Colour Gamet

Apple CMY display design could be boon for print production

By Chris Foresman | Last updated 5 months ago

Graphic designers and photographers know the pain of translating RGB image information on screen into CMYK print on paper. Even with the best understanding of the alchemy of color management, RGB displays and CMYK printing processes simply cannot recreate the same hues and intensities of every color. Apple has filed for a patent on an idea to help those whose bread and butter still involves printing:make the display CMYK.

Colour Gamet - This diagram compares the gamuts of sRGB, AdobeRGB, CMYK, and Hexachrome to the CIE color space.