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04-16-2004, 10:42 AM
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Spot color gradients
Anyone know how to designate a tint of a PMS color as a stop in an InDesign CS gradient? In order to hold as a PMS gradient from 100% PMS to white, I need to make it go to 0% PMS instead of white. Can't seem to get ID to let me change the tint - stays greyed out.
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04-16-2004, 11:13 AM
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I think you might need to create a new swatch in your color swatch...make it a tint of your PMS (0%) tint and apply that color as your starting point of your gradient.
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04-16-2004, 12:35 PM
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Kind of like Freehand, right? That's what I was thinking, then I discovered the "New Tint Swatch" under the flyout and that worked. Thanks for getting me on the right path!
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05-28-2004, 03:02 PM
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Cory has it, first you need to make a new color swatch of the desired tint, then select "new gradient swatch" from the pull down menu and use it (the new tint) to designate the stop for the gradient. I'm really disappointed at how Adobe has made all these apps so alike yet so different :x
Good Luck
PS don't try to delete the new tint after you create your gradient or the used stop color will convert to black :cry:
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05-29-2004, 02:25 AM
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Why go down to 0% of the spotcolour?
and not just select Paper as the other colour stop on your gradient?
This still retains your spot-colour channel correctly as far as I know, and separates fine.
Otherwise indeed, you must start by making Tint Swatches in order to access tints of colours in your swatches palettes for use in gradients.
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05-29-2004, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cari
Why go down to 0% of the spotcolour?
and not just select Paper as the other colour stop on your gradient?
This still retains your spot-colour channel correctly as far as I know, and separates fine.
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Not on my RIPs. A PMS gradient will convert to process if it blends to anything other than a percentage of itself. I should also note that mine is a composite workflow - I don't send seps from the layout apps.
Thanks for all the replies - the issue was resolved shortly after I posted the question.
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MacPro 2.66 Dual Processor Intel Xeon • OS X (Tiger) • Creo PS/M 8.1 • Brisque 4 • Full Auto Frames • Preps 5.2.2 • Lotem 400 • Epson 9800 w/ORIS rip
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06-03-2004, 04:45 PM
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Ahhh, the beauty of the Brisque. My one MAJOR complaint about it, is the spot color gradient handling. Major suckage. Still, composite printing is nice.
Oh well, can't have everything. Glad you got an answer on gradients out of ID. Haven't had that issue "yet" but I know I will.
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