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  • Backlit colour graphic problem, help needed please?

    Posted by Warren Beard on 26 February 2008 at 20:15

    Hi Guys

    A customer of mine has had a graphic applied to a lightbox and the black areas are glowing a dirty green colour. Any ideas why the black would look green and a way to resolve the problem?

    Cheers

    Warren

    Chris Wool replied 17 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Peter Normington

    Member
    26 February 2008 at 22:09

    Because ink is not opaque. if it was printed black (inkjet) then the light would show through.

    Peter

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    26 February 2008 at 22:11

    I’m not sure what ink it was printed with or any details at all, all I was told and shown was a picture with the dark shadow areas looking green when they should be black. Not sure how it would be green 😕

    I was hoping somebody might have experienced this before and could shed some light on it 😉

    cheers

    Warren

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    26 February 2008 at 22:22

    perhaps it was printed as rgb black or just K, they could have a greenish tint when back lit.
    I could be wrong, but only going on my limited experience of print.

    awaiting the experts….

    Peter

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    26 February 2008 at 22:26
    quote :

    and could shed some light on it

    thats the problem some one switched it on.

    i can understand the problem might be wrong so my guess is that the printer needs a different profile and or media, even the file may be poor colour.

    i have done a few and needs care and thought

    chris

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