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Adjusting ink options for trapping
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Metallic and opaque inks
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Pastel inks
Other spot inks
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Adjusting ink neutral density values
Customize trapping for specialty inks
Adjust the trapping sequence
Adjusting ink neutral density values
By adjusting the ink neutral density (ND) values that the selected trapping engine uses, you can determine the precise placement of traps. The
default ND values for process inks are based on the neutral density readings of process ink swatches that conform to industry standards in
different parts of the world. The language version determines which standard it conforms to. For example, the ND values for the U.S. English and
Canadian versions conform to the Specifications for Web Offset Publications (SWOP) solid ink density values published by the Graphic Arts
Technical Foundation of North America. You can adjust process ink neutral densities to match printing industry standards in other parts of the
world.
The trapping engine derives the ND values for a spot color from its CMYK equivalent. For most spot colors, the ND values of their CMYK
equivalents are accurate enough for proper trap creation. Spot inks that aren’t easily simulated using process inks, such as metallic inks and
varnishes, may need their ND values adjusted so that the trapping engine can trap them correctly. By typing new values, you can ensure that an
ink that is observably darker or lighter is recognized that way by the trapping engine; the appropriate trap placement is then applied automatically.
You can get the appropriate neutral density value for a given ink by asking your commercial printer. The most accurate method of determining an
ink’s ND value is by measuring a swatch of the ink with a commercial densitometer. Read the “V” or visual density of the ink (don’t use process
filters). If the value differs from the default setting, type the new value in the ND text box.
Changing the neutral density for a spot color affects only how that color will trap. It doesn’t change the appearance of that color in your
document.
Follow these guidelines when adjusting ND values:
Metallic inks are usually darker than their CMYK equivalents, while opaque inks obscure any ink beneath them. In
general, you should set the ND values for both metallic and opaque spot colors much higher than their default values to ensure that these spot
colors won’t spread.
Setting an ink to Opaque or Opaque Ignore in the Type menu of the Ink Manager prevents an opaque ink from spreading into other colors,
unless another opaque ink has a higher ND value.
These inks are normally lighter than their process equivalents. You may want to set the ND value for these inks lower than their
default values to ensure that they spread into adjacent darker colors.
Some spot colors, such as turquoise or neon orange, are significantly darker or lighter than their CMYK equivalents. You can
determine whether this is the case by comparing printed swatches of the actual spot inks to printed swatches of their CMYK equivalents. You can
adjust the spot ink’s ND value higher or lower as necessary.
Customize trapping for specialty inks
Using certain inks involves special trapping considerations. For example, if you are using a varnish on your document, you don’t want the varnish
to affect trapping. However, if you’re overprinting certain areas with a completely opaque ink, you don’t need to create traps for items underneath.
Ink options are available for these situations. It’s usually best not to change the default settings, unless your prepress service provider
recommends changing them.
The speciality inks and varnishes used in the document may have been created by mixing two spot inks or by mixing a spot ink with one or
more process inks.
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