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benluke
Apr 25, 2004
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Hi, This is probably a really dumb question but what exactly is the difference between solid coated and process coated pantone colours?

Thanks for any info

Ben
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John_R_Nielsen
Apr 25, 2004
Solid refers to a seperate spot color ink, mixed according to Pantone’s specifications. Process is when this color is approximated in CMYK.
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Don_McCahill
Apr 25, 2004
As well, coated (or uncoated) refers to the type of paper the color will be printed on, which affects the color somewhat.
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Robert_Levine
Apr 25, 2004
But doesn’t affect the ink. The inks are identical and only the preview on screen is different.

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benluke
Apr 26, 2004
thank you for the information.

Ben
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Chris_Cox
Apr 26, 2004
Solid Coated specifies spot inks.

Process coated is a completely different book that specifies CMYK ink percentages.

Solid in Process is related to Solid Coated – but simulates the spot ink colors in CMYK percentages for a particular press condition.

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