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I’m using Photoshop to import a PDF file so I can create a graphic file for use in a labeling program. The PDFs have some grayscale (placed AI EPS files) but they have lots of text that is being imported at 86% instead of 100% black. I have been messing around with the Custom Dot Gain in Color Preferences to avoid this and have gotten to 99% black by spoofing my dot gain, but I am wondering how I can completely turn off color management, including dot gain and gamma, so that 100% black in the PDF ends up as 100% black in the PNG file.
This is eventually going to be output on a Laserprinter, not a press.
I have not been able to completely disable color management, Photoshop’s "Color Management Off" still means "Not Much Color Management" when I want it to mean "OFF".
In importing the PDF, I’ve tried importing as grayscale or as RGB, but no joy. Back with Photoshop 4 or so I never had this problem, 100% imported as 100%.
Thanks in advance. I’ve scripted around this ink shift for a couple of years but I’m hoping that with the CS version can finally FIX this instead of work-around.
Darryl Zurn
This is eventually going to be output on a Laserprinter, not a press.
I have not been able to completely disable color management, Photoshop’s "Color Management Off" still means "Not Much Color Management" when I want it to mean "OFF".
In importing the PDF, I’ve tried importing as grayscale or as RGB, but no joy. Back with Photoshop 4 or so I never had this problem, 100% imported as 100%.
Thanks in advance. I’ve scripted around this ink shift for a couple of years but I’m hoping that with the CS version can finally FIX this instead of work-around.
Darryl Zurn
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