Quick Tips

Going To Press? Make Sure Your Monitor Is In The "Right Space"

By default, the RGB space for your monitor is set to sRGB, which is an okay mode for designing Web graphics. However, if you're producing graphics for print, the sRGB mode is just about the worst RGB space your monitor could possibly be set at. It clips off lots of colors that are actually printable in CMYK mode, and therefore is pretty unsuitable for prepress work. We recommend changing your RGB workspace to an RGB space that's more appropriate for doing print work. We like Adobe RGB (1998), which is a very popular RGB space for prepress work. You choose this RGB space under the Photoshop menu, under Color Settings (in Windows, Color Settings can be found under the Edit menu). When the Color Settings dialog appears, under the Working Spaces area, choose Adobe RGB (1998) from the RGB pop-up menu.

Share:

1 comment

  1. Jason Joseph 9 July, 2008 at 08:53 Reply

    What if you use something along the lines of a Spyder Color Calibrator? I do….. it loads a profile each time i start up my computer… it loads the custom profile. What to do in this situation?

    Jason Joseph

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *