exporting in cmyk and rgb

[signpainter51]

When I export in cmyk to my roland I find that the colors are dull. I than change it to rgb and sometimes it works. But other times I have to export in PDF file. It acured to me that maybe I have to be in the rgb palette or the cmyk palettes for it to take the full color. Is that correct. I cannot just click on the rgb color when the paletts is cmyk. Will it make the change from one pallet to the other by just clicking?

 

[iSign]

photoshop?

 

[signpainter51]

Are you saying that corel draw is not good?

 

[LindyM]

I think he was asking if you were exporting from photoshop since you didn't mention what software you were exporting from.

 

[luggnut]

Isign is asking are you using photoshop?
it is best to have you color settings and color spaces setup before you begin designing. i work most of the time lately in adobe 1998 rgb color space. i have my programs color space as that and my rip is set the the same... so with the right profile for the media it comes out right.

i have a calibrated monitor so that helps too... you see more of a true color representation. make sure your programs and your RIP have the same color settings ( adobe 1998 rgb, SWOP cmyk)

 

[HardbargerSigns]

Check the output settings as well, it may be that the default settings converts all file to a certain color gamut.