I am trying to import spot colours from metrix jdf into XMF through a drop folder template.
This is purely for the trim lines that Metrix adds at the export stage. When exported, the pdf flat that contains the trim lines that is associated with the jdf file still has the spot colours present. When that jdf file is imported into XMF the trim lines are converted to process, this making them basically useless as they cannot be separated from the art.
I know these lines can be added using the ROOM proof function, but that acts as a RIP and therefore slows down our workflow by about half. My goal is to remove the ROOM proof function from our workflow completely.
And yes I have created a special spot colour in the Metrix database to use for these lines.
Maybe the naming of the spot colour is critical. (Like the Fuji:Spot1 etc. that is used for the auto mapping for the colour bar).
This is purely for the trim lines that Metrix adds at the export stage. When exported, the pdf flat that contains the trim lines that is associated with the jdf file still has the spot colours present. When that jdf file is imported into XMF the trim lines are converted to process, this making them basically useless as they cannot be separated from the art.
I know these lines can be added using the ROOM proof function, but that acts as a RIP and therefore slows down our workflow by about half. My goal is to remove the ROOM proof function from our workflow completely.
And yes I have created a special spot colour in the Metrix database to use for these lines.
Maybe the naming of the spot colour is critical. (Like the Fuji:Spot1 etc. that is used for the auto mapping for the colour bar).