On Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:47:20 +0100 Clemens John <clemens-john at gmx.de> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I need some help with the overprinting and knockout functions. > > I made a flyer that has orange headlines on a black background. To be > able to print it in the print shop I enabled the color management > system, used a color profile and created all colors in the cmyk color > space. > > Then I exported the flyer to PDF X-3 and checked the lookout in Adobe > Acrobat reader. The Problem was, that I couldn?t see the orange text. > I could only see the black background of the orange headline. > > I played around a little bit and found out, that everything works, if > I change the overprinting option of the text box to knockout. > > Because knockout seems not to be the default option for text boxes, > I?m insecured a little bit. Is knocking out the text the right option > for printing light text on dark background? > > Shouldn?t it be possible to overprint the black background with other > colors? I?m not a professional so I don?t know how this really works > in the printer afterwards but I read something about artefacts in some > situations with one of these options. I always put print in a separate layer from the background. that works for me without difficulty. John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
