Understanding RGB vs. CMYK for Inkjet Printing

Tagalog

Q: Mayroon po akong maliit na printshop, at ang aking gamit na printer ay Canon G1010, na akin naman pong nile layout sa Photoshop, may nakapag advise po sakin na kelangan ay naka CMYK mode dapat kada ikaw ay magle layout, Talaga po bang kelangan parating i convert sa CMYK mode bago mo ito i print? napansin ko po kasi nagiiba ang kulay nila.

A: Importante talaga na malaman mo muna kung para saan ba ito?kadalasan CMYK mode ang kelangan mong i apply para ma achieve mo ng tamang kulay kapag na print mo ito, nag aapply ito parati sa offset printing, kung saan kelangan mong i separate pa ang bawat kulay sa 4 na plansta, cyan, magenta, yellow, black. isasalang mo ang plansta sa offset machine. kaya kakayanin ng matimpla ang lahat ng kulay medyo technical na kung papaliwanag po pa ng mas malawak ito pero dahil nabanggit mo na ang printer mo ay inkjet printer ay hindi mo na kelangan pang i convert pa ito sa CMYK mode, mas makakaganda pa kung RGB mode ang gamitin mo, bakit? panoorin mo ang kaunting video illustration kung bakit hindi mo na kelangan pang i convert ang layout mo. [paparating na]

Kung may iba ka pang katanungan o kailangan ng tulong sa iyong printshop, huwag mag-atubiling magtanong! 

English

Q: I have a small print shop, and I use a Canon G1010 printer for my layouts in Photoshop. Someone advised me that I need to use CMYK mode when creating layouts. Is it really necessary to always convert to CMYK mode before printing? I noticed that the colors change.

A: “It’s really important to know what the purpose is first. Usually, you need to apply CMYK mode to achieve the correct colors when printing. This is always applied in offset printing, where you need to separate each color into four plates: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. You will load these plates into the offset machine, which can mix all the colors. It’s a bit technical to explain in more detail, but since you mentioned that your printer is an inkjet printer, you don’t need to convert it to CMYK mode. It would be better to use RGB mode. Why? Watch this short video illustration to understand why you don’t need to convert your layout. [coming soon]”

If you need more suggestions or have any other questions, feel free to ask! 

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