Illustrator :: Printer-preferred File Formats For Spot Color Jobs
Nov 15, 2013Do printers prefer Psd or DCS2 files placed in Illustrator for spot color output, assuming they are using a native file workflow, not Pdfs?
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Photoshop :: Import Illustrator File Which Has Spot Color As Smart Object
Dec 27, 2012I'm trying to import an illustrator file which has a spot color into photoshop as a smart object. The spot color converts to four color when imported.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Spot Color Swatches In AICS6 And AICC Do Not Match Color In Design
Feb 24, 2014Some of the lighter, saturated colors in the PANTONE+ swatches library appear to be a different color in the swatch list than they are when applied to a design. see below for screen shots.
i can duplicate this situation on calibrated NEC MultiSync monitors and uncalibrated laptops. We are running on Mac OS X.8x and above.
Designers are complaining about not being able to pick a color from the Swatch Library in AICS6 or AICC. InDesignCC does not seem to have the same issue.
Illustrator :: Change Default Text Color To Pantone Spot Color?
Nov 24, 2013I need to change the default text color to a pantone spot color.
View 5 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Two Spot Color File....
May 13, 2009I have a photoshop file of a few photos that is currently grayscale. I need the final output to be two spot colors.1. Spot color black2. PMS 294The PMS 294 will be a solid blue field that everything in the file sits on.1. How do I tell PS to make everything that's black into Spot Black? 2. What is the procedure to making the final output of the EPS DCS2 file?When I output it, and check the file in Illustrator, it still reads as a CMYK + 1 Spot.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Exports Multiple File Formats At Same Time?
Sep 13, 2013I've found some very good scripts like the MultiExporter.js by Matthew Ericson and Export Layeres as PNG files by Johan Otterud, however none that quite fit our needs. We need an Illustrator script that takes an AI file and spits out an .eps, .jpg (for print), multiple .png sizes for web, and .pdf. We have an extensive download library for members that constantly change and rotate with new logos, print materials and other graphics.
I was hoping that there was some kind of script that would cut some time off of exporting all the different versions each time.
Photoshop :: Spot Color In Grayscale File
Feb 18, 2007I'm looking for help to assign spot color (some at 100%, others as tints) of a single PMS color into selected areas of grayscale images. I understand how to use the spot color channel but I don't know how to assign tints of my color. When I import the images into InDesign, the color swatches show various instances of my PMS color and when I get ready to package the InDesign file, it shows duplicates of the color. Don't I need all instances of the single PMS color to separate onto one plate, while the black (and its tints) separate to another? I want a two-color end result.
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Nov 7, 2013I created an ad using one PMS color after orginially being told that it was a "Thanksgiving 4 column x 4.5” spot color ad”. I received the following message from the newspaper printer today:
"Please relay to your corporate art department that the newspaper does not print in PMS/Pantone colors, except on a full color page, which requires an additional color charge. For spot color, we print in primary colors such as red or green, or in cyan or magenta alone.
As I understood it, spot color meant pantone, and CMYK was process. Am I wrong here or are the printers using the term "spot color" incorrectly?
Illustrator :: Spot Color PDFs
Sep 10, 2013How do I create a PDF that only incluse my PMS spot colors and process black?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Spot Color Gradients - How To Preserve EPS
Aug 21, 2013I create a logo in Illustrator. It is 2 colors, black and pantone 287. The gradient is only with the blue color. I save the file as a EPS. I place the EPS into another program, and generate a new EPS file with all the elements and type combined. My printer requires that all the fonts be converted to outline so I open the EPS again in Illustrator. The logo with the gradients has been converted to CMYK and the gradients now appear in the LINKS panel but they are not editable.
Why is this happening? How can I preserve the EPS so that I don't have to manually replace the converted gradient logo EVERY time I have to make a new EPS file?
Illustrator SDK :: How To Find That Art Item Has Spot Color
Jul 4, 2012I have a number of art items on a document, some of them are filled with spot colors and some of them are with process color.Is there any api or method by which I can find out which color type(spot or process) is applied to the selected art item?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Spot Color Definitions Choice Persistent?
May 29, 2012How can I make my spot color definitions choice persistent? I read a kb item that said how to swap out the new Pantone Plus color books for the old ones, to maintain color parity with older versions. One of the steps has me going to "Spot colors" on the swatches pallette and selecting "Use CMYK Values..." instead of "Use LAB Values...". I don't want to have to do this with every file. Is there a way to make this choice persistent?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: How To Export Spot Color (Pantone) To PhotoShop
Sep 28, 2009I have 5 spot color ( Pantone) and CMYK color at my design. How can i export this 9 color ( seperate and with Pantone) to photoshop cs4? I want see 5 pantone color and cmyk at photoshop channel list!
