I've asked a similar question in the past but still experience the same problems when converting files to PDF.
The 'mast head' is a monotone bitmap filled with PANTONE 032. When I attempt to create a pdf using the settings above (convert all colours to greyscale and leave spot colours alone) I get the rather strange appearance of the PDF with the unusal spot plates of Blue, Green and Red?
I need to create 2 plates ultimately as these magazines are printed in black only with spot colour (032) on the front page only and I'm struggling with the results I'm getting.
Any ideas?
Cheers in advance
John
Hi John.Seems to work as expected here, without RGB plates.Looks to me as if the bitmap has two colors, the red and something more.Can you post or upload a zipped CDR with the bitmap (or entire file)?
Think the mast head logo is coming in as RGB rather than monotone? If I place the logo into a page on its own all works fine? There's some kind of reaction to the other elements in the page
I did, I dragged the Pantone over the masthead image to fill.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfr34q6vt7aik9g/Greyscale_spot%20test%20file-mod.cdr?dl=0
Hi Mike
This is the result I get when I publish 'your' file to PDF using my settings
jaypeegolf said:This is the result I get when I publish 'your' file to PDF using my settings
What settings are you using?
I posted them in my initial post. See image above.I'm outputing colours to greyscale and chosing not to convert spot colours. i.e leave spot colours as spot colours.
On the Print menu it looks correct
Also, i Publish as PDF, then open with Acrobat and it looks right also
I published as PDF choosing output color as "Native"
Mine looks fine in the print menu too but need to provide '2 plates' (black and 032)to the printer not 5! Your PDF separates into 5 plates not 2.
and that's why you're getting 5 plates!