A Pantone colour definition question

[Davis, David]

OK, cheers, Matt! :)

Re: talk of the "GDI" -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Device_Interface isn't giving me an unequivocal answer, but surely this 16 bit API is not getting used by FrameMaker in a 64bit Win7 or Win8 environment? Or is it...?

David


From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:matt at mattrsullivan.com]
Sent: 30 July 2013 23:02
To: Davis, David; <framers at lists.frameusers.com> List
Subject: Re: A Pantone colour definition question

David, define your color as Pantone 390C, specify spot color, and use the CMYK representation as the definition.

Arnis may jump in to explain when Windows stopped bolloxing the colors, but with Win7, you should have no problems with the file.

Doing a Save as PDF, using the Adobe PDF print driver should respect the spot color in the PDF, and if sent to a CMYK device, respect the color you defined in the doc.

Try all of this and let me know if it doesn't work as promised.



-Matt
Matt R. Sullivan
co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11<http://framemaker11book.com/>
P: 714.798.7596 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com<mailto:matt at mattrsullivan.com>

@mattrsullivan<http://twitter.com/mattrsullivan> LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattrsullivan> facebook<http://www.facebook.com/mattrsullivan> mattrsullivan.com<http://mattrsullivan.com/>


On Jul 29, 2013, at 4:32 AM, "Davis, David" <David.Davis at invensys.com<mailto:David.Davis at invensys.com>> wrote:


Here's one of those nefarious color questions


I'm using FrameMaker 11

I'm doing a doc where the company's branding guidelines ask for a squiggly line in a particular colour.
They're asking for "Pantone 390C"



So, if I go to View > Colour > Definitions, then Colour Definitions, I can chose "PANTON(r) Coated" from the list.


However, the dialog this brings up is offering colours with a "CVC" suffix.


The Branding Guide I'm using also has a suggest CYMK match for the Pantone colour.

Does this actually work though? Or will Frame still turn the spot-ink named Pantone into an RGB value when distill it to a PDF?


Regards,
David




*** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please select the Legal Entities link at invensys.com.


You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail reception at invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates).

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers-frameusers.com/attachments/20130731/b8d3c6f0/attachment.htm>