9. Choose View > Gamut Warning. You have shifted most of the out-of-gamut colors so that
they’re in the target gamut. Choose View > Gamut Warning again to deselect it.
10. Choose View > Extras to enable it, so that selection marquees and other non-printing aids
are visible again.
11. Close the duplicate image file (the 14Working copy tab) without saving it.Tip
You can also make adjustments with Gamut Warning on, so that you know when the
colors move into the printing gamut.In this exercise, you shifted out-of-gamut colors into the printing gamut mostly by desaturating
them. While this is quick and easy, it’s considered a basic technique. Skilled image editors use
more advanced techniques to preserve color detail while maintaining as much of the original
color saturation as possible. Also, when an out-of-gamut color doesn’t contain much detail, as in
a flat blue sky, it may be acceptable to leave it unchanged.
Converting an image to CMYK
It’s generally a good idea to work in RGB mode as long as possible, so that your edits can take
place within the larger color gamut of RGB. Also, converting between modes can cause color
value rounding errors that may result in unwanted color changes, especially over multiple
conversions.
Once you’ve made final corrections, you’re ready to convert the image to CMYK. If you think