To Reduce
Use This Method
Consider This
Individual spot
colors in imposition
output
Use the Color Separations
dialog box before you
generate the proof.
See Reducing Individual Spot
Colors in Imposition Output.
With this method, you can convert, omit, or map spot
colors.
When you use this method, it affects all subsequent
proofs, final output, and exports.
The Color Separations dialog box does not work with PDF
files that are composite. Also, with vector files, you can do
spot-to-spot mapping, but you cannot omit spot colors or
convert them to process color.
If you use the Color Separations dialog box and edit the
process template during the same proof process, the most
recently applied settings take precedence.
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About reducing and preserving spot colors in final output
When you generate final output, you can reduce spot colors by
converting them to process color, by mapping them to other spot
colors, or by omitting them entirely.
When you preserve or reduce spot colors in final output, the changes
that you make affect only the output. The PDF digital master remains
unchanged.
Preserving spot
colors in final
output
Reducing spot
colors in final
output
If you convert spot colors to process color, the Color Combiner can
simulate the hue of spot colors in a proof-including traps, knockouts,
and overprints-using the standard four process colors. See About Color
Combiner.
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