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What about CMYK ?
What about CMYK ?
Posted Nov 23, 2005 18:51 UTC (Wed) by jwb (subscriber, #15467)In reply to: What about CMYK ? by smurf
Parent article: Inkscape, a Scalable Vector Graphics Editor
CMYK and RGB are both color systems that cater to the output device. Why not advocate for color system that works with the human eye, like HSL?
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What about CMYK ?
Posted Nov 23, 2005 19:23 UTC (Wed) by smurf (subscriber, #17840) [Link]
RGB is not output-device-specific. It's equally useable for the input side (i.e., scanners or cameras). Or for your monitor, which arguably is both.
Anyway, professional printing uses CMYK. That's a fact. You may wish that it used something else, but it doesn't; until the Linux desktop gets proper color calibration tools for the whole workflow, which it currently does not have, you need to be able to specify CMYK colors. Otherwise professional printers will laugh at you, and for good reason.
What about CMYK ?
Posted Jul 21, 2007 16:00 UTC (Sat) by electrostatic (guest, #46363) [Link]
Signed: Love the app, but there is really no reason to call it "inkscape" if it can't do CMYK...
Also, it should be noted that SVG's CMYK support is dismal, but it does technically exist... http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/color.html#ColorProfileDescrip...