CMYK 2.0: A Cooperative Workflow for Photographers, Designers, and Printers

Twenty years ago, achieving predictable CMYK color on press was a relatively straightforward process. All the partners in the process—photographers, designers, and printers—had clearly defined roles and responsibilities. With the introduction of Adobe Photoshop in 1990, the digital imaging revolution changed all that. Roles suddenly shifted and blurred. Standards disintegrated. The entire process quickly spiraled into a chaotic free-for-all that couldn’t help but leave everyone frustrated as they scratched their heads and wondered, “What’s wrong with my color?”

CMYK 2.0: A Cooperative Workflow for Photographers, Designers, and Printers has one purpose: to get us all back on the same path to creating predictable color in the RGB-to-CMYK workflow. In a field that often features very strong—and very different—opinions, author Rick McCleary emphasizes the need for cooperation, collaboration, and communication. After first establishing a context for how we all got here, McCleary redefines each partner’s role in the process, demystifies the entire RGB-to-CMYK workflow, and offers a clear, step-by-step guide to achieving predictable color on press. Written with exceptional clarity, CMYK 2.0 presents a highly detailed and thoroughly rigorous approach to CMYK color, and it offers a workflow that all photographers, designers, and printers need—one that works.

The book's companion website provides a collaborative forum of growing resources and information on all things CMYK.

二十年前，在印刷中實現可預測的CMYK色彩是一個相對簡單的過程。當時，參與過程的所有合作夥伴——攝影師、設計師和印刷商——都有明確的角色和責任。然而，1990年Adobe Photoshop的推出改變了這一切，數字影像革命使角色突然轉變並模糊起來，標準也瓦解了。整個過程迅速陷入混亂，每個人都感到沮喪，不禁想著：“我的顏色出了什麼問題？”《CMYK 2.0：攝影師、設計師和印刷商的合作工作流程》的目的就是讓我們重新走上創建可預測的RGB到CMYK工作流程的同一道路。在這個常常存在非常強烈且截然不同意見的領域中，作者Rick McCleary強調了合作、協作和溝通的必要性。在首先建立我們如何到達這裡的背景之後，McCleary重新定義了每個合作夥伴在過程中的角色，揭開了整個RGB到CMYK工作流程的神秘面紗，並提供了實現可預測的印刷色彩的清晰、逐步指南。《CMYK 2.0》以非常清晰的方式撰寫，提供了一種高度詳細且嚴謹的CMYK色彩方法，並提供了攝影師、設計師和印刷商所需的工作流程——一個實用的工作流程。

該書的附屬網站提供了一個協作論壇，提供不斷增長的關於CMYK的資源和信息。