Don't Convert Your Images to CMYK! 

Hi, I have worked for almost 30 years as a specialist in color, variable data, and workflow software at a major manufacturer of digital printers (laser, LEDs, and inkjets) for production, and your explanation is perfect, straight to the point. And as you mentioned, there is no need to convert RGB files to CMYK color space in environments with a good color management system. Congratulations on the video!

I've been working with printers and designers for twenty years and I've never heard a better explanation than this. Thank you so much! 😃 In my new computer (Linux) I use GIMP 2.10.34, so I can't work in CMYK by now, but thanks to this video now I know how to organize my work better.

Good video, but remember,... The advice in this video is for images (photos and raster-based illustration) specifically, not ALL print files. There are many instances where you might want single-color text on a printed piece (small text and body copy) or even jobs to be printed with less than 4-colors. That is impossible when designing everything in RGB. The biggest mistake I see from novice designers is working in RGB for all elements, including text and logos (usually in photoshop), just as they would for online work, when switching over to print jobs. That practice not only converts all their colors to 4-c mixes (even those that should stay pure 1-color black, yellow cyan or magenta), but can lead to lower output DPI on their vector-based items (text, logos, etc) depending on how they treated those within the files, and what file format they delivered them to the printer.

Thank you! It definitely helped me. I was so confused if I should converter my digital art work or not. Thanks for clarifying it.

Thank you Very important information

Very clear and concise. Thank you.

I'm not sure why anyone would convert a single image like that into CMYK unless it was a clean format poster. But the biggest issue with what you're saying is the customers' expectations. The final printed image is sometimes so different, they are not happy. I have one question regarding the ICC profiles you use. Why not fogra 27/39?

I usually like. png files. They allow transparency and are compatible with most things and can be high quality.

Fantastic video Thanks

👏 Great, very clear! Thank you

Yeah, The format is just another way to store data converting Won't really change anything unless it's in the conversion program to do so

Nice..!!!

Im trying convert a brown to another brown but red in the list is always selected so far, im working with rgb and python

Nice! Welcome 21st century! Hahahaha