: Can you design print material with the intent to use LC and LM? When printing material that will include photos it is best to use Lc and Lm (Light Cyan and Light Magenta) to aid in the

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When printing material that will include photos it is best to use Lc and Lm (Light Cyan and Light Magenta) to aid in the quality of the print. The description from Wiki says:


CcMmYK, sometimes referred to as CMYKLcLm or CMYKcm, is a six color
printing process used in some inkjet printers optimized for photo
printing. It extends the customary four color CMYK process, which
stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black), by adding light cyan
(lower case c) and light magenta (lower case m). The light cyan and
light magenta inks are essentially a washed out version of the cyan
and magenta inks.


and it indicates the advatanges are:


The most noticeable result of using light cyan and light magenta inks
is the removal of a distinct and harsh halftoning dot appearance that
appears in prints that use light shades of cyan or magenta on the pure
CMYK ink configuration. Usually when printing a dark color the printer
will saturate the area with colored ink dots, but will use fewer ink
dots to create the effect of a light color. The result is hard to
notice with Yellow because the human retina is not as sensitive to
yellow as other colors. However, the individual cyan and magenta ink
dots will stand out in a sparse pattern due to their darker color
against a white background; the result is undesirable when it is
noticed.


but my questions are:


How can one use this advantage when designing in Illustrator or InDesign?
Can a document's setup be extended to include Lc and Lm?
Can you calibrate your settings for Lc and Lm?

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