CMYK 26/100/100/18 is *not* CMYK 26/100/100/18

[TomTom2009]

Hi,

after working today first time with my new Xara Pro 5 with CMYK Colours for a flyer what shall printed in offset.

When I go to define a colour as CMYK color model (for example CMYK 26/100/10018) Xara shows me a much more brighter coulor (I can compare with a CMYK Colorbook). It makes no great difference to change "show printer oder monitor color". The colour always is not the right. With other CMYK colours it is same.

I also work with Corel X4 and Serif Pageplus X3 and if I go there and enter a CMYK color value it alltimes shows me the right exact color.

What´s wrong? Somewere in forum I did read that Xara converts automatic a RGB to CMYK (for example when I exort to PDF for professional printing).

Thanks for any help

TomTom 2009

[frits]

Hi,

You might have to enter the color values with a percent sign. So not 26 100 100 18 but 26% 100% 100% 18%.

Regards,
Frits

[TomTom2009]

Hi Frits,

THANKS !!! That works great !

But why the do not write this anywere? (Not in my Xara Pro German manual)

But one question left: Why in all other programs it works fine and why then Xara converts 26% 100% 100% 18% to 66 255 255 46 and does not shows 26% 100% 100% 18% ?

But in any way it works.

But is it true that I shall not mix such CMYK color with a transparency or a shadow? I did read in other post if to want use transparency and/or shadow (and want make PDF fpr offset) I should use only RGB colour model (???)

TomTom

[Soquili]

TomTom,

I think you have your Color Units set to 0-255 rather than percent.

Click on the Utilitiles Menu > Options > Units. See attached image.

If you have the units set to 0-255 you can always follow the steps Frits mentioned. Or, if you work mostly in CMYK and percentages of color values you can select percent. Be sure to create a new default template with your new settings.

[Soquili]

If you use transparencies or shadow Xtreme will use RGB colours. If you want to use CMYK for your export do not use transparencies or shadows.

[TomTom2009]

Hi, Thanks to all who did help for my problem.

It was exactly this that some times before I did (because of RGB) changed fro % to 255 - but did forget this

TomTom