How To Create Spot Data With The Spot Layer Tool - Oce Arizona 440 GT User Manual

User Manual: Arizona (AZ) 440 GT, AZ 440 XT, AZ 460 GT, AZ 460 XT, AZ 480 GT, AZ 480 XT - Rev. B, 4/2013

How to Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer Tool

How to 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 Océ 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 ProductionHouse 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".
164 Chapter 9 - How to Work With White Ink and Varnish