Photoshop with Spot Channel

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dawn-nz
Jun 22, 2004
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I have a photoshop 7 file that is a two colour file with a black channel and a spot colour channel. Can someone please tell me what I need to do with the file so I can import/place in InDesign 2, so I can make a PDF file and can see it properly.
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Buko
Jun 22, 2004
Save as DCS2
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Mike_Ornellas
Jun 23, 2004
Save as a PS PDF.

Write a PDF out of In Design.
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dawn-nz
Jun 23, 2004
When I try saving as PS PDF is there a particular mode I should have the file as, in Photoshop, becasue at the moment I have it as grayscale and only they gray/black colour of the file is coming through, and not the Spot Colour.
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dawn-nz
Jun 23, 2004
Hi, when I try saving as DCS2, again is there supposed to be a particular mode I should be in, in Photoshop, and when the dialogue box comes up, under DCS: which option should I be selecting. When I tried this I was in grayscale mode, and I selected multiple, no composite, then placed in InDesign, which looked really pixelated, and when I exported it a message came up saying "InDesign does not export DCS plates to PDF. Click OK to use the DCS proxy, or click cancel to stop the export.’
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jun 23, 2004
You should be using CMYK plus Spot Color channels with your objects and images in the correct channels — in your case, that would be in the black and Spot Color channels only.

The C, M, and Y channels should be empty but present.

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