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What image mode do professional offset printers usually use?

Last updated on Jul 16, 2026

What image mode do professional offset printers usually use?

The reason offset printers use CMYK is that, in order to achieve color, each ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) has to be applied separately, until they combine to form a full-color spectrum.