Simulate Colour with only 2 inks

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Bartshumandad
May 3, 2005
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A while ago I got an offset-printed newsletter that was done in only 2 inks, (close to Cyan and Magenta, but I don’t think they were) that resulted in a psuedo full colour look.
Unfortunately I don’t have that sample any more but I would like to reproduce the effect.
Does anyone have any idea on how it’s done?

Cheers
Steve
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edjh
May 3, 2005
Bartshumandad wrote:
A while ago I got an offset-printed newsletter that was done in only 2 inks, (close to Cyan and Magenta, but I don’t think they were) that resulted in a psuedo full colour look.
Unfortunately I don’t have that sample any more but I would like to reproduce the effect.
Does anyone have any idea on how it’s done?

Cheers
Steve
There is a plugin called Powertone that gives that effect. Depending in the colors you use it can be fairly convincing or godawful. http://www.adobe.com/products/plugins/photoshop/powertone.ht ml

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Bartshumandad
May 4, 2005
edjh wrote:
Bartshumandad wrote:

A while ago I got an offset-printed newsletter that was done in only 2 inks, (close to Cyan and Magenta, but I don’t think they were) that resulted in a psuedo full colour look.
Unfortunately I don’t have that sample any more but I would like to reproduce the effect.
Does anyone have any idea on how it’s done?

Cheers
Steve

There is a plugin called Powertone that gives that effect. Depending in the colors you use it can be fairly convincing or godawful. http://www.adobe.com/products/plugins/photoshop/powertone.ht ml
Hey thanks, Usenet to the rescue. That is the exact thing I was looking for.
Slight problem, it appears to have been discontinued and is not availiable from adove, or even available from the developer, creoScitex. Anyone know where I can get a copy?

Cheers
Steve

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