[Web4lib] basic html question

[Doug Cataldo]

You can save it as CMYK. But it won't display in IE and certain programs such as Irfan view will display the image with quirky colors. It is not a bad format if it is print resolution as the compression is still very good. A CMYK 300 dpi .jpg could be 1 or 2 meg where the same file as a TIF would be 25 or 30 meg.

-Doug Cataldo


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Leo Robert Klein
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:07 AM
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] basic html question

Dumb question but can you even save a Jpeg in CMYK?  I thought all the 
colors go moosh (i.e. shift, etc.) as part of the compression process.

LEO

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Wiegand, Laura K. wrote:
> One reason why a jpg will display in FF but not IE is if the image is in CMYK instead of RGB. Try opening the image in Photoshop or whatever graphics editing software you use, and see what the color mode is. In Photoshop, go to Image -> Mode. You'll see a check next to the current color mode. To change the mode, just choose RGB and resave the image.
> 
> You might also want to check to see if there are any color profiles associated with the image that are messing up IE. In Photoshop, do a Save As and you'll see the color profiles in the bottom of the box. Uncheck to remove the profile.
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