Soft Proofing Before Printing

[@yushanlong4302]

Thanks a lot

[@hoffmann-photography-Syke]

Glad I could help.

[@ramarao9840]

Thank you for sharing ur knowledge with real experience with us.ur explanation is very good.this vdo can solve the printing problem

[@hoffmann-photography-Syke]

Im glad I could help. Thanks for your comment!

[@jerryeisner1]

thanks for being out there with all your Printing advice!! I'm hoping to replace my Canon Pro 1 printer or perhaps get more advice from your videos on how to use it more effectively. I look forward to watching and learning from all that you produce to help us photographers make wonderful prints!! je

[@hoffmann-photography-Syke]

Thanks a lot, Jerry! I'm always glad when my videos are helpful.

[@AnimaedArte_HesAll_PatriziaC]

Thank you very much for these infos👍 My printer gives CMYK ICC for each kind of product of his, but requests the files for printings to be sent as RGB files… Does it make any sense? Can’t understand… I don’t know enough on the matter… really I can’t understand how to menage this issue… Thank you

[@hoffmann-photography-Syke]

Yes, it does make sense. The ICC profiles in that case are meant for soft proofing only. The conversion from RGB to CMYK will be done by your printer using the correct ICC profile for the printing press he uses and the paper you selected. Modern printers, especially inkjet printers that use 10 or 12 different inks, can print a much larger color gamut than a CMYK file contains. Therefore, converting the RGB file to CMYK is not recommended. You are losing some colors in that process. I hope, this helps.

[@AnimaedArte_HesAll_PatriziaC]

Ok thank you. Then, i can work on a RGB canvas and use ICC profile just for soft proofing and consequent adjustments, if required. Ok?

[@hoffmann-photography-Syke]

@@AnimaedArte_HesAll_PatriziaC Yep, that's the idea!