problems with corel12 color seperation

[inksinger123]

I have a simple 2/color vector file that I need to print seperations in blk. Using base02 font. Will not print seperations correct. Set to print seperations in black (design in cyan/blk) but still prints in color. Print screen shows everything is good to go, but when it prints all kinds of wierd things happen.

Any Ideas???

Thanks

 

[mezzi5]

Sorry, have to ask obvious questions first:

1) Your artwork is definately 2 colours (no RGB or anything strange in the artwork itself?)

Was the job set up in Corel or imported from another program?

2) Under Print > Separations, Print Separations in colour is turned OFF?

3) Does Coreldraw show you any issues in the issue box / Print dialog box?

If none of the above, can you expand on the 'weird things' happening other than the document printing in colour?

 

[mezzi5]

What are you printing to? Imagesetter or printer?

 

[mezzi5]

What are you printing to? Imagesetter or proof printer?

 

[inksinger123]

To answer the questions above,

yes, 2 color vector
yes, created with corel 12,
set to print seperations (no color)

sending to lexmark printer, printing on tranperencies for screen printing positives
having "wierd" things happen.

I have a design with text on the top and bottom with a graphic in the center. The text is one solid color, then I copied the word, change the color and order to back for a 2/color design. The text that is ordered to front has a 3 pt outline to seperate from back text for screen printing purposes. In print preview everything looks great, outlines, seperations, all Ok. When I print, the outline is only present on the first two letters of the top text and the text below the graphic. Print preview and actual printing are not turning out the same. Switched fonts same results.

This one really has me puzzled. I have been using corel for a number of years and have not had anything like this happen. In my line of work, this type of situation is always present and I am looking for a solution.

thanks for the reply

 

[inksinger123]

remembered something else

I had different printing results printing seperations black/yellow and blk/cyan

black/yellow- printed funky outline as mentioned above, but it still printed black and white (seperations)

black/cyan - printed funky outline plus the bottom line of text printed blk/cyan not black and white

VERY WIERD!!!

I changed the colors in the design because I thought for some strange reason it might work. I had totally different results.

 

[mezzi5]

Hi inksinger123, i'm not sure why the printer is not printing in black and white when you are printing separations.
Can you use Ctrl-P > Properties (of the Lexmark) and look for an option to print in black and white.

As far as the problems with the outlines, have you tried converting the object to curves.

- Ctrl Q - text/object to curves
- Ctrl-Shift Q - outline to curves (this tends to leave an invisible clone behind it - view wireframe to delete it)

While using say an increment of 50mm to move the objects back and forth. Ultimately giving you a separate object for everything. Text, outline, graphic etc.

Then try to print.

 

[inksinger123]

I bet converting the text to curves will solve my problem. I will try that.

thanks for the advice!

 

[harry99]

Is the lexmark a postscript printer? And if so, are you using a postscript print driver for it?

You stand best chance of getting good separations with a postscript print driver, because almost all high end bureau devices are postscript and so the postscript driver will have tested in many more real situations.