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In digital printing, we use four color process. The four-color
process is a method of producing virtually any color using only four inks,
cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. These are also known as CMYK, with K for
black.
In offset printing, your printing may use just one, two or three
colors that need only their own colored ink to be reproduced (as opposed to needing
a full-color combination of cyan, magenta, yellow and black). These inks are
called spot color. Spot colors are most commonly specified using the popular
Pantone Matching System (PMS). Each Pantone color is assigned a code to help
keep your colors the same each time you print.
When preparing your documents for digital printing by Legendary
Ink, your colors should be CMYK, not RGB or PMS. The color on your monitor
will probably not match the finished product exactly because every monitor can be
calibrated differently. Also, screen colors are represented with an RGB color
model, while printing colors are represented in CMYK (or spot colors). The
color mode of submitted files should be CMYK to maximize color quality. If
your files are submitted using any other color standard, such as RGB or PMS, they
will be converted to CMYK. Conversion from one color standard to another may
cause colors to shift.
If you are preparing documents for offset printing by Legendary
Ink, your files should use Pantone Matching System (PMS) color(s).
Black should be 100% black for all documents printing in black. If you submit
a document for printing on our black and white printer and the text or line art
is not 100% black, it will print with a screen. Your text/line art will appear
grey and not as crisp or dark as it could be.
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