Quark problem with Pantone colours

[Paul.Tait]

I'm currently working on a Quark document that uses two special (Pantone) colours.

When I set up the colours in Quark (let's use one of them - Pantone 143 as an example), they are shown thus; Pantone 143 CV (for coated).

Howver, if I set up files in Illustrator or Photoshop to use in the same document, they are described as Pantone 143 C (i.e. without the 'V').

When I call an eps into the Quark document, it automatically sets up the new colour - Pantone 143 C. So within the same Quark file, I have two colours listed as separate plates - Pantone 143 C and Pantone 143 CV.

I've tried deleting one of the colours, but when I print as separations, I'm missing items that should be printing in that colour.

Does this resolve itself at repro stage, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for any help.

Paul

[Randy]

Does this help?
http://www.quark.com/support/techinfo/arti...cle.cfm?idx=367

[Paul.Tait]

Hi Randy

Thanks for that - sounds like the very same problem, although they seem to be saying 'when the page is saved as an eps', which is not what I want to do - I want to hand a straight Quark file over to the printer.

The printer is due in this afternoon - I'll see if he can throw any light on it.

Thanks again

Paul

[Paul.Tait]

Got the usual printers' response - 'not really my department, I'll speak to our repro people and get back to you'.

Will let you know.

[tacit]

This is a very common problem with an easy fix.

The Pantone color must have the exact same name in Quark and in ALL your other programs, down to the spelling and capitalization; example, PANTONE 123 CV. If you have a color called PANTONE 123 CV, a color called PANTONE 123 C, and a color called PANTONE 123CV, they are all different colors as far as Quark (and other programs) are concerned.

In Quark's Edit Colors dialog, delete the color you crerated in Quark. Quark will warn you: "This color is in use, replace it with what other color?" Replace it with the color brought in from the Photoshop file.

[Paul.Tait]

Thanks Tacit

I had tried that, but the colours were still not separating properly when I output to a laser printer.

I'll keep playing.

[tacit]

The colors won't separate correctly if you delete the Pantone namethat's in the EPS and replace it with the Pantone color you created in Quark, or if you have multiple EPS files and they have different Pantone names.

Make sure every EPS file has the same Pantone name, and that the Pantone color used by the Quark elements matches the Pantone name in the EPS files.