Best way to set up 2 color job in Framemaker 10

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What is the best way to set up a 2 color job in Framemaker 10 so that it converts to a 2 color job in the PDF? We have black with a blue PMS 280U book. However, if I select PMS 289U as my 2nd color in FM it outputs to PDF as the various CMYK percentages. How do I get the PDF to be black plus one color? Thanks for the help.

Arnis Gubins · Answer

You have to be patched to the 10.0.2 version of FM and you must use the CMYK option with SaveAsPDF. If the colour is defined as Spot in the FM file, it should remain as a spot colour in the PDF. However, that being said, the CMYK route is still a bit wonky (even in FM12) and you may get odd results in your PDF.

Alternatives are to make the fix in Acrobat with the Print Production tools (or even better to use a third-party tool like Enfocus Pro) or to use GrafikHuset's (now freebie) PubliPDF to convert FM's RGB postscript output to CMYK+Spot PDFs. Download at: http://design.grafikhuset.dk/index.php/kontakt/downloads/grafikhuset-publi-pdf and more details available at: http://www.grafikhuset.net/PubliPDF/

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