Fountain fills, how do I make them cmyk?

[Chris Windebank]

might be easier to do this over the phone, you free this morn?

[Hugh Potter]

Hi Chris,
I’m in the office now on 01323 833683, thank you!

Hugh

[Chris Windebank]

30 second cure

tools-options-document-general-cmyk

[Hugh Potter]

Hi Chris,
Just had reason to dig this up again!! every time I go to use the fountain fill in a new window, I have to do the ‘tools> options> document> and change the default setting to cmyk, do you know if there’s a way to permanently set it a cmyk default?

thanks,
Hugh

[Stephen Morriss]

I think you have to make your default colour space CMYK for it to stick, if your default is RGB then all your colour pallets should default to RGB as well. My wife keeps getting caught out by this and making files in CMYK when we want RGB.

By the way Roland recommend using RGB to create print files as their printer inks can go beyond the CMYK colour space so by using CMYK your limiting your colours.
I’d suspect the same applies to other process printers now as well.

Steve

[Hugh Band]

Like Stephen I run in RGB for our Roland/Versaworks combo but if need cmyk on fountain fill its a two click stage. In Fountain Fill select ‘others’ for colour choice, then in select colours tab select models and you can get CMYK. Works for me anyway :smiles:
Hugh

[Hugh Potter]

thanks guys, seems no matter what I do it always reverts back to rgb in a new window or if I use a rgb colour for a mock up purpose.

I don’t print any rgb colours (except by mitsake!), the blue r0 g0 b255 blue looks great on screen put prints with too much magenta, comes out purple!

[Stephen Morriss]

My printer was profiled a few years ago and it has made a difference, the onscreen colours are usually close to the printed colour, not exact but close, however there are a few that just can’t be reached so if you turn screen proofing on you’ll get a better idea of how they’ll print.

Steve