Pantone Does Not Match

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Amanda_Livingston
May 15, 2007
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In PhotoShop I am using a Pantone color to fill a shape. When I place the image in InDesign it doesn’t match – I’m using the same Pantone in each. Anything I should do in PhotoShop to correct?

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Bob Levine
May 15, 2007
Are you sure you’re using a Pantone color? For that you must either be using a duotone or a spot channel.

Any other use of the Pantone library will convert the color to the color mode of the graphic.

Bob
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Amanda_Livingston
May 16, 2007
Please explain. I was able to choose Pantone in the fill palette.
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Heather Bell
May 16, 2007
Depending on your color mode, you are getting a RGB or CMYK equivalent of that Pantone Color. Photoshop is not a "spot" color space, really, but as stated, you can change to a duotone mode and use that as a work around. As far as a workflow issue, I never design anything in photoshop that that is multiple spot colors. Logos etc. would be done in Illustrator. If the Photoshop image is going to be ALL one spot, in shades, I’d save as grescale, and then use the direct select tool in ID to colorize when placing.
Hope that helps.
JR
John_R_Nielsen
May 16, 2007
No workaround needed.

In the Channels palette menu, select "New Spot Channel". In the small dialog that pops up, click on the "Ink Characteristics" Color box. The Color Picker will open; click on "Color Libraries", select one of the Pantone libraries, and specify a color.

When printed on a press with a seperate plate for the spot color, using Pantone’s specified formula for that color, the color will match exactly. If you are just printing in RGB or CMYK without a spot color plate, you will only get an approximation.
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Heather Bell
May 16, 2007
Well yes, that works too, it’s just not… convenient, to me. As I said, it’s just not my work flow, if you’re used to working that way, it’s not really a work around.
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ID._Awe
May 16, 2007
They would be different if one is for coated and the other uncoated stock.

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