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There are a huge range of extra plug ins available by visiting The GIMP plug in site.We are going to install 3 plug ins nessessary to give CMYK support to The GIMP. You can download these files by visiting The Authors Web Site or by clicking the following files . ICC-ColorSpace.exe   Separate.exe  Separate_Import.exe  
Download these files to a temporary folder and them copy them into the Plug in folder in TheGIMP.
Download Adobe ICC profiles:
You will need to download the Adobe ICC profiles. The Adobe ICC profiles are used by all graphic design programs to set the colors correctly for CMYK Offset printing and establishing known RGB color space parameters. You will need to Install the profiles in order for Scribus to produce CMYK PDF files to the exacting PDF/X3 industry standard and for The GIMP to use the CMYK plug in.
To install these profiles in windows simply unpack the download and you will find a CMYK and RGB folder. Inside these folders you will find the profiles. To install simply right click on the profile and choose Install.
Tutorial 1: Installing Plug-ins in The GIMP:
The Plug in folder can be found in the following directory:
You need to restart The GIMP before the new Plug in is loaded. You can access the new Plug in by Opening an Image in The GIMP and then choose Image >Separate and choose one of the options from the menu.