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Scannin: RGB vs CMYK

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Posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on March 27, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Hi,

Which is better to scan in RGB or CMYK? I am going to scan about 180 slides for book with drum scanner but not sure which is better. I gave the scan technician couple of slides and I noticed that some CMYK images looks more reddish.

Thanks for your help.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on March 27, 2009 at 3:35 PM
RGB will be easier to work with and provide a larger range of gamut choices. It will also be better if you want to make prints for yourself. Then you can convert back down into the smaller CMYK color spaces through the Photoshop ACE when you're ready to send it to the publisher.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on March 28, 2009 at 1:47 AM
I totally agree with Mel's recommendation.

-P