My current solution for free RGB to CMYK conversion on Windows.
What you will need:
What you will need:
- GIMP - powerful free tool with photoshop capabilities.
- Download page: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
- Separate+, plugin for GIMP:
- Plugin page: http://registry.gimp.org/node/471
- Download page: http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate-plus/index.html
- Adobe ICC Profiles
- Download page for ICC profiles for Windows: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4075
Steps:
- Download and install ICC profiles
- Extract archive with Adobe ICC profiles. Dig into it and find files with "ICC" extension. Copy them to Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color
- Download and install GIMP
- Follow standard instructions, remember the installation folder. It will be referred as "GIMP-INST" below
- Download and install Separate+ plugin
- Extract archive with Separate+ plugin
- Go to folder bin\win32 or bin\win32+lcms2
- Copy all executables from that folder to GIMP-INST\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\
- Close GIMP if it was started after installation
- Start GIMP
- Open image you want to convert to CMYK
- Follow steps from section "----- How to use" from Separate+ readme file
I was able to convert and save JPEG with embedded ICC profile without any problem.
Feel free to post questions if you have any.
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