CMYK 2.0: A Cooperative Workflow for Photographers, Designers, and Printers 1018491589, 9780321573469, 0321573463

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 6
"What’s wrong with my color?”......Page 14
CHAPTER 1 THE MINDSET......Page 18
The paradox......Page 19
Looking for answers in all the wrong places......Page 21
A brief history......Page 24
It’s all make-believe......Page 27
The day craft died......Page 30
A light on the horizon......Page 31
The more things change, the more they stay the same......Page 33
Be a Guardian of the Color......Page 34
Understand the entire process......Page 35
Be tolerant of the evolution of digital tools......Page 36
And finally, respect the revolution......Page 38
A note about happiness......Page 39
CHAPTER 2 THE BIG PICTURE......Page 42
Trust me, I know what I’m doing......Page 43
RGB-to-CMYK is a team sport......Page 46
Context......Page 47
Collaboration......Page 51
Process control......Page 56
Take the first step......Page 60
CHAPTER 3 THE TOOLS......Page 62
How close is close enough?......Page 65
It’s more than just the monitor…......Page 67
Intelligently integrating the tools......Page 68
Color of light: the common variable......Page 71
The lighting......Page 72
Working environment......Page 75
Print viewing area......Page 76
The monitor......Page 77
Calibrate the monitor......Page 79
Profile the monitor......Page 81
Visually confirm calibration......Page 83
Maintaining the accuracy of your monitor......Page 84
Proofs, pretty pictures, and liability......Page 85
Four kinds of prints......Page 88
The proofing system......Page 89
The Info panel......Page 95
Summary......Page 96
CHAPTER 4 THE COLOR MANAGEMENT PRIMER......Page 98
Driver or mechanic?......Page 100
The executive summary......Page 101
Numbers = words......Page 102
Color spaces = languages......Page 103
Profiles = identities......Page 105
Same RGB triplet, different colors......Page 106
Universal color space = universal set of ideas......Page 109
Conversion: the basic mechanics of color management......Page 110
Managing gamut: judgment day......Page 113
Rendering intents......Page 117
Color spaces: which one?......Page 120
The Achilles heel of CMS......Page 123
Be deliberate, be aware......Page 125
What to do with untagged files......Page 127
Assign vs. Convert: don’t confuse them......Page 128
It’s a fragile system......Page 129
Fifty switches......Page 130
Color Settings: Adobe Creative Suite......Page 132
Which color space am I in?......Page 133
How do I convert?......Page 134
Context, collaboration, process control......Page 135
CHAPTER 5 THE CMYK PRIMER......Page 138
It’s just dots......Page 142
All colors from four colors......Page 145
Dots and color together......Page 147
A virtual field trip to the print shop......Page 148
The mechanics of RGB-to-CMYK......Page 154
Under the hood......Page 156
Managing gamut......Page 162
CMYK and color management......Page 164
Converting to CMYK: Two paths......Page 166
ICC profile–based conversion......Page 168
Custom CMYK–based conversion......Page 169
Is one better than the other?......Page 170
Why not the best?......Page 172
Collaborate in any case......Page 173
The future of CMYK printing......Page 175
CHAPTER 6 THE STEPS......Page 180
Who does what?......Page 183
Where does the conversion take place?......Page 184
Inkjet printer......Page 185
Info panel......Page 186
Color Settings......Page 188
1.1 Receive as raw......Page 192
1.2 Receive as RGB......Page 200
1.3 Receive as CMYK......Page 202
2.2 Neutralize endpoints to purify color......Page 203
2.4 Be a Guardian of the Color......Page 209
Virtual reality: a reminder......Page 210
3.1 Discovery......Page 211
3.2 Setup......Page 213
3.3 Adjust color in soft-proof mode......Page 216
3.4 Save the RGB file......Page 220
4.1 Convert using Edit > Convert to Profile......Page 223
4.2 Fine-tune the CMYK file (optional)......Page 224
4.3 Resize and sharpen......Page 227
4.4 Be a Guardian of the Color......Page 230
Proofing paper......Page 231
5.1 Create a CMYK guide print using the printer driver......Page 233
ColorBurst RIP overview......Page 238
Linearizing the printer with ColorBurst......Page 241
Color management in ColorBurst......Page 245
Printing with ColorBurst......Page 247
The CMYK guide print: portable color......Page 249
Color measurement and profiling......Page 250
Profiling the printer......Page 252
Creating an environment of predictability and happiness......Page 254
CHAPTER 7 THE STORIES......Page 260
The Designer......Page 262
The Photographer......Page 264
The Digital Wizard......Page 266
The Printer......Page 268
C......Page 273
F......Page 276
I......Page 277
L......Page 278
P......Page 279
R......Page 280
T......Page 282
Z......Page 283

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