image help: I need to know about color modes on photoshop cs3. - Help.com

Dude, I’ve taken the same type of course before, and trust me, you learn more and have way more fun by just playing around with the program.

Do you have a textbook for it, or does the teacher just lecture?

And it’s ‘tomorrow’.

Then he told you the answer.

Do you take notes?

If a teacher expects you to know something, they taught it to you.

If he didn’t, then you can yell at him for it.

Unless he’s testing your information-gathering / research skills, which seem doubtful from a Photoshop course.

seems*

If it IS information gathering, it’s a bit early at your level, but okay.

What it means is the answer is on Google.

Then it’s likely in your notes if you take good notes.

Sasuke Chibi wrote:
is there anything you can tell me about color modes and which ones are good for printing, web, or both?

Yes, and I will tell you, even though I dislike helping people cheat. Hence all the questions, I’ll tell you if you really don’t have it anywhere.

Okay, here’s two things. One, it’s your answer, and two, it’s me asking you not to lie to me again.

Search google for “Photoshop color modes”. It’s the first site.

You said you checked google for three hours.

What had you been typing in?

Lol, I get it. Okay, I’ll play Xeno the Teacher Dragon for a bit. No worries.

First off, do you know what the letters stand for?

Okay. Now, this is the tricky part. Even I f**k it up sometimes. Which one is for printing?

That would be CMYK.

Definition: One of the color spaces used in graphics software. This color space is based on the ink colors used in traditional full-color commercial printing: C yan, M agenta, Y ellow, and blac K. In general, it is best to edit your images in RGB color mode because many software features and commands will not be available in CMYK mode. Converting your RGB images to CMYK should be one of the final steps before sending your image to a commercial printer (Also see Out of Gamut ). Although your inkjet printer may use these four colors of ink, you do not need to convert images to CMYK for printing on consumer-level desktop inkjet printers. In the case of desktop printers, the RGB to CMYK conversion is handled by your printer driver.

I’m not sure WHY, actually. My photoshop 7 teacher, the first time I’d ever used the program told the class, “Look, you just don’t want to use CMYK, ok? CMYK is… well, it’s f**ked, okay? Don’t use it for anything but printing.”

The guy was weird.

But I loved the quote so much, I wrote it in my textbook, which I still have and use often.

You can honestly say that you don’t remember if he asks you verbally. In that case, he can’t penalize you for it, as he can’t grade you on in-class answers without telling you.

I have to go for now, but I’ll respond to anything else when I get back.

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