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Expert: Huma Riaz Date: 6/21/2006 Subject: importing cmyk image into freehand
Question Score! I've managed to get joy by importing a rgb tiff. Just to make sure: I have to export to an uncompressed cmyk jpeg for the printer. How do I make sure that everything is in fact cmyk? Ie the rgb pictures that I have imported?
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Hi there
I'm busy designing a cd cover for a friend. What I would like to do is to import images into freehand and then continue designing. The problem is that the colours come out all warped, looking like someone has messed up the levels. It's less obvious with rgb images. Also they become pixelated. How do I import these images (what format is best, what should the settings in photoshop be.. etc??) so that they display properly so that I can base my design on them?
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True!
The best thing is to make EPS file with compression ON/OFF (try with both)
Also, don't put CMYK images into freehand, work with RGB and when your job is final and going for printing, convert it into CMYK,
TIFF format is also a best format to view images in freehand; you can also try with JPG (I am not sure about the result). PICT format was one of the best formats for viewing in freehand
You may not be able to see the 100% view in freehand, but in printing you can see.
for printing, send your files with TIFF format No compression.
Feel free to ask anything further
Huma Riaz
Location: Karachi-Pakistan
Answer For this purpose, what I do is to make a new folder for sending out for printing, and keep each and every files as same as older directory but save them all as CMYK TIFF no compression, and import the files into freehand from the LINKS menu and update and check on monitor if each file has been updated.
The difference of RGB and CMYK is obvious enough that you will face no problem while updating.
