Contour Cutting and Spot Color Printing [Windows]

Using a ColorCAMM PC-12 you can print objects and then cut a contour line around them. You can also print using a Spot Color ribbon. To use such features, you have to install and use special color libraries in your design application such as Illustrator or QuarkXPress. No special settings or changes are needed on Roland ColorChoice.

You can create objects using the following Spot colors. All these objects will be printed using a special ribbon. (only ColorCAMM)

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Gold_Resin

: Gold (Resin)

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Siver_Resin

: Silver (Resin)

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Red_Resin

: Red (Resin)

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Blue_Resin

: Blue (Resin)

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White_Resin

: White (Resin)

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Gold_Foil

: Gold (Wax)

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Silver_Foil

: Silver (Wax)

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Finish

: Finish (Wax)

Contour cutting lines can also be created using a special color.

ƒCutContour

On your Roland ColorChoice Installation CD, you will find Color Library files for each application. If you are using PhotoShop, you will not be able to print in Spot Colors and contour cut.

Illustrator 8.0 [Windows]

1.Copy a file 'ColorCAMM PC-12.ai', located in the ‘SpotColor Library\ColorCAMM PC-12\Illustrator’ folder of the Installation CD to the Swatch Libraries folder of Illustrator.

2.Start Illustrator.

3.Open the file that you want to contour cut, if it’s not already open.

4.Select 'ColorCAMM PC-12' in the Windows\Swatch Libraries menu to open the library. All spot and “CutContour” color appear in the library.

5.Select “CutContour” as the color for the paths that you would like to cut.

6.To make an object that will be printed using a spot color, just fill it using a Spot Color from the library. You can change the color of the contour line by changing the Swatch Options. Remember, the color mode should always be Spot Color.

7.Print the file as you normally would.

If the swatch library is unavailable for some reason, you can create a new swatch. Be sure to begin the swatch name with “CutContour” and set the color mode as Spot Color. We recommend that you specify a color other than the default color to better see the contour line on your display, and that it also be a dashed line. When defined like this, the line will always be treated as a contour, regardless of its line width.

Illustrator 9.0 [Windows]

1.Copy a file 'ColorCAMM PC-12.ai', located in the ‘SpotColor Library\ColorCAMM PC-12\Illustrator’ folder of the Installation CD to the Swatch Libraries folder of Illustrator.

2.Start Illustrator.

3.Open the file that you want to contour cut, if it’s not already open.

4.Select 'ColorCAMM PC-12' in the Windows\Swatch Libraries menu to open the library. All spot and “CutContour” colors appear in the library.

5.To make a cutting line, select “CutContour” as the color for the paths that you would like to cut. Transparency and effects such as Blur or Drop Shadows are not applied at all to cutting lines. The

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