CMYK help (mac)
CMYK help (mac)
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Err. RGB is how a monitor will make an image (because light is additive R+G+B = white) whereas CMYK is how a printer will make an image because printing is a reductive process (C+M+Y+K = very black)
Because the 2 systems are very different it is almost impossible to match colours on screen to a final print. The answer is never trust your monitor completly. Try and calibrate it as well as possible.
In general most colours will be ok from screen to print, watch out for vivid blues and oranges on screen because they will lose a lot of saturation in print.