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Which is the best image format to use for your control panel?
releasedtruth:
They can change color space, yes, but you will no longer have accurate reproduction compared to your expectations. We often design in RGB, then convert to CYMK for offset and adjust. For anything printed on a solvent printer or to substrate, we always use RGB, either sRGB or Adobe. I would go sRGB to avoid any color mishaps.
Blanka:
--- Quote from: JustMichael on August 18, 2010, 10:05:25 am ---size and compression don't really mean that much anymore. File type doesn't matter much either.
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Black letters and vector lines in EPS and PDF are tack sharp when printed. I have yet to see the first 300dpi PS bitmap to match that quality. I'm splitting hairs I know.
Another thing that can be controlled much better in PDF/EPS is overprint and ink patterns. For example, an sRGB bright yellow can turn into 95%Y, 2%M, 1%C on conversion to CMYK, where 100%Y would look much nicer. Same with blacks. Sometimes you want 100% black, sometimes you want rich black (60,60,60,100 or so). With overprint you can control registration problems.
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