Dumb Illustrator Question
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- andy0
sorry to contradict you boog,
but1. spot colours allow precise co-ordination, and are more accurate to reproduce over various projects, printers, countries etc.
2. Some pantone colours are simply not reproducable in CMYK.
In particular mettallics and some reds/oranges.3. The perceived savings are only in some cases, a two colour pantone print run only requires 2 printing plates compared to 4 printing plates for the same in CMYK. Start-up times can be longer in cmyk, with increased registration problems (= waste)...
4. Any printer that wants to run your spot colours in CMYK is either: a. lazy b. in a rush (he can squeeze it in between other cmyk jobs) c. incompetent
5. true that most digital printers work only in cmyk, but traditional printing with computer-to-film or computer-to-plate offers similiar prices with far higher quality.
6. Black and white photography is only reproducable in my opinion in 2 / 3 or 4 pantone blacks.
ciao,