: "Black text has been set up so it prints as 4 colours, rather than just black" - what? I'm currently dealing with a printer, who I've been working with for a year or two. We've sent off
I'm currently dealing with a printer, who I've been working with for a year or two. We've sent off to had one of our brochures reprinted - the same files as last time, except now they're having some problems with the files. The exact wording in their email was:
We have a bit of an issue with your files, the black text has been set
up so as it prints as a composite of 4 colours, rather than just
black. This will cause a printing problem as the slightest movement
will make the text look fuzzy. We can often correct this using the
software tools we have but this has not been successful on this
occasion. Are you able to re-supply the files with the text as black
only?
I looked at the files and I appear to have been supplying them in RGB rather than CMYK, so I thought that might be the solution, however, the problem persists.
How would I have configured black in my files to print as four colours rather than black and how do I go about fixing it? Sounds a little strange to me, as it sounds more like a printer problem - but I'm not printing expert/professional.
Thanks.
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Refer to a richer black in CMYK as
C50% M40% Y40% K 100%
try this to compensate for a rich blk.
I suspect this came about by working in RGB to start with, then converting to CMYK. This would turn your RGB(0,0,0) text into a colour composed of all four CMYK channels, rather than pure 100% K.
As Marc and Scott say, body text should be 100% K.
(If you did need a stronger black, you's be better of going for a double hit of the black plate rather than using a rich black, as the effects of misregistration would be less noticeable/problematic).
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