Create Spot Data With The Spot Layer Tool - Canon Arizona 2300 Series Operation Manual

Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer Tool

Introduction
The Spot Layer Tool can be used to set up two spot data planes that define areas where Spot 1
and Spot 2 data are added to a print job. The tool is used with the Arizona printers that both have
two extra channels to provide varnish or white ink as well as with CMYK only printers. Both white
ink and varnish can be printed using either Spot 1 or Spot 2 data. The same spot data can be used
to print either white ink, varnish, or both.
In this section, you'll learn how to access and set up the Spot Layer Tool. The tool provides a
variety of options for generation of spot layers, and you may want to explore them with a sample
file of your own to familiarize yourself with the functionality. Remember that any actions you set
for this tool will only work successfully when used in conjunction with properly constructed
layers. The tool is located in Preflight on the Color Correction tab.
The Spot Layer Tool provides options for generating spot layers for your image in ONYX Thrive
rather than in image editing programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop. The tool has many
advanced options and this section will explain them so that you can set them up to best achieve
your desired results. The tool options and settings to use it for spot data creation are listed here
and are followed by instructions to access the tool.
How to Use the Spot Layer Tool
The Spot Layer Tool Provides These Options:
Generation Options - Set Media
Set media color is optional and serves two purposes:
• If you want to preview the media color in Preflight, you can set the media color either from the
image or from the color dialog menu.
• If you have areas in your image that use the media color and you want that color to be handled
with special consideration. For example; if you want the media color from the image to show
through the design, you must first define your fill options, then set the media color and define
the Media Color Handling Options as either "Spot Knockout" or "Full Knockout".
NOTE
The generation options are used in combination with the fill options, except when the media
color handling is set to "No Knockout". If you want to use the Spot Layer Tool to create flood
fills, underlay fills or mask fills it is not always necessary to set a mask or media color to get the
desired results.
To set the media color: Click the sample box to activate the color picker or use the drop down
arrow to access the Color Dialog menu.
Generation Options - Set Mask
The mask allows you to determine the area that you wish to print with spot data. Setting the
mask color is optional. If the image you are printing contains white or varnish data in more than
the mask area, you will need to set up a different background color not used anywhere else in the
file to use as your mask. This must be done in an image-editing program prior to bringing the
image into the Spot Layer Tool.
To set the mask color: Click the sample box to activate the color picker or use the drop-down
arrow to pick the color from the preview.
Generation Options - Media Color Handling
Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer Tool
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