Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
For Your Information: Selecting a Color Mode
A
color mode
determines how Illustrator displays and prints an image. You
choose a different color mode (based on models used in publishing) for dif-
ferent tasks. You can choose a color mode when you create a new document
or change a color mode for an existing document. The common color
modes include:
RGB (Red, Green, and Blue)
. Best for online and multi-
media color images. Red, green, and blue are also the primary colors on a
monitor.
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black)
. Best for commer-
cial printing of color images. A
color space
is a variant (such as Adobe
RGB or Apple RGB, of a color mode and has a specific gamut (range) of
colors for different devices (monitor, scanner, printer, printing press, or di-
gital camera).
Creating a New Document Using Presets
When you create documents for specific purposes, such as print, web, film, video, or for
use on a mobile device, you know the importance of creating documents that will per-
fectly match the output requirements of the intended file destination. The preset file sizes
available in the Profile menu let you create images at a size and pixel aspect ratio that
compensate for scaling when you incorporate them into various output modes. When you
work with the Profile menu, the guesswork involved in creating compatible photo, web,
mobile, device (including iPad, iPhone, Xoom, Fire/Nook or Galaxy S) (
New
!
), video and
film, or Adobe Flash Builder (
New
!
) documents in Illustrator is a thing of the past.
Create a New Document Using Presets
Click the
File
menu, and then click
New
.
Click the
Profile
list arrow, and then select a preset:
•
Print
•
Web
(
New
!
)
•
Mobile
•
Devices
(
New
!
)
•
Video and Film
•
Basic RGB
•
Flash Builder.
An Adobe development tool (
New
!
).
