spot color

Hi Printers, Does the CMYK color bars on the sheet edge show the color layout order? Which color was first and which was last? I always thought the layout order was 1st Cyan, 2nd Magenta, 3rd Yellow, 4th Black. But seems like it is not the case. I am using an additional Violet spot color...

Coloris is a software to calibrate your print. Analyse light, ICC Profile and color. It will allow you to read, find, convert and compare spot color. You will find a bunch of functionalities that will make your life easier. On the top of that, you might be able to use your old spectro XRite...

We have a 3 colour job we'd like to run with 3 spot colours on our QMDI. Can anyone walk me through the process of setting up the file? The PDF is created with the spot colours (black and 2 pantone colours), and I can view them in the rip. However, when I send the file to the press the only...

I am printing an art book with spot colors. Yesterday we started the printing, but there was a problem with the spot colors. The Blue areas in the artwork use Spot color + Cyan(60-80%) + Black(3-10%). The application of the spot color is not flat or 100% solid, but it is continuous tone...

I am designing a book for an artist who uses very strong blue colors. I know that it is hard to tell the visual effect of the color from the small screen image. But when you see the original art and the printed reproduction on hand, you will see the difference. Printing the blue color with CMYK...

Can anyone teach me how to make a Spot Color Channel on Photoshop? I am using this image as an example. The blue color in the background needs to be printed mostly with a spot color that is close to the original painting color (ex: Pantone Blue 072C) . But the CMYK color still should be present...