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Hi all.
I posted this under a different thread without anyone offering help. Subsequently, I determined that it is related to all overprinting, so maybe someone has run into it this way. Here's the difficulty:
On AI CS for win2k PC, I create an overprint on artwork with two pms colors. Everything looks great on the screen. The top color is set to overprint. Overprint preview shows it as overprinting. However, when I print it on our proofing printer (using Adobe's RIP), the trap knocks out the background vs. overprinting. The same result shows on a postscript laser printer. We have confirmed this on two different computers using two different pieces of artwork. Our printing company has also managed to confirm it (as we have a job that now must be redone at our expense).
HELP and THANK YOU
~Nick
If you expect to be using Overprint Preview frequently and you’d prefer to memorize the shortcut, the shortcut to turn on Overprint Preview mode from within Illustrator or InDesign (it’s the same shortcut in both programs — isn’t Adobe great?!) is Option + Shift + Command + Y (Mac) or Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Y (PC). Overprint not working - Adobe Illustrator Windows. Everything looks great on the screen. The top color is set to overprint. Overprint preview shows it as overprinting. However, when I print it on our proofing printer (using Adobe's RIP), the trap knocks out the background vs. The same result shows on a postscript laser printer.
Overprint Preview In Adobe
So ignoring the fact that many people, like myself, use Illustrator for a lot more that print work, if you come from a printing company, then you’re probably aware that not all inks are transparent. Sure, they have to be in process color and even. Learn about setting up overprinting in Adobe Illustrator. To overprint all black in your artwork, select the Overprint Black option in the Print dialog box when you create color separations.