Duotone Separations

355 views3 repliesLast post: 2/9/2004
I'm trying to place a photo I've converted to duotone (PMS Spot + Black) with only 25% Black and 100% of the spot. Exported/save-as from a TIFF to an EPS from Photoshop. (Went from CMYK to Greyscale to Duotone - curved black to 25%).

Everytime I separate from Pagemaker - the Black plate comes out 100%. I have played around with the settings - even curving Black at 0% - but keeping it a duotone - the Black plate comes out 100% in separations.

I have changed the screen angle as suggested in the FAQ and I have searched the forums over for any reference to this and cannot find a similar situation.

What am I missing here? (Why am I doing this? The photo comes out too muddy when 100% of both - want that antique-like feeling without being illegible or just the spot color).

Thanks in advance.
#1
Just a maybe but have you printed the seps out? or just looking at them on screen?
#2
Did you see my post on the Pagemaker forum? Are you sure you are adjusting your curve correctly? Are you printing to a postscript printer or a PCL?
#4