On Jul 25, 2007, at 1:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It doesn't give me pantone or pms as an option when i'm trying to
make a
new color. The three places on my computer that have pantone
libraries
are Illustrator, Quark, and InDesign and it won't let me touch any of
those. Do you have to buy a pantone library seperate or something?
We are not currently licensed to ship the Pantone name library with
our product. Although, in theory, a Pantone color is just a name
that corresponds with a mixing formal. So you can simply make a new
color, make it spot, and then name it with a Pantone name. For example:
PANTONE 551 C
PANTONE 621 U
PANTONE Reflex Blue U 2X
A Pantone color guide tells how the color may be mixed, for example,
PANTONE 358 C is:
1 1/4 pt. PANTONE Yellow 7.8
3/4 pt PANTONE Pro. Blue 4.7
14 pts PANTONE Trans.Wt. 87.5
The name PANTONE should be all caps, followed by the name, and a
suffix. The suffix may be like:
U = uncoated paper
C = coated paper
M = matte paper
CV = computer video (electronic simulation)
CVU = computer video - uncoated
CVC = computer video - coated
Secondly, the color has a value just so it can be displayed on screen
and have a look-up equivalent where color matching fails or is set to
use the secondary information. These are the values for the process
equivalent. The process equivalent is *not* to be used for
printing. What using spot color implies is that the colors will be
mixed and matched by hand on press. The world of digital printing
adds some complexities to this step, but, still the color must be
matched on the actual paper and with the finish in mind to get the
correct results if you wish to use Pantone colors correctly.
Furthermore, even if we take secondary colors directly from the
Pantone name list, like Quark and InDesign does, the secondary color
loose context without proper ICC profile management. This is ok,
because (again) spot color implies manual color matching will occur.
The secondary color does, however, get placed in the output stream
even when indicated as spot. PDF may have lab colors or other process
schemes like CYMK only as backup for display. The Pantone name is the
key and their is no *real* process equivalent.
HTH,
Brian Ray
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