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1. aad Powertone GETTING STARTED Wy T a Copyright 2000 Creo Products Inc CreoScitex the CreoScitex logo Creo and all product names are trademarks of Creo Products Inc or its wholly owned subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Specifications subject to change without notice USER MANUAL Powertone Special thanks to the Powertone team Ivan Nincic Jeff Ferguson Vince Lebow and Christopher C Boothroyd Copyright 2000 Creo Products Inc CreoScitex is a division of Creo Products Inc The products mentioned in this document are trademarks or service marks of Creo Products Inc and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Other company and brand product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Data subject to change without notice Powertone Extended Duotones are images separated with CreoScitex Powertone two color separation technology Macintosh Power Macintosh and Apple ColorSync are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Adobe Illustrator and PageMaker are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Macromedia FreeHand is a registered trademark of Macromedia Corporation QuarkXPress is a trademark of Quark Inc For more information on other CreoScitex Products please visit our website at www creoscitex com Page 1 Introduction CreoScitex Powertone Ex
2. Be sure to upgrade your copy of Photoshop to the most recent version to avoid problems with the preview display in the Powertone interface The update is available from Adobe at the following URLs tto www adobe com supportservice custsupport LIBRARY 5302 htm Note 5 Code Fragment Manager Error If you are using Mac OS 8 0 or lower you will have to download and install the Appearance Manager Control Panel and Extension 455K which was issued by Apple as a patch to the Code Fragment Manager error The error occurs with newer software like Powertone that is optimized for the Appearance Manager which appears in Mac Page 12 OS 8 1 or greater The patch is available in the Download Powertone section of our website Note 6 Error Message In some versions of Windows using the File Automate Powertone Auto Open function will result in a Photoshop Channelports Suite for Plug ins is Unavailable error In this event simply use the File Export Powertone function and re open the resultant file manually Page 13 Legal Information Powertone Extended Duotone Generator the CreoScitex logo and Powertone are trademarks of CreoScitex All rights reserved Patents pending Copyright 2000 CreoScitex Windows NT and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Corp QuarkXPress is a registered trademark of Quark Inc PMS and any reference to the Pantone Matching System
3. Place in Plug ins Import Export Powertone Automate 8li Place in Plug ins Automate Restart Photoshop and open a color image On a Mac Powertone is accessed through the File Export pulldown menu in Photoshop It is accessed through File Automate on a PC The first time you use the plug in you will be greeted by the End User License Agreement By clicking on the Accept button you are agreeing to all the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement Click the Decline button to exit the software without installing Powertone License Agreement The price paid for one copy of Powrerhore licenses yok to install and use the produce on only One computer at a tine You ray renove it irom that one computer and install it on another but at mo time are you allowed to make multiple copies available for others tause Ifyou Install the product Oh a Ret Agr OF ih Sore other way That allows it to be wad by others you rust first obtain a multiuser icense from Intense Software Fe Inno ewent shall Intense Software Inc or its suppliers be able for any direct indirect consequential incidental special punitive or other damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption boss of business information or other pecuniary loss arising out of this agreement or the use or the Inability to use the software intense Software Inc makes mo specific warranties 46 to the contents of
4. d POWERS Extended Duotone Generator Spectras Save Ink Sets _ o Ink Set Red amp Blue a OC Co 2 SD ie i fof Jo Page 6 Step 3 Ink Selection Select the ink combination you want from the pulldown ink selection menu This is the easiest way to set up your colors It is possible however to enter custom color values See the adjacent sidebar for more on setting up custom ink combinations Color plates can be previewed by clicking the eyeball checkbox to the left of the ink name Clicking them a second time will restore the two color preview Step 4 Tweaking Separations The Spectras window shows the regions of color that appear in the image They are represented in the top row of color swatches Below each swatch the respective amounts of the two inks that will be used to reproduce that color are represented The combination of the ink amounts or overprint values appear along the bottom row Use this dialog box to adjust the placement of color in your image For example if there is too much red ink going into an orange area of the image a common occurrence with fleshtones you would lower the red ink value below the orange swatch Use this method to achieve a good color balance before saving the image The black K grey and white W swatches on the right hand side of the window allow the user to set the levels for these colors Black is usually achieved by
