Reply To: Convert images to CMYK

Salieri: InDesign uses exactly the same technology to convert RGB images to CMYK! The vast majority of InDesign users should be importing RGB images into InDesign, and then exporting CMYK PDF files to send to a printer.

If you choose the PDF/X-1a pdf preset, for example, that will automatically convert all RGB images to CMYK. (There are higher-quality ways to do it, using a different CMYK target profile, but the set one is fine for most folks, most of the time.)

I need to write a blog post about this. I’m amazed that so many people still convert to CMYK before importing into InDesign!