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[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

CMYK printing typically uses CMY only for black/grey generation up through a certain point. When I'm profiling my printer at work for transmissive printing, I can set that in the profile at about 50%; anything less than 50% gray is going to be CMY only.

And here's another fun fact; pure black ink (or toner) doesn't give you very good blacks. If you use only black when you're printing the darkest areas, you end up with a very washed out looking blacks. The best blacks are achieved with 400% ink coverage, using 100% of each ink channel.

Text is the only place where you can get away with only using black and still have it look good.

this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2024
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