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Color Production for Quickcut
Listed below are some of the
most common questions about colour we get asked;
What is Process
Colour or Full Colour?
A process colour file comprises of four printing
plates that are used to create either solid blocks of colour or the
illusion of an image such as a photograph by breaking up the image
using dots. The four colours are cyan (C), yellow (Y), magenta (M)
and black (K).
How can I make my duotone image work in Spot
Colour or Spot as Process?
Firstly, a duotone needs to be saved as a DCS 1
format file in Photoshop. It will then need to be imported into your
source application.
Then you will need to export
it from QuickPrint as a DCS1 formatted file. Unfortunately, most
destinations will not
accept DCS files and you will not be able to do this.
The only solution is to send your ad as Process. You will need to
discuss
this with
your publication before doing so.
What is Spot Colour?
A spot colour file comprises of a black (K) plate
plus another plate with 100% density that can be assigned to any
ink colour.
What is Spot as Process colour and why do some
publications require it?
Spot as Process is used when a publisher creates
the spot colour by separating the file into what ostensibly are process
plates but usually only involves three plates, one of which must
have 100% density.
If there is space on a four
colour page for that ad all three plates will be used. If the ad
needs to be placed on
a "spot deck" or a true spot colour section the publishers
production workflow will use the plate that contains 100% ink density.
They do not "use" the
remaining plate and it is discarded when the file is passed through
the PageStore
production gateway
What does the different colour terminology mean?
CMYK, Process, Full Color, Spot Color, Spot as Process, Duotones...
the list of colour jargon could go on forever. And with the advent
of new colour technologies and production practices it is only going
to get more complicated!
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