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Joe · #1 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 08:52 AM

Forgive me if this has been discussed previously.

Okay, I figured out how make a PDF from Quark with spot colors intact (not converted to CMYK). Except grayscale tiffs colored in Quark to a spot color. They still change to CMYK while a bitmap tif keeps the spot color. Anyone know how to make the spot stay a spot in the grayscale tiff?

JanZ · #2 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 10:12 AM

Hay Joe,
I always run Quark postscript through Distiller to make my pdf's and my grayscale tiffs hold their spot Pantone color. (...so far anyway!)
Jan

Joe · #3 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 10:23 AM

Hmmmm....that's what I was trying using Quark 5 and Distiller 5. I had spot colors everywhere except the colorized grayscale tiffs. Might I ask what version of Quark and Distiller you are using? Also what Distiller options?

pcmodem · #4 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 04:12 PM

Are you using DeviceN as a color mode?

Brian cupp

Joe · #5 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 09:22 PM

No, my only choices are "Black & White", "Grayscale", "Composite CMYK", and "Composite RGB".

Joe

pcmodem · #6 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 09:33 PM

What version of Quark are you using?

If you are using Quark 6.5 then you should have DeviceN

If you are using Quark 4 or 5 you should install the Creo Color TIFF XT Xtension. This allows you to print spot colored tiff correctly from Quark 4 or 5.

Brian Cupp

Joe · #7 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 09:44 PM

Ahhhh...Quark 5 is what I'm using. Thanks for the tip on the Creo Color TIFF XT Xtension. Freeware?

pcmodem · #8 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 10:25 PM

Yes it is freeware and you should beable to download it from Creo's website.

Brian Cupp

Joe · #9 (**permalink**) 04-12-2005, 11:09 PM

I got it. It works! Thanks a million Brian.

Joe

JanZ · #10 (**permalink**) 04-14-2005, 08:40 AM

Joe,
I'm glad Brian found your solution... I took a day off and just got back to the Forums!
Jan