Take a look at the following image for an idea of the different gamuts that exist for various color spaces: While it is true that one can convert between the two color spaces there's certain colors that simply can't be converted. There's many other ways of printing beyond photographic and press but those will be the most common. When you order a flyer or a business card it is going to be done using a press which prints in CYMK. Traditionally photographic prints are done on a minilab or equivalent piece of equipment which prints in RGB. It all depends on the type of equipment that is going to be printing your product. I can't speak for all labs but here's how it works at mine (note that we do both photographic and press printing as well as a few other methods). Or is there a way to convert from a JPG RGB (which is what my camera produces) to CMYK without the risk to get pics coming out dark or dull or just different than the original? So no matter if I send my picture files in CMYK, My pics are doomed to lose their original look. But in the conversion from RGB to CMYK there will be some colors lost or not accurately matched. What I still do not understand is: For a flyer, If the printshop is asking for CMYK, then i will convert my pictures to CMYK.
Is the process different for photo prints? Does the photo-lab makes the conversion from RGB to CMYK for you, while print-shops just want you to do it yourself? The designs for brochures, flyers, business cards, etc also contain pictures often. When you send a design, lets say for a brochure or a flyer, to a print shop, they specifically ask for CMYK. "We remain strongly committed to providing our customers with the high level of service we always have.When you send photographs from your camera to the photo-lab to get some prints, it is OK to send them as JPEG files with the RGB color system that the camera assigns to them by default. "As we proceed with the sale process for the Personalized Imaging business, which includes RSS, this agreement is further proof of customer demand for Kodak's market-leading products and services – and potential buyers recognize this," added Quatela. Following the positive customer response to the print from FACEBOOK feature, CVS/pharmacy recently launched mobile printing from smartphones to the KODAK Kiosk.īecause this new agreement resolves certain pre-chapter 11 issues between the two companies, it will be brought before the Court for approval at a hearing scheduled for December 7. As part of this agreement, CVS/pharmacy will be upgrading and expanding its fleet of KODAK Adaptive Picture Exchange (APEX) dry lab systems, which provide a more economical way for retailers to produce photo products, improve profitability, reduce their environmental footprint, and expand their customer offerings. We thank CVS/pharmacy for their partnership and look forward to continuing to work with them to grow their photo services business."ĬVS/pharmacy has over 15,000 KODAK Picture Kiosks in its stores. "Together, Kodak and CVS/pharmacy have advanced the in-store photo experience, offering consumers a variety of quality, personalized products they can create instantly and easily. This four-year extension of our relationship is great news for both companies, and for consumers who enjoy our services," said Laura Quatela, President of Kodak and Personalized Imaging.
"CVS/pharmacy is a valued partner to Kodak. RSS is the world leader in retail print solutions with a global footprint of 105,000 KODAK Picture Kiosks. and is the largest customer of Kodak's Retail Systems Solutions (RSS) business. CVS/pharmacy operates 7,400 stores across the U.S. Eastman Kodak Company today announced that it will extend its relationship with CVS/pharmacy through 2016.