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Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Contrast, a way of representing color using the four primary inks available in printing (contrast being black).

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Can a printer print white color?

I was reading about different color models, when this question hit my mind. Can the CMYK color model generate white color? Printers use CMYK color mode. What will happen if I try to print a white colored image (rabbit) on a black paper with my…
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Converting RGB to CMYK color profile in GIMP

I want to convert an sRGB image in gimp to CMYK. Heres what I did: Downloaded CMYK color profiles from Adobe. Extracted them in the icc folder (/usr/share/color/icc/) I opened my xcf image in gimp and went to Image -> Seperate -> Seperate I…
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Does inkscape not have the ability to preserve cmyk colors?

Is there any way to get Inkscape to work in cmyk colors? I have an .ai/.pdf file with cmyk colors which I need to to open in inkscape because I have to cut/paste part of the content to a new file. But the problem is that as soon as I save the…
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RGB to CMYK in Gimp, what i'm doing wrong?

I'm trying to convert image from RGB to CMYK in Gimp, tried to search for answers, but couldn't fine one that would work for me, or I missed something important. My preferences of color management are: I have one image, that has a lot of…
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How to print directly in CMYK with a HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M176n printer?

I have an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M176n printer. I replaced the black toner with a white toner cartridge in order to be able to print white on black paper. Printing in grayscale seems to work okay, and I'm now looking into also printing colors.…
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Why would my colour laser printer use colour ink?

I have a Dell colour laser printer and my black ink is running low, but what's more surprising is that my colour ink is also running low. I am almost always printing plain text documents with hardly any colour at all (maybe blue for a Word heading),…
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Inconsistent color specs and rendered color in PDF/EPS:Why is DeviceCMYK apparently interpreted differently by different PDF viewers?

I'm trying to create a color scheme for latex/beamer/pdf that matches my university's official corporate style. (But this question is not about latex/beamer!) The material I have to work with is a PDF file describing the style, and an EPS file…
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changes in GS 9.27 for /ebook with CMYK? (black color turns red)

I have a script that reduces sizes of CMYK PDFs. This script works in 9.26 very well, and now I have changed to 9.27 on the staging systems. I see the black color in some PDFs change to red. I just tried OpenSuSE 15.1 with GS 9.27, and an Ubuntu…
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How to convert "SWOP (Coated), 20%)" CMYK TIFF to sRGB PNG and ditto CMYK JPG to sRGB JPG?

I have a TIFF image and a JPG image. http://regex.info/exif.cgi says that they both use a CMYK color space labelled as "SWOP (Coated), 20%". How do I accurately and losslessly convert the TIFF image into an sRGB PNG and the JPG image into an sRGB…
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Should I expect PDF vs TIF CMYK images to render differently on screen?

Consider a TIF CMYK image with embedded ICC profile, e.g. using ImageMagick : convert input.tif -profile /path/to/ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc output.pdf convert input.tif -profile /path/to/ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc output.tif convert input.tif -profile…
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How to install Separate++ for GIMP on ubuntu

There are several solutions for RGB to CMYK convertion in GIMP that suggest using Separate including this one: Converting RGB to CMYK color profile in GIMP. I've have followed the simple instructions to install it, but the option does not appear in…
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How are the laser printer CMYK colors mixed when printing

I'm writing an application which should analyze a PDF page and tell based on the toner prices and other costs how much does this page cost. The problem here is that I don't know how colors are mixed in the printer (using CMYK model). Suppose I have…
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Why do color printers, cameras and monitors/tvs use different color models?

Many printers use CMY or CMYK whereas most computer monitors and TVs use RGB. Many cameras, film cameras, image and movie formats use YUV. Why don't they use the same color representation?
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Exporting .psd to .jpeg changes CMYK to RGB?

I don't know much about Photoshop. I created a business card in RGB profile but the printer needs it as CMYK. I therefore just went to "Mode", changed it to CMYK 16 Bit and thought that was it, but whenever I export it as a JPEG it is always saving…
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CMYK printing: each color at 100% fill on color laser printer

I want to buy a color laser printer. One of the main purposes will be printing on transparent films and I need as more as possible opaque printing. So I need to reach 100% fill for each color at one area. Сan it be any color laser printer or just…
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