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Ungroup And Change PS Spot Color Channels?
Oct 22, 2013In illustrator, how do you change a photoshop spot color channel that has been imported into illustrator. Ever since Illustrator CS2 you could import a psd into Illustrator and you could ungroup the channels and change the colors. How do you do that in CS3-6? I have been trying to figure this out for years. My old computer with Illustrator 10 is about to die and so will my ability to do what I descried above.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To Find Out That Art Item Has Spot Color
Jul 4, 2012I have a number of art items on a document, some of them are filled with spot colors and some of them are with process color.Is there any method by which I can find out which color type(spot or process) is applied to the selected art item?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Move A Spot Color To A Layer?
Oct 10, 2013I am trying to grab specific spot colors and move them to separate layers for our cutting software. In this case I am trying to grab "perimeter cut" and move it to a layer called "tc 1" I get the following error when I try to run the script.
#target Illustrator
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var ipath = idoc.pathItems;
if (ipath.typename == "SpotColor") {
if (ipath.spot.name == "perimeter cut") {
ipath.move(tc 1, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING).
}
}
Illustrator Scripting :: Color Value Of Spot Colors Cannot Be Adjusted Via JavaScript?
Jul 17, 2012color value of spot colors cannot be adjusted via javascript?
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Getting Used Spot Colors In Color Legend On MAC JS Or Applescript
Mar 23, 2012I've been looking around for a script that will take the used spot colors in a document and place them in a predetermined spot. I've came across several posts about this, such as the COLOR CHIPPER although I think it's focus was on swatches. What is confusing is the part of making New CMYKColor or RGB or if I even need to do that. I've looked at other posts and the Adobe docs, but none seem to work. Adding the text isn't difficult, it's getting these spot colors to reflect what's in the document that is. From what I'm seeing now:
I may have to use some other type of script such as Applescript to get rid of unused swatches first throught the actions panel, but I'm not sure.I could possibly use the getByName method to call out the specific rectangle and the and relative callout with the appropriate color instead of having to position everytime.
Illustrator :: How To Preview Overprinting White Ink (spot Color) Or A Tint
Jun 21, 2013how do I preview overprinting white ink (spot color) or a tint thereof?
View 13 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Exporting Spot Color Channels As Paths With Fill To Illustrator
Mar 17, 2003I need to send vectorized art to this company that only uses Illustrator. I have never used or even opened Illustrator. Ok, I'm very familiar with Freehand so I get the basic idea about vector. I have a 3 color logo that I have saved as a Photoshop DCS .eps file with the channels saved as spot colors so I can print separations with Pantone colors. According to what I have translated from the Photoshop guide what I need to do is figure out how to get my clipping paths of each channel to retain its fill when I export paths to Illustrator. I've tried and when I open the vectorized paths in say Freehand there is only lines and no fills. Do you guys have any ideas on how I can get these file seperations to this company with Illustrator?
View 3 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Recolor Artwork - How To Preserve Spot Color In Tints And Shades
Dec 12, 2012working in CS6, OS 10.6.8. I'm working on a 3-color screen print CD label, and the colors will be a white background, plus black and a PMS color. I've been recoloring some CMYK artwork to use in the design, and really liked the results of Recolor Artwork (selecting only black and the spot color), until I noticed that when I selected "tints & shades" it converted everything with black in it to process (which I know Adobe says is why you shouldn't select that option).
But my question is, how can I get the same effect (that is, using shades of the spot color "mixed" with black) without having it convert the shades to process? I'm sure it involves overprinting, but I'm hitting a big hole in my knowledge.
Illustrator Scripting :: Adding Spot Color Using JavaScript - TRY CATCH Not Working
Mar 6, 2014I am trying to add spot color in illustrator using javascript, TRY CATCH is not woking, it is adding again and again same color value with name of "spot color 1" and "spot color 2" ...
try {
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var spotName = "FINISHING";
var spot = myDoc.spots.add();
[Code] .......
Illustrator :: Preferred Method For Repetitive Objects (linked Files Vs Symbols)?
Feb 20, 2013When memory errors are occuring, which is the preferred method for repetitive objects: placing linked images or placing symbol instances? I'm using Windows XP and Illustrator CS5. I'm considering whether to create symbols for several of the often recurring placed images.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Printing Requires To Use Spot Color For Black - Recolor Artwork Changes Percentages
Aug 1, 2013Illustrator CS6 (other users on 5)
Mac OS 10.6
I just need to go from K and tones of K to a spot color and tones of a spot color.
