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KeriVit · #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 09:38 AM

I've searched and found conflicting answers everywhere.

Is it possible to flatten transparency and retain Spot Colors?

If so- I need to know how to do this. When witing to Postscript to any printer, I cannot get it to work from Illustrator CS or InDesign CS.

My answer from Adobe is that it must be process.

But others here seem to think that is not the case.

I either need a solution or a document from Adobe saying it is not possible. My client will accept nothing else.

PLEASE HELP!!!

JoePixel · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 09:49 AM

It is absolutely possible. I've done transparency and spot colors before without issues.

You might want to describe your situation though.

Sometimes you may have to do a little bit of a work around. For example, I have to do one little thing to PMS colors that have vignettes if I want them to work correctly with transparency and to retain the vignette.

KeriVit · #3 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 10:02 AM

Well, I am speking of s few situations actually. But 2 at the moment...

ONE- a logo that this set up as Pantone gray and Pantone 032. She is applyling a Pantone gray drop shadow to red letters - OR - She has white letter, a pantone gray shadow on top of a red background.

TWO- Datasheets set up in ID. There is a CMYK photo- lightened to say 40% opacity on top of a Pantone 032 bkgd box that is screened to 15%. Also white letters with red 032 shdow. It is a 5 color job.

This is just the current example. But I am getting more and more jobs in ID and ILLY daily- If they are CMYK, there is no problem. If there is spot and transparency- problem.

JoePixel · #4 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 11:32 AM

Do you have a postscript level 3 rip?

What kind of ripping workflow do you use?

KeriVit · #5 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 11:47 AM

For the RIP- It's a Brisque 3.

However, it happens even when we just write a postscript for a PDF proof or to print to our Nexpress.

JoePixel · #6 (**permalink**) 01-31-2005, 01:51 PM

Here is a link in this website talking about spot colors in an Illustrator drop shadow. http://www.prepressforums.com/module...ewtopic&t=1368

I recreated the artwork based on your description. With regards to making a "Spot Drop Shadow" in Illustrator, there are several work arounds.

Take off the drop shadow in Illustrator, copy the logo, then open up InDesign and paste. Then create a spot color drop shadow in InDesign. That is what I tried and it works.

As for the already created InDesign file, have you tried ripping with Postscript Overprint set to "On" when you ripped?