CMYK + INKSCAPE - color profile

[Krikor]

(01-21-2023, 01:35 AM)meetdilip Wrote: I see some discussion about CMYK on their dev channel. As far as I know, a library Inkscape is using for this purpose does not support CMYK yet.

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Try Krita, it can convert with ease

(01-21-2023, 09:29 AM)rich2005 Wrote: That looks like soft proofing an Inkscape graphic, to get a simulation of what it looks like printed. Very useful to know.
Edit: It does let you work with 'safe' colors, but remember when you export an image, it is RGB

To round that off in Gimp, (and I use image-by-image rather than the global settings in Edit > Preferences)

1. View -> Color Management -> Color-Manage this View

2. View -> Color Management -> Proof Colors

3. View -> Color Management -> Soft-Proofing Profile and choose the icc profile you require.

this a 30 second example using that ISO-Coated V2 (FOGRA 39) icc https://i.imgur.com/cvGENin.mp4

Of course Gimp is still a RGB editor the colors in the image are not changed, it is just a simulation. For a CMYK jpeg or tiff then there is the CYAN plugin.

meetdilip,

Hmmmm interesting, definitely tempting feature. Looks like I'll have to learn to play with Krita sooner or later.
Thanks for the tip!

rich2005,

The file I downloaded (as per the first post) does not produce the expected result in Inkscape.
It even loads and appears in the menus, but it doesn't produce the palette for editing the colors.

I don't know if I missed a step in the video, or if I'm missing some adjustment. I'm using version 1.2 of Inkscape (Win)

In the case of Gimp, how do I get the ISO-Coated V2 (FOGRA 39) icc you used? Is this file free to share?

I tried the steps you showed in the .mp4 of the previous post, but in my Gimp the file I downloaded also doesn't produce any changes.
   
In other words, both in Inkscape and in Gimp, the file I downloaded (PSOcoated_v3_to_ISOcoated_v2_DeviceLink.icc) installs and loads without problems, but without any real effect.

Thx guys!