I'm using recolor artwork because I can't merge into K. The art comes in from our customers as K so we can't just design differently.
The rectangles on the right are k and tones of k. The rectangles on the left are the results after converting to a spot color with recolor artwork. Using recolor artwork. I just need a way to accurately move the tones from k to a spot.
Illustrator Scripting :: Can Tint Be Adjusted For Items On Page That Have Spot Color Applied
Sep 27, 2012I have been trying to mess with and target "tints" via javascript but either I am not understanding something or it cant be targeted as I had hoped, so I am looking for direction and guidance. I have a spot color assigned in the color swatches palette, and have drawn a few boxes on the page using this spot swatch. I then try to alter the tint using JS code.
sel[i].tint = // whatever number
alert(sel[i].tint) // This alerts fine
The alert shows a change taking place but it never gets applied to the item, the actual item never gets changed. I know things are properly targeted as I can change other attributes fine. When I look in the JS documentation it just shows for when creating a new spot, not for ones that already exist on items, I cant seem to find an example otherwise.
Can tint be adjusted for items on the page that have a spot color applied?
Illustrator :: Color Mode And Settings For Grayscale To Monochrome Laser Printer
Mar 27, 2013Is there a best setting for the mode, color settings, and color profiles when printing a grayscale vector illustration to a monochrome laser printer? I am making vector maps, and right now they are mostly black line and black text with only the K values in CMYK. There are some gray tones—for example water areas are 10% K, with no C, M or Y. Would it make any difference if I used RGB mode values at 100% (255,255,255), or a rich black in CMYK (such as 40C, 30M, 30Y, 100K)? I printed in K only at 1200dpi to a Generic Gray Gamma 2.2 profile, and it doesn't look too bad. There aren't many of the lines that are really jagged. I just wondered if there are better settings.
I'm using Mac OS 10.6, Illustrator CS6, and a Brother HL-5470DW monochrome laser printer.
Illustrator :: Printer Can't Open EPS File
Aug 15, 2012A bit of an emergency going on here...I'm trying to deliver art to a printer and they are having trouble opening my files. I've got CS5 and they're using Corel X3.
When they try to open my AI file they're getting a 'corrupted' error. I sent EPS versions and they're getting font-related errors - but all of my fonts are outlined (the first thing I confirmed).
Illustrator :: Using CS5 Windows Won't Print All Graphics Of File Even On PS Printer
Aug 27, 2013Using CS5 windows won't print all the graphics of the file, even to a PS printer. Some of the graphics don't print at all and some print in a reverse color.
View 5 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Spot Color From Photoshop To Illustrator
May 19, 2009I usually print in CMYK, but I am laying out bz cards that need to be black and pantone 200u, just 2 color. When I transfer the logo from PS to Illustrator the pantone 200 changes values. I tried putting it in ID and it changes values there too. The printer needs it to be pantone 200 and the press will print it that color. It is a jpeg file. Do I convert to CMYK or should it still be RGB? How can I import it into Illustrator and it stay pantone 200. I'm not sure of the values of the color now because in every application it is different. Where can I find the values? Years ago you would give it to the printer in black for spot on different layers and they would handle it.hear are my 20 questions...how can I import spot from PS to IllustratorThe values of pantone 200uleave rgb or cmykjpeg is this ok or do I need to change it to another format.
View 3 Replies View RelatedCorelDRAW X4 :: Printing Spot Color Seps With Color Name On Each Page
Dec 23, 2011We print out spot color seps every day using CorelDraw X4. After we print out the plates, I have to cut down the vellum that we print on so that we do not have a bunch of extra blank vellum on the sheet.
We make use of the info that is printed on the lower left of every page where it states something like the following:
S:DirectoryWhereTheArtworkisLocatedfilename.cdr
Wednesday, December 23, 2011 8:00 AM
Plate: 1 of 3
After I cut down the sheet, I then have to hand write the name of the spot color onto the sheet of vellum in marker.
Is there any way at all, to make it so that CorelDraw would actually add the name of the spot color that is printed on each page to the information that is already being printed to the lower left? Ideally, it could be placed in the same area where it's already printing the plate information on the last line.
Could it read:
Plate: 1 of 3 Color: Pantone 375
GIMP :: Turn Color Photo To B&W With Spot Color?
May 27, 2011So Ive learned how to turn a color photo to B&W with spot color ...how to turn a color photo sepia, but also spot color. I have a wedding photos that I think would be a fun shot to play mixing those colors together . I have searched for the info earlier today and wasnt successful .
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