Hi,
I'm working with Ai CS3 and CS6 (two different jobs). CS3 mostly. I often have to convert RGB or CMYK bitmaps to SPOT COLORS because printing house don't use standard CMYK method of printing. They are using only Pantone colors.I was wondering is there any method that helps me with converting tat kind of projects? I have to create Pantone Colors image that have to be almost identical with original image received from customer.
At this moment I'm using Photoshop to that proces using color range selections and saves them as additional channel. That is sometimes very hard process. But if I can make it I'm placing that PSD file in Illustrator.
Is there any possinility to convert bitmap directly in Illustrator and simulate specific pantone colors?
I have to say one more thing. Machines are of course limited in terms of colors quantity. There is 8-colours offset. Usually I and my colleague creating "PMS images" containing no more than 3-4 colors. In exceptional cases we are using more colors.
Mayby there is some plug-in that helps in that kind of separation process? We have got to much work to play with Photoshop channels and have to find sone solutions that accelerate our work.
I look forward to the answer.Thanks in advance. Regards!