From the course: Learning Print Production: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
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Converting colors
From the course: Learning Print Production: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Converting colors
- [Instructor] The designer has sent me this file to use as the back cover of a brochure we're having printed on a digital press. So there are some considerations for the digital press. For example, that black background needs to be just 100K, not a rich black. You'll find that to be true when you're sending work to a digital press that uses toners, and as with any job, you want to check with your printer and make sure. Also, I need all CMYK content. If this is metallic gold, I need to convert it to process. So first of all, let's find out what's going on. I'll go to Tools, open up my Print Production tools, and use Output Preview. Ah, I can see that I have some spot color content, so I'll uncheck that to make sure where it is. Ah, just as I thought, it's Hansel & Petal. All right, so now what if I turn off the black? Well, I have a rich black going on here. So I wonder if I have some RGB content. Under Show, I'll click…
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