COLOR CONTROL -- Managing the Variables

Gaughen says the RGB workflow also is more efficient because the tools for doing color correcting and swatch matching (usually for clothing) enable a color expert to work more quickly and efficiently.

The LA facility, on the other hand, mostly does publication work. Since publishers rarely pick up images and ad materials can come from a variety of outside sources, images are converted to CMYK after scanning, Gaughen reveals. Color management has made that process more efficient, however.