"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Another vote for UltraSeps from me.Steve WILL get back to you to answer your questions. And he is a forum member here with years of Screenprinting experience.Having said that, I wish I were better with the plugin for basic spot color seps. I waste too much time with them, still doing them the way I learned years ago. But it isn't a problem with UltraSeps, it is a problem originating from an area just above my ears. Stepping up my game with the plugin is on my ToDo list.
Direct link to free download of the full separation toolkit plugin I made for photoshop: http://adobe.ly/1PhT5wIDirect link to free color wheel test image: http://adobe.ly/1hjMcNJ
"Best" depends on your qualifications and quantifiable measurable factors related to what is determined to be "better" or "worse" in a given situation.I use the separation plugin for photoshop that I created myself, and occasionally the one I developed for Corel, but my own photoshop version is officially open-source and free for any use so you can try it out. When I get to making new videos I will show how to install and run some tests, separation modes, etc. There are many reasons why I created my own and why I use it, and why I don't use the other programs.... after deleting a few hundred words I just wrote, I will say that I simply won't get into the "Why" on this forum or in this thread, at this time, or in any manner that might be construed as me being offensive or heated or with anything other than love and respect for the industry and that everyone plays a part and shares what they do and we're all better for it, good or bad, the industry grows, end of story. I'll share what I have to offer, I will talk and work with anyone, out of service and co-operation, I have no profit-motives and I'm not in a competition. I work as a regular artist/separator/screenprinter at a local small shop, and a pizza delivery driver, and I don't earn any royalties or income from the corel project, or anything else as my products on my web page are all free now and open-source, and so in my other time invested in screenprint research and developmment, or in other arenas like art and music or computers and programming, video or digital light-table experiments, I realize I'm just an experimental person who has a passion for tinkering and exploring and going down the path where something leads me once I've taken an interest in it and dig into it... I'll just share what I do openly and move on. There was never any reason for all the drama about color separation programs that has happened in various discussions in the past. I'll do my best to not contribute anymore to anything but a positive spirit of evolving progress and growth for this art/print medium we seem to all have a great passion and love and appreciation for, no matter what form it takes, in forums like this. Thanks for letting me share.Direct link to free download of the full separation toolkit plugin I made for photoshop: http://adobe.ly/1PhT5wIDirect link to free color wheel test image: http://adobe.ly/1hjMcNJ