You can edit the ink information.
ID | Setting | Description |
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1 |
Name |
Enter a name to identify the ink in XMF. |
2 |
Colour Type |
Click [ Opaque: For heavy and opaque inks which prevent trapping of the lower colours. Enables trapping on the edge of inks. For example, metallic inks. Opaque Ignore: For heavy and opaque inks which prevent trapping of the lower colours. This type prevents trapping on the edge of inks. Die Line: For die line inks. This type enables trapping of lower items. Transparent: For varnish. This type enables trapping of lower items. Normal: For conventional process inks and most spot inks. Note
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3 |
CMYK | If you are using CMYK values when converting the ink colour into a process colour, enter CMYK values corresponding to the colour. Enter the values from the left in order of C (Cyan), M (Magenta), Y (Yellow) and K (Black). |
4 |
Lab | When the checkbox is selected, Lab is used in preference to the CMYK when converting the ink colour to a process colour. Enter Lab values of the corresponding colour. Enter the values from the left in order of L (lightness), a (hue, saturation (red - green)) and b (hue, saturation (yellow - blue)). |
5 |
Print Mode |
Click [ Print As Process: Merge into the normal CMYK 4-colour separations. Don’t Print: Do not print this ink (select this option for inks such as varnish that cannot be proofed). Print As Spot: Prints this ink as a separation that is different than the CMYK separations. |
6 |
Neutral Density |
Click [Calculate] to calculate and display the appropriate neutral density. Note
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7 |
Alias Ink To |
When a document requiring only 1 spot colour includes 2 similar spot colours, you can assign the 1st spot colour or process colour as the alias ink. Click [ If you select an ink in [Alias Ink To], the corresponding spot colour will be displayed as the alias ink colour when the document is displayed in [Viewer] or [3D Proofer]. |