On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 3:34 AM, Judah <judahyodh@...155...> wrote:
Chris they insist on CMYK because the inks used are C=Cyan M=Magenta Y=Yellow K=Black and the plates they use are separations of/to these colours/inks.
When I was running the print shop (small operation), we insisted on CMYK files too. But mainly because we were sick of people sending in R:0 G:0 B:255 and getting the complaint "what can't it be as blue as it is on my screen?" ;)
I still tend to "mid-bind" these days if I can, or early bind. Rich black vs. 100%K is a constant issue in a lot of the stuff I'm putting together. And to be honest, I tend to use Inkscape to draw a portion of a layout rather than put together the complete design. I just threw my process out there because I just went through the project where the client insisted that the source file be created in Inkscape, and also needed a CMYK PDF to submit to the publisher.
tl;dr - I agree, good luck ;)
Chris