But in general, using the output intent conversion via the desired profile is always the best method. Unless something has changed/added in newer versions of Acrobat, it cannot report the ink density as a whole. It's always best to check the newspaper in question for what they use whether that means a phone call/email or on their web site (often half hidden in their print files submission section).Īs a note. Most newspapers require one of several newspaper output intents (SNAP is one of many). The automatic FlexoFix image filter dramatically reduces retouching work while delivering results on the Flexo press closer to the target. FlexoClean is included for efficient removal of scum dots. Ink Insurance coverage Written for the Mac This system starts a printing. DeskPack for Adobe Photoshop adds viewX for Flexo Print and Flexo Plate visualization, ink coverage visualization, etc. But with continuous-tone images, either they need converted to the color space required using the same profile that will be used for the PDF, or one can just use that same profile at the time of output. You can quickly spot the locations that have too much ink by preflighting your. Ink coverage is specified as a percentage: using 100 of each process color (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) equals 400 TIC. This can cause set-off where the ink of a still wet sheet rubs off on whatever is stacked on top of it. It gets a bit tricky, though, if there is transparency on vector objects. The ink also won’t dry properly on the press sheets. In addition a very strong GCR in the neutral axis and a medium GCR in the more saturated colors has been used for the profile creation.
One can design with ink density in mind as regards vector objects. The maximum ink coverage for the separation is 300 and the maximum black is 98. Using the output profile is simply how it is done.
Other printwork had been going well, even with the beta version of Publisher.
I ended up using the SNAP2007 profile for this one which worked ok.īut yes, some more pro printing output features in the future will be welcomed.