Questions tagged [trapping]
Trapping is a term most commonly used in the prepress industry to describe the compensation for misregistration between printing units on a multicolor press. This misregistration causes unsightly gaps or white-space on the final printed work. Ask anything about creating overlaps (spreads) or underlaps (chokes) of objects during the print production process to eliminate misregistration on the press.
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How to get the best results printing white text with small font-size on a rich black background
I need to produce a document that has a flat rich-black (C60, M50, Y40, K100) background and text that is white on top. The text is set at 7pt in a monospaced font (PT Mono Regular 400).
What can I do ...
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Do trapping at the design stage when working with metallic inks
I read a good book on DTP.
The author stated, that one should do the trapping at the design stage when working with metallic inks, instead of automatic trapping in the RIP. Unfortunately the author ...
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How to control text box trap/outset in InDesign?
In InDesign I've created a text box outlined with a double rule which overlays a graphic that I'd like it to knockout entirely from the underlying graphic. Unfortunately the knockout traps to the ...
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Advice on how to do intricate "non-printing" or "cutout" areas
I did a marginal amount of searching but kind of lack the semantics so apologies if this has been addressed repeatedly.
I am in the final stages of a design on a metal can. It's a small can and I ...
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White gaps between the edges of vector shapes? [duplicate]
I am creating a series of illustrations for package design. I have had a few issues so far following Live Paint.
I created my image with the brush tool>expand>delete unwanted>Live paint
Then I merge ...
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InDesign: is trapping applied when exporting a PDF
I just read in the Adobe manual that trapping presets in InDesign take effect when the document is printed, not before. But it is not clear to me. For example: I create a document and want to prepare ...
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Trapping a tint
When trapping a tinted color, what's the right move trap it with the same percentage of the tint or the 100% of it ? (in flexography or screen printing to be specific)
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Logic behind displacement of notches when avoiding inverse trapping artefacts in SVG
I have a question that is based on the GD@SE question, "Is there a reason Hillary Clinton's logo has hidden notches?". Like that questions, this question is purely about graphic design and not ...
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How to prepare a spot varnish; does it need to have trapping if there's a gloss and matte one?
On a project that has a selective varnish, the print-ready file usually needs to be prepared separately in one spot color, a bit like a dieline. Only the area where the varnish will be printed should ...
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InDesign – Overprinting white at a Guangzhou printshop
I'm just about to send a CD-booklet 134mmX122mm (34pp)for print in a Guangzhou printshop – and the language barrier makes it a bit difficult to get all points across; I'm wondering about what I need ...
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Transparent CMYK?
I am in the print field and relatively new to Adobe Photoshop.
I have a lot of situations where I would like to have CMYK over a transparent background.
We place .psd files into illustrator for ...
