Create Spot Data In Adobe Illustrator - Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

Create Spot Data in Adobe Illustrator

Introduction
This section explains how to prepare images that include spot data with vector-based image
editing applications such as Adobe Illustrator®. In order to print with white ink or varnish, you
must first have an ONYX profile (media model) properly configured for the use of spot data.
To add spot color data to your image in Illustrator, you need to create a layer with objects in a
predefined spot color. It is possible to have more than one spot element in an image, but each
element must have the same Spot color data, and therefore have the same opacity level, or else
ONYX Thrive will treat the saved document as a separation file. Since the Arizona printers with
white ink support two spot channels, you can create one spot channel for Spot 1 data and another
for Spot 2 data. CMYK is the preferred mode as the actions required for spot data creation are
simpler than those for RGB.
NOTE
You can use vector-based image editing applications other than Illustrator as long as it has the
Overprint feature and the ability to create a spot color.
When to do
The first step in the white ink workflow is to prepare your source image to use the spot channel.
The spot data must be designed entirely on a separate channel (as a custom spot color) to be
recognized by the ONYX RIP. The name you assign to this spot color must be Spot 1 or Spot 2
and is the most important part of preparing the file. This named channel allows RIP-Queue to
determine that the data in the source image needs to be output to the spot channel, in this case
the white ink channel.
Use the following steps to configure an Adobe Illustrator file for use with white ink:
Procedure
1. In Illustrator, ensure that the Swatches tab is visible (under the Window menu click Swatches to
view).
2. Select New Swatch from the Swatches menu to open the Add Swatch dialog.
3. Within the Add Swatch dialog, enter the following information:
• Name – Enter the name Spot 1 or Spot 2.
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