I am struggling to print out CMYK separations. I am obviously missing a step, but in the print preview, each of the process colors seem to be just grayscale. I believe there is a way to make them halftone dots, but can't seem to find out how. I am just doing the artwork for a printer who has the machine to do this type of job if I can only print out the separations...please help!!
I am struggling to print out CMYK separations. I am obviously missing a step, but in the print preview, each of the process colors seem to be just grayscale. I believe there is a way to make them halftone dots, but can't seem to find out how. I am just doing the artwork for a printer who has the machine to do this type of job if I can only print out the separations...please help!! http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/p/11089/45074.aspx#45074
So, if I understand you correctly, I may have an inferior printer. Up to now, I have just printed simple 1 to 4 spot color separations off my laser and/or inkjet printer. Do I have to have FastRip or similar software and a different printer to accomplish this type of job?
If you don't have a postscript printer, you can use the generic driver in Corel to access the advanced settings tab to adjust lpi/angle etc.
Then print to file (ps or prn).
You can output any halftone plate through Ghostscript/Ghostview.........even with a plain old, non-postscript, inkjet printer.
Open the saved halftone file in GV and you'll be good to go.
You will have to forgive me, but when I select the "print separations", the advanced tab or "use advanced settings" area is grayed out therefore is not available. What else am I not doing?
<ColorYourWorld> wrote in message news:45084@coreldraw.com... If you don't have a postscript printer, you can use the generic driver in Corel to access the advanced settings tab to adjust lpi/angle etc. Then print to file (ps or prn). You can output any halftone plate through Ghostscript/Ghostview.........even with a plain old, non-postscript, inkjet printer. Open the saved halftone file in GV and you'll be good to go. DianeJersey Girl http://community.coreldraw.com/forums/p/11089/45084.aspx#45084
And here's a half-finished pdf that I never seemed to find the time to complete...............
http://www.coloryourworld.us/files/GhostviewPDF.pdf