sam joyce
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posted on 5/24/2010 at 03:47 PM
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Help with black
Hi When specifying a black background for a flyer which will be both on web and as printed flyer I am getting really confused. My flyer background is
C0M0 Y0K100 in indesign ( indesign standard swatch, in preferences display of black overprint unticked. In the flyer placed is a photoshop image with
black background filled with black,edit-fill-black, double click this black swatch thumb and it confirms C0M0Y0K100 in PS. When i export to PDF my
flyer background looks grey compared to the black image BG from the placed PSD image. Why is this? I went on a google search about which black to use
but am still confused about all the blacks, I have the following to choose from..
RGB Black | R/0 G/0 B/0...this is for the web flyer
PhotoShop® Black | C86 M85 Y79 K100
Neutral Rich Black (also known as Rich Black) | C40 M30 Y30 K100
Flat Black | C0 M0 Y0 K100
Designer Black | C70 M50 Y30 K100
help ! which black generally for my print design work and is it a case of inputting the numbers to specify it in PS,Illustrator,Indesign and all will
display the same black? Many thanks. Sam
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Thorax 48
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posted on 5/24/2010 at 09:57 PM
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Sam,
I've had the same issues with something being designated as flat black but turning to a lighter gray when I move the file between Adobes. The
simplest solution may be this workaround - try changing the size of your PS background to be the full background size of the flyer.
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posted on 5/24/2010 at 11:57 PM
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Not sure why your having a problem but can I suggest anything made for print should be in CMYK and saved as Tiff.
Depending how your piece will be printed use SWOP, lets the printer no they don't have a option to mess with your coulors.
Mike
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posted on 5/25/2010 at 04:06 PM
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| Quote: | | When i export to PDF my flyer background looks grey compared to the black image BG from the placed PSD image.
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Hi Sam.
One suggestion.
What options are you using when you are saving as a pdf?
Why don’t you use these presets as a start or create your own.
(Look at the Output>Color>Color Conversion and Destination}
For the Web:
InDesign>File>Adobe PDF Presets> [Smallest File Size]
Output>Color
• Convert to Destination
• sRGB
For Print:
InDesign>File>Adobe PDF Presets> [Press Quality] or some of the others.
Output>Color
• Convert to Destination
• Document CMYK- US Web Coated (SWOP)
For print, check with your printer.
Sometimes they even have their own Acrobat preset.
It’s a .joboptions file.
Located (buried) on a Mac:
Home>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Adobe PDF>Settings
Open up the pdf you just created for the web.
When viewing on your monitor, do the Blacks now match?
Let us know.
Kathryn
[Edited on 5/25/2010 by KRB]
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