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   David Revoy (davidrevoy@framapiaf.org)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:48:40 JST David Revoy

   New blog post: "CMYK support in Inkscape could be a game-changer for professional print designers "
   https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1061/cmyk-support-in-inkscape-could-be-a-game-changer-for-professional-print-designers

   #inkscape

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     David Revoy (davidrevoy@framapiaf.org)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:48:38 JST David Revoy

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     • Ducky Fella

     @duckyfella Think of CMYK like a special language for printers. Artists need it to ensure their designs look great on paper, not just on screens. And it's not just about art - CMYK is used in millions of printed objects we use daily, from packaging to billboards. It's a crucial part of our visual world!

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     Ducky Fella (duckyfella@cupoftea.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:48:39 JST Ducky Fella

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     @davidrevoy As a non artist, why is this important?

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     David Revoy (davidrevoy@framapiaf.org)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:55:02 JST David Revoy

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     • Ducky Fella

     @duckyfella Unfortunately, it's not. A human (artist decision) has to be done.

     For example, you can obtain a Black by overlaying Cyan+Magenta+Yellow. But they don't overlap perfectly because you print in pass.
     So the industry came up with a Black ink cartridge, this one is economic too (better than three pass of CMY). But you can also do "rich black" by mixing Black ink and Cyan at 60% and manage this way many 'mix'.
     
     Color on screen doesn't work the same way.

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     Ducky Fella (duckyfella@cupoftea.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:55:03 JST Ducky Fella

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     @davidrevoy Thank you!! Is it not possible to convert RGB -> CMYK though?