Bad news first: It is not possible to directly save a PDF from Inkscape to CMYK color space without installing an extension. However, if you are OK with running a single command from a terminal, you may simply convert any PDF from RGB to CMYK color space.
- RGB black can cause printing problems, so you should convert it to CMYK black before output. Open Document Setup and change the Intent to Print to solve the problem in most files. If that doesn’t work, then undo, set the Transparency Blend Space to RGB, then change Intent to Print.
- If certain objects in the PDF don’t match the color space of the document, you can use the Edit Object tool to correct them. The Edit Object tool can change the color space of selected objects. For example, if you place an RGB image in a CMYK document, use this tool to change only the RGB image and not affect the other PDF colors.
So, save your PDF from inkscape as you are used to, e.g. by selecting
from inkscape’s main menu and chossing Portable Document Format (*.pdf). Subsequently, let’s assume your file is called document_rgb.pdf.
For converting the PDF from RGB to CMYK color space, we use ghostscript. ghostscript is most likely installed on your Linux computer (it is available for Windows as well), and the conversion command reads as follows
Linux Convert Pdf Rgb To Cmyk
Pdf Rgb To Cmyk Convert
Convert PDF to CMYK / RGB (one colour mode) with Acrobat Pro – Written guide. Open the PDF you want to convert in Acrobat Pro. Click on the ‘Tools’ button, usually in the top nav bar (could be to the side). Scroll down and under ‘Protect and Standardize’ select ‘Print Production’.
Pdf Rgb To Cmyk Converter
The output is saved to a file called document_cmyk.pdf. If the quality of included images degraded on conversion to CYMK, use the following additional options (see also this post):