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Re: filmscanners: The K in CMYK
IronWorks writes ...
> It stands for black. The letter "B" was already taken for something
else, I
> don't recall what, in the printing industry.
I won't argue it stands for "black" ... but do not think of it as
"the" black. That is, cyan+magenta+yellow should be "black", but in
reality it is somewhat muddy. The 'K' is actually a component of the
inkset which compensates and make what should be "black" really black.
For example, if you check CMYK values for "pure" black ... it might be
C=70%, M=70, Y=70, K=90 ... as opposed to 0,0,0,100
shAf :o)
> | Hello List,
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> | Just out of old fashioned curiosity: What does the K in CMYK stand
for?
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> | Tom
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