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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 649599" data-attributes="member: 13196">Last year I created a wall calendar as a church fundraiser but wasn't happy with the colors. It was printed by a printing company. This year when I went to look at the proof calendar, once again the colors were off a little. Then the guy said he wondered what color profile I used, and after checking, he saw that the files are RGB. He printed them as CYMK.So my question is this...when we view files on computer screens, RGB is the preferred way. But what happens when we edit our files as RGB then need to convert them? Is there some type of preferred way to do this? When looking online, some sites recommend converting files to CYMK before editing when those files will be printed by printing presses. But what do you do if you want to display them online, too, when RGB is the preferred way for online viewing? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />Any ideas or suggestions on how and when to convert, please?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 649599, member: 13196"] Last year I created a wall calendar as a church fundraiser but wasn't happy with the colors. It was printed by a printing company. This year when I went to look at the proof calendar, once again the colors were off a little. Then the guy said he wondered what color profile I used, and after checking, he saw that the files are RGB. He printed them as CYMK. So my question is this...when we view files on computer screens, RGB is the preferred way. But what happens when we edit our files as RGB then need to convert them? Is there some type of preferred way to do this? When looking online, some sites recommend converting files to CYMK [I][B]before[/B][/I] editing when those files will be printed by printing presses. But what do you do if you want to display them online, too, when RGB is the preferred way for online viewing? :confused: Any ideas or suggestions on how and when to convert, please? [/QUOTE]

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