photoshop print ?

Question

In photoshop ... whats the best mode for optimum full color and best resolution print? (RGB or CMYK mode) and file format to be saved in ( PSD with layers intact or tiff or Jpeg?

Answer 1

The mode used for printing is CMYK, RGB is usually used for web. PSD format and tiff are good formats to save in.

Answer 2

You always convert your colours to CMYK before printing because CMYK are the colors used by printers. RGB is, as stated above, the colours on your monitor. If you are going to print directly from photoshop, you can keep your source file in layers, but if you are taking it to a printer, it is recommended to use high-quality jpeg or pdf files (most printers will print from Adobe Acrobat and use pdfs). If you export your file as a pdf, also choose "high quality" or "press quality" when saving.

When you are working in Photoshop, to have all the options of filters, etc, availble to you, you must work in RGB mode. Once you have the design you want, convert to CMYK mode. There will always be a slight colour change, so if it changes the colours completely, try to flatten the RGB file first and then convert to CMYK, and adjust Hue/Saturation if needed.

Printing a file from a PSD can take up too much memory when sent to the printer and slow down printing time, so if it is a large file with many layers, save a copy and rename it, flatten it and then print.

Answer 3

Always stick with CYMK for every printing.

The best resolution for printing can be;

a) of course, PSD
b) TIFF and PNG (good for both viewing and printing, but TIFF's better)

As for saving a file format, I suggest you to stick with PSD (with layers intact of course). Its good to preserve the layers for future use. TIFF also is the same as PSD (good printing quality) but there's no layers for you to retrieve. If you don't wanna keep a super large file say of a super hi-res logo in your hard drive, I'd say .png is a format to use.

Answer 4

U can try Polybarkon Tutorials. They have great little Photoshop lessons and junk.

Answer 5

not sure