Importing a spot color
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- bgheen
Quick question, how do I import a PSD into Indesign to recognize it as a spot color?
I tried a PSD...didn't seem to work. Any idea what's up?
- JazX0
Rather import women, they are easier that way
- bgheen0
haha..
Seriously though, I'm burned out on this project and need to finish it tonight. Can anyone help?
- monNom0
.eps?
- bgheen0
Tried that...didn't work. Is there a certain setting that needs to be selected when exporting?
I'm sure I have the spot channel set up right in photoshop...because when I use the color picker it goes to the right PMS tone...
- robbie_m0
i dont use indesign, but maybe change your psd into a mono tone under image > mode > monotone. then pick your pms and save as a eps?
- bgheen0
I'm using PS7..and don't se that option?
Should the PSD be in CYMK or Lab color?
- bgheen0
Ok um..maybe the spot channel isn't set up right in PS? All I see are the CYMK colors and the CYML+.
But like I said..when I use the eye dropper and go to special pallates...it selects the right one.
man..I'm freaking out. This project has been a nightmare!
- robbie_m0
sorry, image > mode > grayscale.
then image > monotone
- monNom0
save it as mode duotone (or monotone). not cmyk/rgb/lab
or you could regress to a 2400dpi bitmap and specify your spot in quark (guessing here, not a quark user)
- bgheen0
awesome..I think I'm really close to getting this solved.
New problem: it looks like its a 10-15% shade of the spot now...not the full 100% saturation it should be.
Does this matter? You can't change the density on a spot anyway..so who cares right?
- Hym0
Multi channel images in PS can have spot colors
- bgheen0
thanks a lot!
I just merged everything once in grayscale...made eveyrthing solid black..then did the monotone.
so now the last problem is...I get a bit of the dithering of white around the forms when I import that into PS.
Should that even be a problem?
- monNom0
depends how much dithering...if it's just some tiny specs the ink will likely fill them.
- skelly0
around the frame of the imported image?
- bgheen0
a bit around each form actually...just slightly.
I'm going to ask the press guy tomorrow.