Ink Coverage Limit Q
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- jysta
Any Print heads out there could you help me out a sec?
Using some large dark abstract images on a folder. The black in the images have a huge combined ink coverage of 300% (C:75% M:68% Y:67% K:90%) !!!
Printers are suggesting recommended ink coverage limit is 225%. Whats the best way of changing the ink coverage of the black in the image in photoshop? OR is there an option on the postscript? ‘under colour removal’?
- ian0
Hey chief, just covered this a few days ago, so you're in luck.
All explained here: http://www.qbn.com/topics/572236…
- kuttyranks0
sure there was a thread bout' this couple of days ago
Custom CMYK colour setting in PS, theres an option to change ink covergae I believe
- jysta0
WOOP! Cheerz guys!
- jysta0
Yeah that was great, really easy to do in PS. Noticed that the image did lighten when I assigned the new custom CMYK profile but the CMYK values for the image remain the same.
Because the image is now going into Indesign Do I also need to create the same profile in InDesign so that the blacks match between the 2 apps?
- ian0
If you're placing the image onto a background in Indesign I've found that the colour can shift when its printed, even if it has the exact same colour value. I don't know why this is, or if it's just ropey printers.
What I'd do is extend the image bg to the size that you will actually need it in indesign, and use just the image, don't try to match it with an indesign swatch. Hope that makes sense!