Hi,
I'm getting this query from the printer:
"sum of ink exceeding maximum value of standard ISO 320% (350% in special conditions). Printing with supplied artwork may cause an problem with stability of colours on the printout or/and can cause sheets to stick together in stock. In current case sum of ink equals 355 %."
Does anyone know how export the image from photoshop, or what settings of InDesign I can change to avoid this?
Thanks!
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Thank you for your answer, was very useful, and the link!
I've also found this tutorial helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBrmAQqc9c&ab_channel=GrPrint
Yes, changing the Color Settings Working CMYK space wouldn’t have any affect on an existing document’s color management (unless the document was created with no profile assignments—the CMYK CM Policy set to Off).
Total ink management is another good reason to place RGB and make the conversion to a final CMYK Destination on Export—if the total ink requirement changes you can simply change the ID doc’s assigned CMYK profile before exporting and get the correct ink limit on the PDF export convers
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My cheat to this...
Get the eyedroper tool and place it over your heavy ink area.
In the "Info" pop up window, select "Total Ink Coverage".
Convert to LAB Color mode.
Convet back to CMYK.
This resets the dark areas to default, print ready, CMYK.
Check Info... there's a side by side comparison of then/now of the image.
Convert to LAB Color mode.
Convet back to CMYK.
That works in Photoshop for an individual CMYK image if the chosen Destination CMYK profile on the 2nd conversion limits the ink to the the desired total ink limit. You can’t do it in InDesign because the page can have a mix of color modes with different profile assignments—InDesign doesn’t have a single document color mode.
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