RDJpanther wrote:
When converted sRGB to CMYK, they looked good on screen. I used PScc, mode then CMYK. Another person is working on the layout getting it ready to publish. When published or converted to a pdf we have problems. Some pictures look ok, other have changed to grayscale. Those in grayscale are cut off on the right side. The some pictures are from 5D III others are cell phones. Even with the DSLR some are colored and some are grayscale and shifted. Therefor, it does not matter the original source.
We are printing a colored flyer to be inserted in our local paper. The newspaper is doing the printing and requested the pictures in CMYK. They are not helping us solve the problem. It has been 6 weeks on trying to resolve it. Now it is a spring edition not the winter as planned.
I am not finding an answer when I google. What come up is "how to convert to grayscale.
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Iv'e been converting image to print for over 20 years. First your need to shoot in raw or at least RGB not sRGB. Duplicate your image in PS - / View / proof set up / custom. Select a profile from the list. In the US it will probably be SWOP. You will see the colours drop back and the image should look a little fat. Now you need to adjust the curves so that your image best matches the original file that is open. Then you can convert to CMYK - Edit / Convert to profile. Sharpen your image and save. This file will have copy on the end and your original will not be effected. To make good PDF files for printing I would recommend InDesign or QuarkXPress.