5. setting both inks to 100 unless you are using black itself The grey Overprint swatch should be adjusted to match the grey swatch in the top row Do this by adjusting the values of the two inks accordingly Adjusting the grey value can help to eliminate color casts and achieve neutrality in an image The white setting is typically 0 for both inks If you have created a custom ink set click on the Auto Wave button Powertone will automatically generate settings for your inks You can then fine tune them until the preview is acceptable Sidebar Custom Ink Selection 1 Before selecting Custom Colors save your default ink set by clicking the Save Inks button on the main interface This can be reloaded to restore the inks that shipped with the software 2 Pull down the ink selection menu and select a blank space labelled undefined on Mac untitled on PC 3 Click the color swatch to the left of the ink name slot and select your color from the Photoshop color picker Make note of the ink name and its exact spelling 4 Once you have selected the ink type its name in the slot to the right of the colored oval Once both inks are selected click the Spectras button then click Autowave The preview will update and can then be further tweaked using Spectras Click the Apply button to preview the settings without closing the Spectras dialog box Page 7 Adjusting the Spectras Dialog
6. Photoshop Once the separation has re opened in Photoshop you can manipulate the image using the Photoshop toolset REGARDLESS OF IF YOU HAVE MADE CHANGES OR NOT DO A SAVE AS AND SELECT PHOTOSHOP DCS 2 0 AS THE FILE FORMAT it should be the default selection In the DCS 2 0 Format dialog that follows Windows users should select TIFF 8 bits pixel while Mac users should select Macintosh 8 bits pixel from the Preview drop down menu Next both should select Multiple File with Color Composite 72 pixel inch from the DCS drop down menu then click OK This saves out three files including a lo res header for placement in your page layout application and two linked hi res plates these should always be kept in the same folder as the lo res header to keep the links established Open your page layout application QuarkXPress PageMaker or InDesign and place the EPS header file The colors selected in Powertone will be brought into the color palette and can be used to assign color to text and graphical elements When printing separations select the two colors brought into the color palette and print them You ve just output your first Powertone separation Page 3 Installation To install Powertone place the plug in files in the folders shown in parentheses below quit Photoshop first if necessary Mac Powertone 1 5 4 Place in Plug ins Import Export Windows Powertone 8be
7. Powertone colors will appear in the document s color palette and can be used to assign color to text and graphics Step 2 Printing MDCS Separations Once your document is completed select Print from the File menu in your page layout application The two colors assigned in Powertone appear in the list of colors available to print as separations Print these and you are done amk 2 Mm e None _ Faper E i a Registration D Magenta Registration H white PANTONE 289 cyc 3S Yellow Page 10 OUTPUTTING FROM NON DCS 2 0 APPLICATIONS While not recommended it is possible to output separations as CMYK eps files Do this by selecting EPS when outputting from Powertone Then place the image in your page layout application and print two of the four channels The values for the channels you print must be 100 in Powertone with nothing in the corresponding channel of the other color This might change your colors but it ensures that the proper values are imaged to the appropriate plate without doubling up i e blue and red both have magenta properties so it is necessary to change the magenta value of the blue color to zero and the magenta value of the red color to 100 Powertone Output Cyan Channel Toyo 0443 Magenta Channel Toyo 0088 Hack Page 11 Troubleshooting Below are some of the common problems experienced when working with a spot color workflow If you have questions not answ
8. selecting Save As from the file menu By default the Photoshop DCS 2 0 file format should be selected Click OK then select Macintosh 8 bits pixel for Mac users or TIFF 8 bits pixel for Windows users from the Preview drop down menu and Multiple File with Color Composite 72 pixel inch from the DCS drop down menu in the subsequent dialog box The separation can now be placed into PageMaker or Quark and printed as separations or composite to a color inkjet or laser printer for proofing purposes DCS 2 0 Format Preview Macintosh 8 bits pixel mcs Single File DCS No Composite Multiple File DCS No Composite Encoding single File with Grayscale Composite 72 pixel inch Olinciude Multiple File with Grayscale Composite 72 pixel inch Single File with Color Composite 72 pixel inch O Include Matinee Uke imei ick tr ican Page 9 Outputting Extended Duotones Outputting Powertone separations from QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker is simple If you use other page layout applications make sure they are DCS 2 0 compliant Step 1 Placing MDCS Separations Powertone outputs three files when you select the MDCS format One is a low res EPS header file and the other two are linked hi res plates labeled filename 1 and filename 2 Be sure to keep all three files in the same folder to maintain the links Place the header file in QuarkXPress PageMaker or InDesign as you would with a normal image The
9. Ik CHA SEE am fe Eee eee Ge QD e fe ee Ie I Ie J e Ie e bell Ie ort JO LIL aO C Mac HD Dai Step 5 Saving Separations Now Desktop that you have tweaked your image a and have it looking good it s time to save it Click the Save button on the main interface On a Mac select the a a oe et 2 0 file format as your file type y clicking the MDCS radio button save below the filename Windows users FileType EPS MDCS E Auto Open should choose the MDCS file format i by selecting Desktop Color Separation DCS 2 0 EPS from the pop up menu Always use MDCS if you are outputting to film or plate The EPS file format should be used only for proofing to a CMYK print device Page 8 Step 6 The Auto Open Feature Powertone has an auto open function that automatically re opens the Powertone Extended Duotone in Photoshop after it has been processed Windows users should use the File Automate Powertone Auto Open to enable this feature This allows the user to manipulate the image in Photoshop then save the separation as a Photoshop DCS 2 0 file as described in Step 7 below Save Powertone As SwWimmer psd pt FileType J EPS MDCS ki Auto Open Step 7 Saving Extended Duotones as Photoshop DCS 2 0 files AFTER YOU HAVE EXPORTED THE EXTENDED DUOTONE FROM POWERTONE YOU MUST SAVE THE SEPARATION AGAIN FROM WITHIN PHOTOSHOP Do this by re opening the separation in Photoshop and
