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dawgma
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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 Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: Spot Color Problem |
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So I am having trouble with a spot color image that I am trying to create in Photoshop and then import into InDesign.
In Photoshop, I've created my spot color channel, selected the Pantone color, pasted a greyscale version of my image into the spot color channel and removed all information from the CMYK channels.
Since my spot color channel is full of various greys, I was expecting to see a full range of TINTS in my image. But for some reason it doesn't look anything like the way I expect it to.
When I choose the same Pantone in InDesign and apply a gradient from 100% to 0% tint, I see a full range of light and dark blues. But in Photoshop everything looks grey-blue.
I thought maybe there was a difference between how the two programs display the color, so I imported the Photoshop file into InDesign anyway. But it still looks grey-blue just like it was in Photoshop.
Please click here to see what I mean:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7479/discrepenciespv9.jpg
After looking at that graphic, can you explain how am I supposed to get a spot color image in Photoshop that has all the tints that I see in InDesign? |
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dawgma
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Issue has been solved...
Photoshop apparently interprets spot colors through the Lab color space. There is an option in InDesign to Use Standard Lab Values for Spots in the Ink Manager window. When I selected this option, the InDesign gradient looked exactly like the Photoshop gradient.
So now I know I am getting the full range of colors that I should be. |
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BryanDowning
Joined: 05 Jul 2004
Posts: 1554
Location: California, USA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:18 am Post subject: |
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I had no idea. Thanks for posting your resolution!
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Best Regards,
Bryan Downing
bryandowning.com |
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