Shadows possible by 2 color prints

[jm]

Hello I dont know how I can do this.

I have to make a print with only two colors :
black and cyan.
So I create the poster with grayscale-tiffs and colorize them with cyan and
others with black.
Now I used shadows. Black shadows. And this shadows fall on the
cyan-pictures.

1. Can I give this to a printing house.
2. Can I make a eps of this file and it works in 2 color print.
3. And how can I check that everything is ok.

I work on PC. Maybe it is interesting.

thanks

jm

[veeall webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

you can print the separation printfiles and distill them with acrobat distiller to view how artwork separates.

ive heard a rumour that acrobat distiller 6 has feature called separation preview, you may try to view a composite pdf that way also.

[Judy Arndt]

jm wrote:

> I have to make a print with only two colors : black and cyan. So I create the
> poster with grayscale-tiffs and colorize them with cyan and others with black.
> Now I used shadows. Black shadows. And this shadows fall on the cyan-pictures.
>
> 1. Can I give this to a printing house.

If you mean using the FHMX Shadow Effect, no. Not as you've constructed the
document and wish it to print.

> 2. Can I make a eps of this file and it works in 2 color print.

FreeHand's raster effects are for RGB projects such as web images. When
printed to Postscript CMYK separations, the RGB black in the Shadow Effect
will print to C, M and Y plates where there are colored objects below the
shadow. The shadow will not appear as you wish on the Black plate. (I just
tested this.)

> 3. And how can I check that everything is ok.

Test by printing separations to a Postscript printer or by printing
separations to a Postscript file and distilling with Acrobat Distiller (part
of Adobe Acrobat).

What software do you have? I would build this in Photoshop which gives one
control of the CMYK channels.

Judy Arndt

[david gangwisch]

.... note, that while actually printing the separations is best, you can
simple access the print dialog, select a PS printer, and then go to the
setup dialog to view the ink usage.

If your document will successfully separate with just the two inks you will
see only those two ink colors listed. If others are listed then something
you've done in the document (used a Raster Effect, used a Lens fill, ...)
has generated additional colors that require additional inks.

David W Gangwisch
Software Design Engineer - FreeHand
Macromedia, Inc.

"Judy Arndt" <jarndt@shawbiz.ca> wrote in message
news:BB911271.7279%jarndt@shawbiz.ca...

> jm wrote:

> > I have to make a print with only two colors : black and cyan. So I

create the

> > poster with grayscale-tiffs and colorize them with cyan and others with

black.

> > Now I used shadows. Black shadows. And this shadows fall on the

cyan-pictures.

> >
> > 1. Can I give this to a printing house.

>
> If you mean using the FHMX Shadow Effect, no. Not as you've constructed

the

> document and wish it to print.
>

> > 2. Can I make a eps of this file and it works in 2 color print.

>
> FreeHand's raster effects are for RGB projects such as web images. When
> printed to Postscript CMYK separations, the RGB black in the Shadow Effect
> will print to C, M and Y plates where there are colored objects below the
> shadow. The shadow will not appear as you wish on the Black plate. (I just
> tested this.)
>

> > 3. And how can I check that everything is ok.

>
> Test by printing separations to a Postscript printer or by printing
> separations to a Postscript file and distilling with Acrobat Distiller

(part

> of Adobe Acrobat).
>
> What software do you have? I would build this in Photoshop which gives one
> control of the CMYK channels.
>
> Judy Arndt
>