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11. ered below please refer to the FAQs on our website or submit your inquiry to our online technical support Note 1 Clipping Paths Powertone Version 1 5 does not support clipping paths If you have a clipping path in your original image follow these steps a Open the original image with the clipping path b Open the Powertone DCS 2 0 file c Select the clipping path from the Paths palette of the original d Drag and drop the path from the original into the image area of the Powertone separation Note 2 Printing DCS 2 0 Separations to a Composite CMYK Printer The DCS 2 0 files output by Powertone can be opened by Photoshop 5 0 but they must be resaved in order to be printed to a composite CMYK printer for proofing purposes Follow these steps 1 Open the DCS 2 0 file that was output by Powertone in Photoshop 2 Select Save As then select DCS 2 0 as the format and click OK 3 Select the Macintosh 8 bits pixel or TIFF 8 bits pixel Multiple File With Color Composite and Binary encoding then click OK The file can now be placed into your page layout application for output to film plate or a CMYK printer inkjet laser Note 3 Accessing the Photoshop Color Picker Ink Names Using custom spot colors in Powertone is easy although you must type the ink name into the Powertone interface after you have selected it from the Photoshop color picker case sensitive Note 4 Preview Problems
12. ference guide to using Powertone More in depth information is available in the remainder of this User Manual or on our website 1 Quit out of Photoshop if necessary and place the Powertone plug in into the Photoshop Plug ins Import Export folder Windows users should also place the Powertone Automate 8li plug in into Plug ins Automate Restart Photoshop and open an RGB or CMYK original image Go to the File Export menu and select Powertone Windows users should use File Automate Powertone Auto open Register the software or click Demo The Powertone interface will appear There is a preview of the original image on the left and a preview of the Powertone separation on the right Select the ink set you wish to use from the pulldown ink selection menu To quickly generate separations for custom color combinations use the pre set ink combination that is closest to the colors you will print with If you want to use custom colors refer to the Custom Ink Selection sidebar on page 3 Click the Save button on the interface The Mac or Windows file browser will appear Name your file and choose where it should be saved Mac users should make sure the MDCS radio button and the Auto Open checkbox are both selected Windows users should make sure Desktop Color Separation DCS 2 0 EPS is selected from the drop down menu Once you hit Save Powertone will process the separation and automatically re open the image in
13. tended Duotone Generator allows users to combine any two inks to create exciting and vibrant two color separations called Extended Duotones Powertone gives designers prepress shops and printers the ability to offer their clients a dynamic colorful alternative to traditional duotones Extended Duotones can be used for printing brochures newsletters charity educational and government printing the Yellow Pages magazines flyers packaging silkscreening flexographic printing and any other two color print requirement Powertone separations add incredible value to any two color print using conventional inks and printing methods Powertone separations require some special attention as they travel through the workflow This manual will guide you through the steps needed to produce Powertone separations of the highest quality You must have Powertone installed in the Plug ins Import Export folder of Adobe Photoshop and a working knowledge of the standard page layout programs in order to generate and output Powertone separations System Requirements Mac PowerPC MacOS 8 1 or greater Photoshop 5 02 or greater Windows Pentium class processor Windows 9x NT 2000 Photoshop 5 02 or greater Thank you for purchasing the Powertone Extended Duotone Generator Be sure to watch our Website for updates and product news Explore a whole new world of color w creoscitex com Page 2 Quick Reference The following section is a quick re
14. this product and speoicaly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or iness for any particular purpose Intense Software Inc further reserves the right to make changes to the specifications of the program and contents Of the manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes Page 4 After you accept the End User License Agreement you will be prompted for a user name and serial number Your serial number is on the invoice that was issued with your purchase After entering your name and serial number press the register button To use Powertone in demonstration mode click the Demo button Please register your copy of Powertone There are 0 saves left Page 5 Using Powertone Although Powertone is simple to use working with spot colors can get tricky Please take the time to read this manual before calling for technical support Most questions we receive are answered in this manual The following section describes how to use Powertone once the plug in has been properly installed and registered Step 1 Image Preparation Open a file and make sure you re using a CMYK or RGB 8 bit image Step 2 Launching Powertone Access the File Export Windows export from File Automate submenu and select Powertone The Powertone interface appears showing previews of the original image on the left and the Powertone separation on the right Powertone Main Interface Export Powertone Version 1 3

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