was: 2 Questions about the Photobook
> 1. What kind of Color Profile should our photos have loaded/worked with?
> RGB, SRGB, CMYK?
RGB I think is what is requested by the "printer". I suspect sRGB would be
OK too. But not CMYK.
Searched the lulu.com site a bit and here what i got...
http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=book_formatting_faq#imgmode
please read
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Should I use CMYK, RGB or Grayscale images?
Use RGB for both color and black & white books. We've had people report that
when you save your image files for printing in a black & white book, saving
in Grayscale causes them to pixellate upon printing. We therefore recommend
setting the color mode of all graphics to RGB.
Why do I have to use RGB images?
In short, it's because our printer uses a CMYK printing process. Sound
contradictory? Well, no... read on.
When you upload an image that has an RGB palette, the printer converts it to
the appropriate CMYK color. If you upload an CMYK image however, it may use
your CMYK palette map. The palette mapping of your monitor, however, does
not match that of the digital production press that our printer uses. This
causes the colors to be off, sometimes very wildly. To keep your colors as
true as possible, always upload RGB images.
How can I make sure my images will print exactly as I want them to?
When you include illustrations, photographs and other images in your book,
most times they will print correctly. There are a few things you can do to
ensure the picture quality is what you expect.
Before uploading, print your source document and review how the images
print.
If you are uploading a PDF, print the PDF and review how the images
translated into the PDF.
After Lulu converts your file, you must view and approve the conversion.
Click View, then use your browser's print function to print a review copy.
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take note on the last paragraph,
and the fact that they print in CMYK...that means blacks ashing out (for me)
> 2. well that would concern international contributor's vailability of >
copies, but a simultaneous forum archive search and a lood at lulu.com >
explaine dthe process for me....
huh? :)
forget iut..it would be a question on how we would get a solid copy of the
book but i have found out
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