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  • October 1, 2015 at 10:17 am in reply to: Color Type: Spot / Color Mode: CMYK #78476
    Toby Low
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    Thanks again David – it’s an interesting discussion which I think highlights the importance of talking to your printer :)

    September 30, 2015 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Color Type: Spot / Color Mode: CMYK #78460
    Toby Low
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    Thanks David for the clarification.

    I guess it still leaves the question – why would anyone make a spot color and not use a recognised color system like a Pantone? Is it just for spot UVs and the like?

    Should I just consider the Spot color as purely something that denotes where something is printed and in what density rather than having to contain any color information.

    September 30, 2015 at 11:39 am in reply to: Color Type: Spot / Color Mode: CMYK #78458
    Toby Low
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    Thanks for the reply David – and glad it wasn’t a stupid question!

    I’m still confused though… How does the printer know what to print?

    For example if I made a design and colored it with a Spot swatch called MEGA_YELLOW with CMYK values of 0,0,100,15. I export it to PDF and send to the printer.

    He will see a sepaearyion called MEGA_YELLOW but how does he work out how to make the yellow? Does he just manually match it to what he deems to be the nearest Pantone? Or does the RIP process do some guesswork?

    I’m sorry if this is basic print knowledge but I’m afraid I’m a little bit of a product of my time – in that I know how to use the software but my knowledge of the actual technical processes behind the scenes are a little flakey. :/

    thanks again

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