pantone question

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  • zabokoch

    Hi,

    Can someone explain to me what the differences are between Pantone process coated IDs (e.g. Pantone DS 309-1 C), Pantone solid coated, and Pantone solid to process coated (e.g. 381 PC)?

    I'm really confused by all these different IDs - can I just tell a printer one form of ID and he can find it in whatever he might use (probly Pantone Solid Coated).

    Last question: is there anyway to simulate color percentage without the tint book? (say in PS or Illustrator?)

    Thanks so much!!!

    zabokoch
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  • unknown0

    i'll take a stab:

    Pantone Coated is one ink. One solid color. Think of it as a can of purple paint.

    Pantone Process is getting as close as possible to that solid Pantone color by mixing cyan, magenta, yellow and black to make it.

    Pantone to Process is what happens to solid colors when they are converted to CMYK. Some colors convert well when made out of CMYK. Others do not. In particular, oranges tend to make for bad conversions from pantone to process.

    Of course, I could be wrong on some of this.

    bB

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