chevalier
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I've got a really crazy one here. I need to convert the black channel in a Photoshop image into a CMY build. I'm looking for suggestions from who attempted such a crazy feat.
Why? - See attached PDF
Carton is CMYK + 3 Spots + Varnish + Coating (Utilizes every press unit - so a second black is out of the question)
The spot colors are in a logo (a big national brand) and are not reproducible with CMYK.
Lots of white knockout text on the carton - building the flood black is out of the question.
A heavy opaque black is to be used so that the black is "true" black.
This leads me to taking most of the black out of the CMYK photograph in order to prevent the opaque black from destroying it. We are G7 GRACoL Gray Balanced so we should be able to hit at least a very dark gray then have a touch of black.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Why? - See attached PDF
Carton is CMYK + 3 Spots + Varnish + Coating (Utilizes every press unit - so a second black is out of the question)
The spot colors are in a logo (a big national brand) and are not reproducible with CMYK.
Lots of white knockout text on the carton - building the flood black is out of the question.
A heavy opaque black is to be used so that the black is "true" black.
This leads me to taking most of the black out of the CMYK photograph in order to prevent the opaque black from destroying it. We are G7 GRACoL Gray Balanced so we should be able to hit at least a very dark gray then have a touch of black.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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