Photoshop Mama's

OUTPUT/MODE & ACCEPTABLE FORMAT CHART (* Note: for most inkjets RGB files preferred)

This Chart is intended as a guide for the most correct and current standards. Although other combinations not listed,"may" be possible, they are not listed because they are not the best choice.

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. From Photoshop
to Inkjet
Offset Press DTP
for Offset Press
DTP
to Inkjet Print
DTP
to Acrobat PDF or PostScript Printer or Inkjet with a RIP
Photo Archival Output World
Wide
Web
RGB PSD
PDF
TIFF
JPEG
NO NO TIFF
TIFF
EPS
JPEG
TIFF– (check with provider)
JPEG
PNG-24
AcrobatPDF
INDEX COLOR PSD
PDF
GIF
NO NO NO NO NO GIF
PNG-8
CMYK
*
PSD
PDF
TIFF
TIFF
EPS
TIFF
EPS
TIFF TIFF
EPS
NO AcrobatPDF or
Convert to RGB or Index color first for:

JPEG
PNG-24

GRAYSCALE PSD
PDF
TIFF
TIFF
EPS
TIFF
EPS
TIFF TIFF
EPS
NO AcrobatPDF or
Convert to RGB or Index color first for:

JPEG
PDF
PNG-24
PNG-8

BITMAP MODE PSD
PDF
TIFF
TIFF
EPS
TIFF
EPS
TIFF TIFF
EPS
NO Convert to RGB or Index color first for:

WBMP

LAB COLOR PSD
PDF
TIFF
NO NO NO NO NO NO
DUOTONE NO

screencapture
may be used
for small printable proof

EPS EPS NO EPS NO NO
GRAYSCALEw/SPOT COLOR NO

screencapture
may be used
for small printable proof

DCS 2.0 DCS 2.0 NO DCS 2.0/SCREEN PREVIEW & SEPARATIONS ONLY NO NO
CMYK/SPOT BUMP PLATE OR VARNISH NO

screencapture
may be used
for small printable proof

DCS 2.0 DCS 2.0 NO DCS 2.0/SCREEN PREVIEW & SEPARATIONS ONLY NO NO