Oce Arizona 440 GT User Manual page 173

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
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10.
It is also possible to edit the spot channel much as you would any other
data in a PhotoShop document, making use of such tools as the Eraser.
11. Save your image as a either a TIFF or PSD format file (see the points below
to determine the best format).
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• If you intend to use this file in a vector-based program such as
Illustrator, save it as a .PSD file in order for all channel information to be
carried over. The white spot color is printed in the order it appears in the
Channels palette, with the spot channel printing underneath CMYK data.
However, when exported as a .PSD to Illustrator, this data will appear
above the image data. This is the correct format protocol for Illustrator.
• Save as TIFF and ensure that the spot colors option is enabled if you
plan to bring this image directly into ProductionHouse.
• It is also possible and sometimes preferable to print directly from
PhotoShop to Rip-Queue. For instructions on how to do this, see
document provided on the Onyx web site "Printing From a Mac", which
also contains information on printing from Windows-based systems.
How to Create Spot Data in Photoshop
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