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Maxie:
I have been told what Dan mentioned and because of this I prefer to have one graphics which includes the base and not have the base on a separate page.
I tried this:in the seperation part of the print option screen check use advanced settings  then on the colors which are on top of your base click the overprint
but could not get the base which was behind the graphics to print.
Lizards idea worked when I print to pdf I can choose the pages so by choosing two pages, the original art on one and the background on another, the file sent to the CTS had all the information in one file.
There must be a way of getting the first option to work.     Just because the base cannot be seen doesn't mean that it can't be printed.

Dottonedan:

--- Quote from: Maxie on May 07, 2020, 04:14:01 PM ---I have been told what Dan mentioned and because of this I prefer to have one graphics which includes the base and not have the base on a separate page.
I tried this:in the seperation part of the print option screen check use advanced settings  then on the colors which are on top of your base click the overprint
but could not get the base which was behind the graphics to print. (TELL THE TOP COLORS TO OVERPRINT) so they do not knock out of the base).


Lizards idea worked when I print to pdf I can choose the pages so by choosing two pages, the original art on one and the background on another, the file sent to the CTS had all the information in one file.
There must be a way of getting the first option to work.     Just because the base cannot be seen doesn't mean that it can't be printed.

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Usually (when I'm in Illustrator) and want the base to print, you have to tell all of the top colors to overprint.  I know you can do this is Corel. I did it (for a short time) at another job in Corel. I just don't remember the specifics. Some people reverse this method and tell only the Base white to overprint...and the other colors don't but the BASE is placed ON TOP in this case. I don't like that method only because I like to see my art all of the time and when I choke with process white/aka computer white...it knockes out all of my colros under the choke. So the way I do it, I tell each color to do the overprinting and keep the base in the back or (bottom).

You know tho, just in case it's been overlooked. Be sure to have the base white as a color. Any spot color. I use Pink alot, but in my case, I don't use 100% magenta. I use like 90%  Some RIPS see pure white (with all color percentages as 0,0,0,0, as not being a color and not printing. Sort of confuses the rip.  Likewise, same for the base "color".  If it's 100% of magenta, in a CMYK color model, It will also sometimes confuse the RIP and end up converting the file to CMYK.

For Gutters or Knock Out chokes, I use pure cmyk 0,0,0,0, (aka Compuer white) or process white...since there is no true process white, it doesn't print.As such, it also does not OVERPRINT. This is anothr reason why I do not like putting my base ON TOP of the color stack. If you choke the base any, with computer white it will knock out of all colors below it.  So I place my base at bottom.

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