Color Separations in Illustrator CS
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- Meeklo
How do I make this in illustrator cs?
Do you have to do it one by one?
or is there a standard way to do it?
anybody knows this?thanks
- agraphiclife0
First of all, color separation is something you do to a photo. You use PHOTOshop for this. From there, there's a lot you need to know so I suggest taking class or looking for a tutorial online.
- johndiggity0
print to file (change your ppd), under output in the print dialogue, change mode to separations, host based, unless you have a rip.
you can separate anything that prints as long as it has more than 1 color.
- Gorbie0
first off - you need a postscript printer. So either a laser or a ink-jet with RIP software.
If you have either of those - just hit print. then:
under "Output" you will see an option "mode" - change this to in RIP separations and you can un-check which spot or process colors you don't want to print.
hit print.
- Gorbie0
i think you're talking color correction, agraphiclife.
- BonSeff0
well technically i guess in ps you can out put each channel
first off ya hurd
- johndiggity0
in ps you can print cmyk or rgb plates too. you don't need a rip, per se. set the printer to the adobe postscipt file and spool it to a printer on the dropdown list.
- agraphiclife0
I didn't realize you meant for output!
- Meeklo0
Lets take this thread back to my original question please..
I have a file, than I was asked to do color separation in ILLUSTRATOR, not PS. This is going to the printer, Im not printing it myself, I have never been asked this before, and in the office where Im at, nobody really knows, either.
Im using Illustrator CS by the way.. anyone knows?
thanks in advance
- kld0
cmyk or spot color?
- BonSeff0
i be skeptical of any printer that asks the designer to provide seps. i know that doesnt answer your question, but just sayin..
- spaniard0
ditto bonsef - why does he need you to do them? is it a process or spot colour job?
- johndiggity0
the printer will seperate the actual file for plate output, you just need to give them separation printouts, along with a full color printout, and the file, artwork and fonts.
go under "File > Print". from the "Printer Description" pulldown, select "Adobe Postscript® File". the "PPD" will automatically change, probably to a Brother DCP 8020. if you have distiller installed as a PPD, select that instead. it doesn't matter what you choose, or don't choose here.
click on "Output" in the box on the left. under the "Mode" pulldown, select "Separations (Host-Based)". You now have the option of converting spot colors to process. If it's a 4 color CMYK job, don't touch anything.
you are done. hit "Save" and name the file. once it writes the postscriptfile, drop it on distiller (if you already didn't send it there under the PPD setup) and PDF it. print out a copy and save the PDF on the disk you will give to the printer with all the other stuff i already mentioned.
- johndiggity0
yeah that is shady, probably just wants to make sure there is no trouble in the file.
- lowimpakt0
i be skeptical of any printer that asks the designer to provide seps. i know that doesnt answer your question, but just sayin..
BonSeff
(oct 9 04, 01:41)---------------------------
tru dat - unless you have a film machine
- Meeklo0
Well..
I never said the printer ask me for that, I have to give it to them that way.
why? my boss asked me to do that, since the person they had before me, was doing it for a long time the same way. I have never been asked to do this before so I dont really know how to fix the problem, I was pretty sure here I would find people that went through this before, so I apreciatte all of you guy's help!peace and thanks again!
- lowimpakt0
It is something you should be aware of and it's good to know especially when dealing with printers. but I never have to do it.
I have good relationships with my printers - talk with or meet new printers before jobs make sure what they want/expect.