Re: TIFF VS. EPS?

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

"Composite color printing" is in contrast to printing "separations."
In the former case, you are creating a single PostScript file with
all the color information in it. In the latter case, you are producing
a PostScript file with separate "pages" for each of the color components
-- cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and any spot colors.

I very specifically used the term "painstakingly" because simply telling
Photoshop to change from RGB to CMYK may not necessarily yield the colors
you want or need. What may be "good enough" for some may be "totally
unacceptable" to others. I don't consider myself a color expert, but
I respect the complexity of the issues associated with color management.
Painstaking may be an understatement when dealing with all these issues
and making sure that there is rhyme, reason, and consistency in one's
color management workflow.

I personally don't know of any "readable" white papers that can really
introduce you to issues of color and color management. Sorry.

        - Dov


At 2/27/2003 09:52 AM, Jon Harvey wrote:
>Hi Dov,
>What do you mean by "painstakingly"? In Photoshop, can't I just change the 
>color mode from RGB to CMYK? I ask because I haven't done a lot of 
>experimentation with this to understand the consequences. What is 
>"composite color PostScript"? You can probably tell that you are hearing 
>from someone who doesn't know a lot about images and printing. Can you 
>recommend any white papers on the Adobe site on this subject?
>
>I appreciate any information you can 
>provide............................Jon Harvey


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