as RGB.
- dotancohen 4y agoYes, it matters because it will look different.
- dagmx 4y agoIf you don’t care about color, then it doesn’t matter. If you do care, as most professionals should, it matters greatly. RGB and CMYK have extremely different gamuts of reproduction, not even counting what your output medium is capable of rendering (whether that’s your display range or your ink+surface range)