[clug-talk] CMYK on Linux?

[bogi]

I am not sure if the colorshift when converting to CMYK is not intentional, 
remember this is supposed to go to a print process and not for screen ....
but you could be right ...
Cheers
Szemir

On Tuesday 10 February 2009 23:13:36 Shawn Grover wrote:
> It does work.  But it also has an issue with the color output.  I either
> get a much faded image, or oranges where there should be blues.  But
> this has to do with getting the  RGB to CMYK conversion profiles right,
> and then the CMYK to file.
>
> This is related to .icc color profiles.  I have them installed, but
> don't think they are set up right.
>
> I have to say though, to get this "right" is one of those areas that is
> beyond the theoretical end user.  In Photoshop, it is as simple as
> Image->Mode->CMYK and then File->Save As.  That *is* accessible and
> understandable to that end user.  So, CMYK seems to be an area that Open
> Source needs improvement on.  At the moment.
>
> I hear Inkscape 0.47 will have built in CMYK support.  So I know this
> problem area is being worked on too though.
>
> Shawn
>
> bogi wrote:
> > convert inputfile -colorspace cmyk outputfile
> >
> > cheers
> > Szemir
> >
> > On Monday 09 February 2009 17:53:25 Shawn Grover wrote:
> >> I have a graphic set up to go into a magazine.  It was created with
> >> Inkscape.  The mag needs the artwork in CMYK format.  Turns out Inkscape
> >> (the current version) does not support CMYK.  So I tried to open it in
> >> GIMP, and no luck there either.
> >>
> >> Has anyone done CMYK based graphics with Linux?  Will I need to find
> >> someone with Photoshop?  If you DO have experience with this on Linux,
> >> can you post some links/details?  If it helps, I'm on a Kubuntu 8.10
> >> box.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Shawn
> >>
> >> (ps, I have done some google search, but don't want to mis-direct any
> >> efforts by referencing what I've found thus far - and my efforts there
> >> still are not working either...)
> >>
> >>
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