Find out in this article,
- which requirements must be met for this Fixup and
- how to apply the Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Rename, Convert or Delete Spot Colors is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to rename selected Spot Colors or Technical Colors, convert them to another alternative color space or delete them.
2. General
The Fixup Rename, Convert or Delete Spot Colors can be used to rename or delete selected Spot Colors. Furthermore, it is possible to convert the Spot Color or Technical Color to another alternative color space - CMYK, LAB or RGB.
Find the Fixup in the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order, or Production Job by
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- activating the Color option in the Category area,
- activating the Rename or Delete in the Action area,
- activating the Spot Colors, Pantone, HKS or RAL in the Search area.
3. Description
Use this Fixup to rename Spot Colors or Technical Colors, delete them or convert them to another alternative color space. To do this, select the desired Spot Color and the desired operation.
3.1. Requirements and Functionality
For the Fixup to do what it promises, the following conditions must be met:
- there are Spot Colors or Technical Colors in the file.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Rename, Convert or Remove Spot Colors
Select from the following options to rename, delete or convert Spot Colors:
- Select Spot Color [1] – click on the respective Spot Color or Technical Color to select the color that you want to edit. Select up to eight Spot Colors.
- Spot Color Name [2] – when the name of the Spot Color should be changed, enter the new Spot Color name here. If the Spot Color name is a system-wide defined Spot Color, you will receive a suggestion for the name in the selection menu. By clicking on the Map option, the name of the Spot Color can be mapped to an existing Spot Color.
- Delete Spot Color [3] – activate this option if you want to delete the selected Spot Color.
- Change Alternate Color [5] – activate this option if you want to change the alternative color values for the selected alternative color space. The desired Alternative Color Space for the Spot Color can be selected in the selection menu [6]. The Spot Color remains the same, but is assigned a different color.
- Convert to CMYK [4] – when activating this option, the respective Spot Color is converted to CMYK. The alternative color values from the PDF file are used.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Rename, Convert or Remove Spot.pdf". The file contains the Spot Colors "Flower center" and "Flower orange" as well as the Technical Color "Dieline". The two Spot Colors should be converted to CMYK.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Rename, Convert or Remove Spot_End.pdf" is created. Here the Spot Colors "Flower center" and "Flower orange" were converted to CMYK. The values from Figure 1 were used for this.
Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: edited file wherein all Spot Colors were converted to CMYK
Article update: Workflow 1.17.2 – 06/2024