Why does black come out gray in PDFs and EPS files

[gorkface webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

How can I stop a black box filled with 100 per cent black from coming out 85 per cent black when I export it to PDF for make an EPS out of it? I can't find any color management option that seems to work.

Using Freehand 8. Mac G4, System 9.1

Thanks

[Dave Plank]

I have found that making an eps file and opening it in Photoshop will do
the same thing. Black is not black. I use Registration color in FH.

That makes the colors 100% of C, M, Y and K and a solid black in PS.
Hope this helps you.

dp

"gorkface" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> How can I stop a black box filled with 100 per cent black from coming out 85 per cent black when I export it to PDF for make an EPS out of it? I can't find any color management option that seems to work.
>
> Using Freehand 8. Mac G4, System 9.1
>
> Thanks
>
>

[darrel]

> That makes the colors 100% of C, M, Y and K and a solid black in PS.

> Hope this helps you.

Realize that this will be an incredible PITA for the printer, though...

-Darrel

[Daniel Whitehead]

"gorkface" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> How can I stop a black box filled with 100 per cent black from coming out 85 per cent black when I export it to PDF for make an EPS out of it? I can't find any color management option that seems to work.

How are you determining that this change is happenning? Opening in
Photoshop as greyscale, perhaps? Try opening as CMYK instead - your
colours should remain unchanged.

Danny

[Unregistered]

i have the same problem and none of these answers were helpful