Photos less red

[tracey_white@adobeforums.com]

I am an amature Photoshopper so bear with me. I have a bunch of jpgs photos a customer supplied that are RGB. We are a print shop and need to and have converted them to CMYK. They are all a quite a bit too red. How is the best way to lessen the redness??? I am reading the manual but have found nothing so far (that I understand anyway)

[g_ballard@adobeforums.com]

My guess is you have PS broke (you're not honoring the embedded profile?).

<http://www.gballard.net/psd/honormybleepintag.html>




First turn PS's colormanagement ON, and see if the files are tagged...

<http://www.gballard.net/nca.html#setuppsdcm>




If they are not tagged, then you will need to ask the originator what his/her WorkingRGB is (and PS> Image> Mode> Assign (that profile).

If the originator is unavailable (or clueless), I would try PS> Image>Mode> Assign (the profile that best corrects the image) -- then edit the file into shape.

Either that or return the job...

+++++

TIP (to get the red lower):
PS> Image> Adjustments> Selective Color (Red, add 5-20 Cyan to start)
PS> Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation (Red, minus 10 to start)

[tracey_white@adobeforums.com]

Thank you, will try that.

[Ann_Shelbourne@adobeforums.com]

My guess is that those JPEGs were probably made using the sRGB profile.

[Buko@adobeforums.com]

also make sure that your monitor is calibrated properly and the monitor profile is not corrupt

[Paul_Hokanson@adobeforums.com]

How is the best way to lessen the redness???




You could always "forget" to load magenta ink in the press. ;)

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[John_Slate@adobeforums.com]

Even with all the color management duckies in a row, they could just simply be too red. Like if the originals were too red.