Androlicus
Junior Member
Hello all,
My first post this, so be kind.
I've designed a book cover which is shortly going to print, however I have some concerns as to how to set up the final file.
The main image is a black lino print with large areas of black, which I've scanned at 600 dpi and will darken using Levels, Contrast, etc. in Photoshop.
The publishers will be getting it printed digitally (unfortunately), which means the type on the cover will be a simple 100% black (not a CMYK mix in case of any misregistration), but I'm concerned that the print, if printed the same way, will look slightly washed out. Therefore, instead of scanning it in greyscale, I'm trying to give it a richness by scanning in CMYK and tinkering with the levels until it's sufficiently darkened. However, when I sample the darkest area of colour, it comes shows a CMY heavy mix, such as C-75, M-68, Y-67, K-90.
So my question is,
Is this likely to cause problems?
If so, does anyone know how to alter my scan in Photoshop to give a nice rich black of say 30/30/20/100? I've tried making a selection and filling with this but sampling it again shows a different but heavy CMY mix.
Or am I missing another, simpler way to achieve this?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as, you've probably guessed, I have very little printing experience.
I've attached a lo res scan of the print and a pdf of the cover layout for reference.
Thanks.
Andy
My first post this, so be kind.
I've designed a book cover which is shortly going to print, however I have some concerns as to how to set up the final file.
The main image is a black lino print with large areas of black, which I've scanned at 600 dpi and will darken using Levels, Contrast, etc. in Photoshop.
The publishers will be getting it printed digitally (unfortunately), which means the type on the cover will be a simple 100% black (not a CMYK mix in case of any misregistration), but I'm concerned that the print, if printed the same way, will look slightly washed out. Therefore, instead of scanning it in greyscale, I'm trying to give it a richness by scanning in CMYK and tinkering with the levels until it's sufficiently darkened. However, when I sample the darkest area of colour, it comes shows a CMY heavy mix, such as C-75, M-68, Y-67, K-90.
So my question is,
Is this likely to cause problems?
If so, does anyone know how to alter my scan in Photoshop to give a nice rich black of say 30/30/20/100? I've tried making a selection and filling with this but sampling it again shows a different but heavy CMY mix.
Or am I missing another, simpler way to achieve this?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as, you've probably guessed, I have very little printing experience.
I've attached a lo res scan of the print and a pdf of the cover layout for reference.
Thanks.
Andy