Thursday, May 9, 2019 7:56 PM Hello! I have a few questions regarding Spot colors, printing, and other topics. I would really appreciate if someone can explain to me these issues and actually help me understand them. Here are my questions: 1. I tried to look for a Pantone color replacement for Rich Black (C -35 M -35 Y - 35 K - 100), but I couldn’t find any. In my designs, I usually use mainly this type of black, but recently my client requested using Pantone colors. I have looked at the other Pantone Blacks but none of them seem close enough to the Rich Black I'm using. 2. Why when I try to change rich black (C - 35 M - 35 Y - 35 K - 100) in Pantone solid coated the color retains its CMYK values and doesn't turn into Pantone. Other colors like: C - 80 M - 10 Y - 45 K - 0 have immediate alternative value in Pantone color 777 23 C? 3. Let's say we have 2 PDF files with the same logo. The first PDF is in CMYK mode and the colors of the design are in CMYK as well. The second PDF is also in CMYK mode, but the design itself is made using Pantone colors. My question is about the second PDF. Are the Pantone colors used in the second PDF really Pantone if the color mode of the PDF is CMYK? Color swatches show that the colors are Pantone. 4. Can you print a design using both CMYK and Pantone colors at the same time? If yes, how would you go about doing that and what is the process as a whole. How would you even go about preparing and setting the settings for a PDF that was meant to be used in this way? Can you recommend any software for exporting multiple files at the same time, like: PDF, PNG, SVG, etc.
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