Abstract: A Method of performing color space conversion and undercolor removal.Pixelated data first resampled(102) to an efficient word size-typically 8-bits wide.The RGB color format data words are then subtracted from a maximum inteensity to yield CMY color format data words. The minimum value of the three intensity words for each pixel is determined and used as an initial black value.A scaled version of the initial black value is then subtracted from each of four CMYK intensity words(104).The resulting CMYk Value are then limited to a range bounded by the maximum and minimum producible intensities for each color