Hi guys,

How do I print off Colour Separations for proofing with Quark 5.0?


Cheers!!


Cool forum btw!! :grin2:

In the print dialog in the first panel there is a seperations check box (in the same area as registration marks and page tiling) and then the are more options under the options(?) tab. I don't have Quark in front of me right now.

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Thanks for the reply,

The colour separation option is always grayed out :(

Any ideas??

Thanks again!

What PPD do you have selected for printer, what printer are you using and what printer is selected in the Classic (or OS9) chooser?

Probably one of these things is not able to do seperations or you have one set incorrectly.

You are saying that the Seps box in the first print tab is greyed out right? The seperation settings which I think are under the output tab will be greyed out unless the Seps box is checked I think.

I'm not sure what PPD is .


Please see sample: http://www.digitaldiy.com/sep.jpg


Cheers again m8!!

I have never used a non postscript printer with Quark but I bet this is probably the problem.

If you have Acrobat then you can print seperations to a PDF and then print that file. The PDF will have one greyscale page for each seperation. You have to select Acrobat writer or whatever in the chooser and then select the proper "printer"/PPD in either the setup or output tab in Quarks print dialog.

InDesign makes things a lot easier for me. In your situation you could export as EPS (or PDF or just package the InDesign File) and the printer could just impose those files either in RIP or with Quark or InDesign. Never had a font or any other issue this way plus InDesign automatically adds trapping info to the EPS files (unlike EPS files created by Illustrator and other programs). You just have to make sure you have the right file size and correct bleed and the printer will not be able to change these things unless he has the InDesign file.



Edit: A PPD is a PostScript Printer Descritpion file. They are only applicable to PostScript printers and basically tell the PostScript Driver what features/options/paper size and such that your printer has. On a non-postcript printer each printer has it's own driver so there is no standard across brands or even models as to how the information in your file is processed.

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you're on an inkjet

i don't think they can print seperations. not sure though

Any printer can print seperations it just depends on the software. I have a Epson 7600 hooked up to a PostScript RIP (Raster Image Processor) that will print seperations and halftone dot proofs. If I use the Epson driver it will not do either.

Any printer can print seperations it just depends on the software. I have a Epson 7600 hooked up to a PostScript RIP (Raster Image Processor) that will print seperations and halftone dot proofs. If I use the Epson driver it will not do either.

Cool, i didn't know


But then again, if you're making films from a print from and inkjet printer, how good can it get??

I just installed a postscript driver from the Adobe website, and now the separations option is available, but when a print from quark I'm just getting a computer language lol like Greek.

Do I need a special printer for this Postscipt driver to work properly?

Many thanks guys!

@Cone: the Epson is a proofer. We have a Agfa SelectSet 7000 Imagesetter for film.

@Firebrand: Your Output Device (printer) needs to be PostScript to be able to use the PS Printer Driver. You need a PPD for your printer. If it's an Inkjet they probably either don't make one or if they do will probably cost several thousand dollars. If you have Acrobat it will install a PPD for itself when you install it. The Epson plugin for our PostScript RIP cost $3000 Canadian.

I edited some of the stuff above


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Thanks again!!

Much appreciated