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Article #17597Re: Make a new spot color (VB)
From: Olav Kvern
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 23:03
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 23:03
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maxdunn-- I just like it because it's a "thinking outside the box" sort of thing.<g> In the old days, spot color dictionaries contained RGB defintions for the spot colors, as well, but they don't seem to anymore. The CMYK values are the manufacturer's official CMYK-equivalent version of the spot. (This doesn't mean you'll get anything like the spot color when you convert to CMYK--a practice I deplore in any case.<g>) All the printer needs to know is the name of the spot. You can even change your mind at the last minute and tell them--"print all of the plates that say PANTONE 274 C as PANTONE 194 C." InDesign needs to know the CMYK values if you're trapping (so it can attempt to calculate the ink neutral density). Thanks, Ole
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