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ive been coming across alot of these terms, CMYK, RGB,,DTG any many more...if there is others would appreciate it if poeple just gave me a quick definition and what the hell tehy mean...
cos i cant get my head round it....
some one please help me...cos i get teh feeling...with me knowing this...i aint going no where... lol...`
This is the process in which dots/halftones are used in combination to make up thousands of different colors by various blending. These inks are generally transparent in nature, so if a Magenta dot is on top of a Cyan dot, you will see Purple. Depending on how large the dot is in a given area is what makes items look either lighter or darker.
RGB
R-Red
G-Green
B-Blue
This is what TV's and computer monitors use in a similar process as CMYK, except the dots are only next to each other and do not overlap. Depending on the different amounts of each color combinations make up the thousands of colors your eye will see.
DTG
Direct To Garment. A process in which you secure a garment in a printer frame and an inkjet printer, designed to print directly on the garment will run the frame through it's chassis as it prints...just like a standard inkjet does to a sheet of paper.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Tracy
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cmyk stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These are the four colors used in traditional offset printing (think ink on paper). The colors are very close to the primary colors and can be mixed together to make all the colors of the specturm.
RGB is Red Green and Blue - The Primary colors. This is a computers primary way to display images. The human eye is sensitive to these colors. All colors are percieved as a combination of these three.
DTG is short for direct to garment printing. Basically you are using an ink jet printer to lay down a water based ink that is chemically adjusted to allow it to remain on the garment. The ink is then cured using a heat press or a conveyer dryer.
Personally we know that DTG can print detailed designs with a lot of colors. Images can look less vibrant than screened. It can print photo like images.
CMYK is used for subtractive color mixing, whereas RGB is used for additive color mixing. You can see a TV or monitor in the dark (what it's on, anyway), because it makes light (add it), whereas a piece of paper is not visible in darkness. The different colors (red, green and blue) get subtracted from the reflected light, that is, they get absorbed. Cyan absorbs only red, magenta absorbs only green and yellow absorbs only blue. Light goes through the cmyk colors, but only the light that is allowed, so when C and M are on top of each other, C absorbs R, M absorbs G, so only blue can get through. So it looks blue. The ligh goes from outside down through the ink to the paper or whatever you print on and then bounces (it's supposed to be white) and goes back through the ink to your eyes, which can only distinguish red green and blue. So, the CMY colors delete RGB colors from light that already exists, whereas RGB adds colors to blackness. The fact that in a TV and mon the colors are next to each other is completely irrelevant. If those could be generated at the same spot, the TV would only look better (sharper), but at this time it can't be done. Lastly, why the K? (Black?) Well, none of the C, M or Y can block light perfectly which has to do with white light being a full range of wavelengths. So when you print black over top, you block all light, creating an image with way higher contrast. We print in dots to simulate gradients between full coverage and no coverage.
Color conversion is a science of its own, so if you want to know more, you'll have to do some research. One thing that is important to know si that different devices can only produce a certain range of colors, known as the gamut. When you print something, what you see on your screen is different from what comes out of the printer. Beware and test-print (if you're planning on keeping your customers).
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This is the process in which dots/halftones are used in combination to make up thousands of different colors by various blending. These inks are generally transparent in nature, so if a Magenta dot is on top of a Cyan dot, you will see Purple. Depending on how large the dot is in a given area is what makes items look either lighter or darker.
RGB
R-Red
G-Green
B-Blue
This is what TV's and computer monitors use in a similar process as CMYK, except the dots are only next to each other and do not overlap. Depending on the different amounts of each color combinations make up the thousands of colors your eye will see.
DTG
Direct To Garment. A process in which you secure a garment in a printer frame and an inkjet printer, designed to print directly on the garment will run the frame through it's chassis as it prints...just like a standard inkjet does to a sheet of paper.
If your printing heat transfers which one should you use to set your colors for printing.
CMYK is for print. However, no matter what color mode you're working in, if you print to a color printer, the printed artwork will be CMYK.
Converting RGB (or another color mode) to CMYK will affect the coloring in the artwork, so there's a trick you should know. When designing (at least in Photoshop) you should set mode to RGB but have the View>Proof Setup set to "Working CMYK". If you work in CMYK color mode you will lose the ability to use a lot of the effects and filters. Working in RGB color mode with Working CMYK proof setup allows you to use all the filters and effects and still see what it will look like in CMYK. Of course, if your screen is not properly calibrated, you won't ever be seeing what it's gonna look like printed until you actually print it.
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CMYK.....RGB etc....what is all this? 
Re: CMYK.....RGB etc....what is all this? 
