Color Issues with QuarkXpress 5.0

[greatentertainer]

Hello. Please help! CMYK Tiif's I create in Photoshop 7.0 brought into QXP5 are over saturated (on the monitor), and when I print out from QXP5 they look as they do on the monitor. If I print the same file from Acrobat or Photoshop, it looks perfect. I am printing from an Non-poscript printer, but should that really make a difference. I can however, print placed RGB images to the same printer without problems. If there is anyone out there who has figured out the issue please respond. I have fiddled with color management in QXP5 and in Photoshop, but my printer does not want me to do so. So I am either stuck creating RGB files and placing them in QXP5 and later after approval changing all files back to CMYK for printing. This can be a later hassle.

 

[blueark]

The fact that you are printing to a non-postscript printer does make a difference as it will only print what you see on screen, not what the file actually is.

See faq260-3087 for a more in-depth discussion of these issues, along with some alternative suggestions that don't involve color management.

 

[Mrtechno]

Hi,

I would like to know whether you are using any Panotone colors in your images in Photoshop. QuarkXPress and Photoshop use the latest Pantone libraries but when you view the same Pantone color in QuarkXPress and Photoshop, it might look a bit different in both the applications.

As far as using a non-PostScript printer is concerned, I think TIFF images print fine on non-PostScript printers and it's only the EPS images which print fuzzy on non-PostScript printers.

Cheers!!

 

[giorgi777]

I have a problem. When I export file fro Quark Express 5 as a PDF file and the open it in Acrobat all colours and fonts are totally changed and distorted. Can anybody help me?
I don't normally use Quark and I am not planning to but on this (one off) occasion I am really desperate.
Please Help!

giorgi@badboysounds.co.uk

 

[7963]

Greatentertainer!!!!!!!! Im having the same problem with the saturated tiffs, a friend of mine told me to install Photoshop at the end so that it would take over the colour management for my PC but no luck.
have you found an answer to this prblem yet?
Please say yes I cant take it anymore!!
Arghhhhhh

 

[mightyhokie]

I have designed something in QuarkXPress 5. In it I have boxes that I have filled with colors I created (in RGB mode), and then brought in jpgs (that are RGB's). I have matched on the screen the color of the background of the jpg to the color of the box, however, when I print it out, the box looks like it does on the monitor but the jpg is not right.
Any idea what I am doing wrong?

 

[RyanPace]

as blueark said, printing to a non-postscript printer will only print linked graphics as seen on screen. Which in Quarks case is ONLY a preview of the file. What you see in quark is not a representation of the quality or resolution of your graphic. Linked graphics should be viewed in their native application to check quality.

If you want quality prints, you should get a postscript printer. As for color predictability, it all depends on what your finished product will be. You can open your file on 100 different monitors and get 100 different colors. Without sophisticated calibration software the easiest way is to approach color by the numbers. Create your colors in Quark by entering the numeric values you are trying to match, either from a Pantone Process book, or by using the eye dropper tool in photoshop to find the color you want to match.
If your finished product will be print, your printer should be able to provide you with a color proof that will match their printing process.