Excuse me for a rather vague question last time... The point is I am drawing registration marks using PdfContentByte and PdfStamper (overContent) on incoming original artwork in PDF form. This artwork needs some process like applying a clipping path e.tc.
The problem comes from the fact this incoming original artwork may be 4color CMYL color or CMYL plus Spot colors - one or more spotcolors usually. After my processing with iText is over, the resulting PDF including the newly applied normalized typographers marks i.e TrimBox marks, registration marks and plate info marls (text marks) goes to RIP for production of offset printing plates as usual. So as you know in iText, one can setGrayStroke, setRGBColorStroke, or setCMYKColorStroke with equivalent results. What I need is setting a stroke for the lines (and text) that will separate in all plates generated from the composite color PDF I produce with iText after it is ripped and color separated I could also define stroke in spot color, if I could know before hand what spotcolors are included each time in each original artwork I accept for process, though this is not an option... To cut a long story and excuse me if I am mistaken: I don't see any way in iText as it is today, to define the stroke in what PDF 1.7 Reference defines in special colorSpaces as "Separation" colorSpace with 'All" as a name parameter for the colorant (According also to your original reply last year) So before me buying consulting services let's make sure that I overlooked something :) I hope I made myself clear this time thanks George Leonard Rosenthol-3 wrote: > > Not sure what your question is... > > If you are unable to get separation black working today, then you will > need to modify iText in order to get it. It will, of course, require you > to get a better understanding of color and PDF - and then of iText. > > Or I am sure that Bruno will be glad to offer some paid consulting > services to have the work done for you. > > Leonard > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Bilalis [mailto:grg_b...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:44 AM > To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How?: Drawing typographers marks using > Registration Black > > > Hi Leonard, > > You may be right but how do you suggest I get a definite answer to my > question? > (at this time I feel I am on wild goose chase with "registration black" :( > > George > > > > Leonard Rosenthol-3 wrote: >> >> If it is not supported already by iText, it would be quite simple to add >> to the existing spot color/separation support. >> >> Leonard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: George Bilalis [mailto:grg_b...@hotmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:42 AM >> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [iText-questions] How?: Drawing typographers marks using >> Registration Black >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I posted few days ago the same question in detail: >> http://old.nabble.com/Registration-Black-tp16765868p26386868.html >> >> I need to know how to define the stroke (ColorSpace and Color) for a >> registration mark in iText so that it appears on all separated plates >> (CMYK >> plus any Spot channel plates) of a multicolor offset print job. (The PDF >> is >> properly generated by iText and the marks are drawn using PdfContentByte >> and >> PdfStamper). >> >> I have searched all the available documentation (iText in Action plus >> iText >> API) and found no such example (or indication) on the subject. From the >> documentation in PDF 1.7 Reference (and [previous posts in the old >> thread) >> all I need is to define a ColorSpace as "Separation" and color name as >> "All" >> but this is not available in iText. Maybe I am missing something or >> afterall >> this case is not supported by iText. So a worst case simple Yes/No answer >> from the experts would be of value. >> >> Thanks all >> George >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/How-%3A-Drawing-typographers-marks-using-Registration-Black-tp26421239p26421239.html >> Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and >> focus >> on >> what you do best, core application coding. 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