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PantherMac · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 07:48 AM

OK, so in case this comes up again before I can get a replacement RIP in....

How can I FORCE FAF to make a trap between two colors?

Say, for the sake of Argument, in my example job, I took a 4/C run using PMS Red, PMS Yellow, PMS Blue, and Process Black, and pretended it was a straight 4/C Process job (red=m, y=y, blue=c, k=k).

Yellow (bkgrnd) won't choke into the red (type).. Played w/ ink strength, min. difference, etc.. couldn't get it to trap, so I did it in illustrator instead, but... There's GOT to be a combination of settings I can make in FAF to force that trap to happen, no?

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mattbeals · #2 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:09 AM

Did you use PressTouch to build the trap? You can use PressTouch to build it and apply the trap or to build it and save the trap settings as a .fdl file that the Brisque will use as the trapping parameters. I'd tell you exactly how to do it, but it has been too many years since I taught PressTouch, FAF and Remake.

PantherMac · #3 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:20 AM

Sorry Matt, none of that fancy stuff.
Just me, my Mac, and a Brisque.

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mattbeals · #4 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:22 AM

Download PressTouch and you can build custom traps.

PantherMac · #5 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:28 AM

Thanks Matt... I'll have to look into that.
I take it there's no cost w/ the software? Where can I get that? I didn't get a warm response from Kodak's support when I enquired about updates, and didn't have a "Customer Number" to give them.

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mattbeals · #6 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:39 AM

oh... You're "one of those" un-anointed ones... Yeah, without a service contract it's unlikely that you will get first line support off the bat. It really should be reconsidered, you shouldn't NOT have at least have a basic service contract.

You should be able to sign up for a free eCentral account at https://ecentral.creo.com. I don't know why the whole session is SSL, but that's besides the point.

http://mattbeals.dyndns.org/creo/presstouch_1.2.5.sit in case you can't get signed up with eCentral.

PantherMac · #7 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 08:42 AM

Many thanks!

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gig0 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 09:44 AM

Panther, I wasn't able to reproduce this issue, even using default settings. If you want, upload it and I can take a look at the Illustrator file and try it over here.

PantherMac · #9 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 09:52 AM

Thanks gig0.. but it's really not that important.
Hopefully the Presstouch software (or the Rampage I'm waiting to order) will take care of the issue, I just hate being 'stuck' like that (one reason I don't like FAF).

If you're really dying to see it, I can send you the file, but I don't want to see anyone work on it more than I have already.

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gig0 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006, 09:59 AM

No worries. I just didn't know how pressing this was for you.

So you're going Rampage now?