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I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« on: June 25, 2011, 02:24:29 PM »
I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop for spot colors without pulling your hair out.  I've got a design that was sent to me in psd format that has halftones.  ok, fine... but when i add the text to it, then send the file to the RIP, everything is halftones!  my text should be solid spot color instead... halftones....

if i put the text on a separate channel and print it direct to the printer, the film is not dark.  besides, why should i have to make two screens to accomplish a 1 color print.

i could print the text out of Corel and get my dark prints but... why should I?  Why can't I get all this out of photoshop in 1 channel.  it's a 1 color print with halftones for crying out loud. 

ARGHHH.......... :mad:
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Re: I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 02:33:48 PM »
I color you could get by with printing a composite.

For the rest I agree with you. Thats way I go back and fourth between PS and Corel.
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Re: I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 02:54:02 PM »
You need to make sure that your black is 100% black on the areas that you dont want to half tone. If you dont your RIP will see it as a percentage of black.
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Re: I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 03:50:51 PM »
adjust the curves -cntrl M- is the hot key. open up the info window and scroll over the area you want to darker and see what percentage it is. it's really not that hard -send it over if you need it worked on.
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Re: I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 04:29:23 PM »
A lot of artists don't really know how to set their jobs up as spot color, and you end up with tints in multiple channels.
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Re: I dont know how y'all work in Photoshop
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2011, 05:57:29 PM »
Sounds like a PBCAK error?
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