am forwarding this in case anyone is interested on the mailing list LL
-----Forwarded Message----- > From: Louis Desjardins <louisdesjardins at videotron.ca> > To: linuxlingam at bhairon.com > Subject: Re: [Scribus] scribus, pantone and eps files > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:37:02 -0400 > > ? (At) 0h49 +0530 18/09/04, linuxlingam ?crivait (wrote) : > > Hi LL, > > (I am just writing to you to pursue this conversation - don't know if > it might be of interest for the people on the list. Leave it up to > you!). > > >[...] > > >couple of things to point out: > >1) gold ink is opaque. so it can only be used as a true spot-color. do > >not attempt tints and tones in gold ink. they often come out terrible > >unless you know quite intricately what you are doing. similarly, gold > >ink has a terrible time 'mixing' with other color inks in the halftone > >process. [gold 50%, cyan 30% = ugly, gooey, mess] > > 100% agree. Though, PMS 131 isn't "gold" (I mean the "metallic" color > in Pantone's color system). It is in the yellow-orange family of > colors... while gold (and silver and bronze) lies at the other end, > in the 800 or so... (wanted to make sure, forgot to have a look at > the office... can confirm on Monday!) > > > > >2) you mention a second spot color. from your email i gather you might > >want to create tints in this as well. before attempting the project, > >please spend some time personally at your pre-press and production > >house, understanding what screen angles, types of inks (these have to be > >translucent), the kind of image/effect, you wish to achieve. > > > >good communication solves a lot of problems later. > > 100% agree again. In the "communication" world there are so many > people assuming what the other thinks, it sometimes prevents everyone > from getting the most out of the graphic art "industry" > (craftmanship? - what you prefer!). > > >it also saves you a lot of money in rejection, re-working etc. > > > >> > >> HTH ;-) > >> > >> Louis > > > > > >just my two-paisa on this. > > And I learned tonight paisa is to rupee what cent is to dollar > (thanks Google!). I also like your "inks in the ink fountain" (see > your previous message). Thank you. I really wanted to have the proper > word "ink fountain" and my mind went a bit elliptical on the "color" > for "ink" thing. I really like your sense of precision. :-) > > * * * > > BTW, I didn't answer anything to your microtypography message but am > one the (maybe) few who have a concern about that. Please keep us > informed. Also, French typography does use of a lot specific spaces > for punctuation. Scribus still needs particular improvement on that > part. > > Phir milengay! > > Louis > > > > >:-) > >LL > >_______________________________________________ > >Scribus mailing list > >Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > >http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > >
