Comments on: lulu specs http://wepod.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Karen McChrystal http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-4005 Karen McChrystal Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:33:15 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-4005 Found the answer to my own question re. RGB vs. CMYK: "The second caveat is that photos need to be optimized for LuLu. In particular, I found my images needed their brightness boosted about 30% after my first test came back looking like I'd been shooting through a tinted window. This, I came to learn, is due to LuLu using the CMYK color mode as opposed to RGB, which I'm used to. But authors submit their files in RGB and LuLu does the CMYK conversion outside of your control, so there's obviously a bit of trial and error in finding the right balance." http://photo.net/photography-education-forum/00GNQk Found the answer to my own question re. RGB vs. CMYK:
“The second caveat is that photos need to be optimized for LuLu. In particular, I found my images needed their brightness boosted about 30% after my first test came back looking like I’d been shooting through a tinted window. This, I came to learn, is due to LuLu using the CMYK color mode as opposed to RGB, which I’m used to. But authors submit their files in RGB and LuLu does the CMYK conversion outside of your control, so there’s obviously a bit of trial and error in finding the right balance.” http://photo.net/photography-education-forum/00GNQk

]]> By: Karen McChrystal http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-4002 Karen McChrystal Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:48:11 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-4002 My understanding of print publishing, to-date, has been that CMYK is the color space needed for print publications; RGB is for online publication. Why do you say not to convert from the original color space, and that if the original is RGB, leave it that way? My understanding of print publishing, to-date, has been that CMYK is the color space needed for print publications; RGB is for online publication. Why do you say not to convert from the original color space, and that if the original is RGB, leave it that way?

]]> By: Steven Domingue http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-3758 Steven Domingue Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:03:30 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-3758 Thank you for this information!!! I do have one question if you can help me out. I tried uploading a single pdf at 6.25x9.25 as indicated however Lulu reformats it to 6x9. Any suggestions to keep this from happening? Thank you for this information!!! I do have one question if you can help me out. I tried uploading a single pdf at 6.25×9.25 as indicated however Lulu reformats it to 6×9. Any suggestions to keep this from happening?

]]> By: Dee-Marie http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-1000 Dee-Marie Sat, 12 May 2007 13:56:18 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-1000 Outstanding information. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to help others in their pursuit of publishing perfection. Dee-Marie Outstanding information. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to help others in their pursuit of publishing perfection.

Dee-Marie

]]> By: Alan Reynolds http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-936 Alan Reynolds Tue, 08 May 2007 08:29:22 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-936 Many thanks for this necessary and well-presented information! Many thanks for this necessary and well-presented information!

]]> By: Kam http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-777 Kam Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:10:51 +0000 http://wepod.wordpress.com/lulu-specs/#comment-777 Thank you for this information. You are a godsend! Thank you for this information. You are a godsend!

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