Xerox Color 1000i Press Guide

Xerox®Color 800i/1000i Presses
Xerox®Metallic Dry Inks Design Guide
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Table of Contents
3 Add sparkle and shine with
Xerox®Metallic Dry Inks.
5 Add value, not cost.
7 Highlight key elements.
8 Draw attention to
variable content.
11 Create eye-catching
dimension.
12 Creating your files.
20 Digital Front End (DFE)
and workflow.
27 Troubleshooting and tips.
28 FAQs.
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Add sparkle and shine with
Xerox®Metallic Dry Inks.
Xerox has created a new benchmark for metallic
digital effects with stunning yet cost-effective
Metallic Dry Inks, now offered in Silver and Gold.
These aren’t just Pantone®simulations. Our carefully
engineered Silver and Gold Dry Inks have some of
the highest flop indexes — a measure of change
in reflectance of a metallic color — in the industry.
The following pages are filled with tips, techniques, and
examples of how you can achieve stunning results with
the Xerox®Color 800i/1000i Presses and Metallic Dry Inks.
The Xerox®Color 1000i Press will be available worldwide.
The Xerox®Color 800i Press will be available outside of the US only.
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President
Chair of the Board
By its authority and upon recommendation of the
faculty, the Board of Directors hereby confers upon
the degree of
Doctorate
in Education with all rights, honors, privileges and responsibilities thereunto appertaining.
Given this twenty-second day of May, two thousand fourteen.
Printed on a Xerox® Color 800i/1000i Press with Xerox® Gold Metallic Dry Ink on 80lb Linen cover. ©2014 Xerox Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Xerox and Xerox and Design® are trademarks of or licensed to Xerox Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. 788P00084 01/15
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Whether you need a few or many, produce digital metallic
effects without the cost-per-page or concerns associated with
custom foil stamp dyes and time-consuming offset methods.
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Add value, not cost.
Other options for adding metallic effects can’t compare
with the ease of designing and producing brilliant
prints with Metallic Dry Inks on the Xerox®Color
800i/1000i Presses.
The process is simple, and the increased value of
your finished prints will certainly impact your business.
Replace traditional offline foil stamping or offset
metallic ink methods with digital Metallic Dry Inks,
and enjoy premium effects in short runs, personalized
applications, and an efficient workflow.
• Highlightheadlinesandvariablecontentwithmetalliceffects
right inline, cost-effectively.
• MetallicDryInksareeasytoaddtoexistingandnewdocuments,
and they print inline at rated speeds for maximum productivity.
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Consider Metallic Dry Inks for:
• Incorporatingacustomer’slogo
and graphics that have Silver
or Gold in their brand.
• Highlightingheadlines,names,
and important elements
to ensure that they shine.
• Simulatingorenhancingametallic
appearance in four-color images
with a tint overlay.
Highlight key elements.
Integrating Metallic Dry Inks with your design is simple
using the steps outlined in this guide. You can also draw
attention to specific areas of an image or document by
applying spot treatments.
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Draw attention to variable content.
Static and variable text alike takes on
a premium look when treated with
Metallic Dry Inks. Reach loyal customers
or create special announcements with a
personalized touch that simply cannot be
done with non-digital metallic effects.
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Create eye-catching dimension.
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Multi-Pass applications of Metallic Dry Inks
take the stunning visual effects to the next
level. Operators can add up to two layers in
an efficient workflow to create the look of a
raised seal or enable an important element
to pop right off the page.
Create the look of a raised seal or enable an
important element to pop right off the page.
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Creating your files.
Setting up your Adobe®
InDesign®file for printing
with Metallic Dry Ink
1In InDesign®, add a new layer in the
layers pallet for Metallic Dry Ink.
a. Name the new layer Silver
or Gold.
2Add a new color in the swatches
pallet and name it. We suggest
using PMS 877C for Silver or
PMS 871C for Gold. The name
is case-sensitive and should be
used exactly as shown here:
Silver or Gold.
a. Designate the Color Type
as a CMYK Spot Color.
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Creating masks for spot or flood
effects in InDesign®
3Draw a shape or select text that
will have the Metallic Dry Ink
applied. Make sure all elements
to print with metallic are situated
on the metallic layer.
a. Fill your shape with the new
metallic color swatch.
b. If the metallic element is
sitting on top of a photograph
or field of color and you want
that background to show
through (and potentially dull
the appearance of your metallic
ink), select Window > Output >
Attributes > Overprint Fill.
c. If you do not want the
background to show through
so the metallic appearance
of your ink is maintained,
select Window > Effects > Show
Options > Knockout Group.
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Creating your files.
Creating graphics with
Adobe®Illustrator®
Vector graphics that are created
in Illustrator®can be placed into
InDesign®and designated to print
with Metallic Dry Ink.
1Add a new layer in the layers pallet
for Metallic Dry Ink.
a. Name the new layer Silver
or Gold.
2Add a new color in the swatches
pallet and name it. We suggest
using PMS 877C for Silver or
PMS 871C for Gold. The name
is case-sensitive and should be
used exactly as shown here:
Silver or Gold.
a. Designate the Color Type
as a CMYK Spot Color.
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3a. If the metallic element is
sitting on top of a photograph
or field of color and you want
that background to show
through (and potentially dull
the appearance of your metallic
ink), select Overprint Fill.
b. If you do not want the
background to show through
so the metallic appearance
of your ink is maintained,
select Knockout Group.
3b
3a
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Tinted effects in
Adobe®InDesign®
A tinted effect is created by layering two
identical objects on top of each other.
The objects on the top layer will print
with Metallic Dry Ink allowing the color
from the object below to show through.
Follow the basic setup for the layer
and Metallic Dry Ink swatch.
1Place or create a vector graphic on
the metallic layer.
2Apply a color (Silver or Gold) to it.
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3To add a tint, select Window >
Effects and adjust the opacity
as desired.
4Select Window > Output >
Attributes > Overprint Fill.
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Creating your files.
Creating raster effects with
Adobe®Photoshop®
There are several ways of creating masks
with gradient fills, patterns, or soft faded
edges in Photoshop®.
Using an existing image to highlight
detailed areas
1Open the photo you would like
to enhance with Metallic Dry Ink.
2Convert to grayscale >
Image/Mode/Grayscale,
and discard color information.
3Convert to duotone > Image/
Mode/Duotone.
a. Select “Monotone.”
b. Click on Ink 1 and change the
color to PMS 877C for Silver
or PMS 871C for Gold.
Note: It is important to use the same color
you chose in your InDesign®file for your
metallic swatch.
c. Name Ink 1 Silver or Gold.
4Save as a new file and name it.
Example: filename_Metallic.psd.
5Mask out any area you do not want
to receive Metallic Dry Ink.
6Now, resave your monotone
Photoshop®file as an EPS.
Creating masks with soft or faded edges
using the pen tool (Monotone option)
1Open your image in Photoshop®.
2Using the pen tool, trace the image
or draw a shape.
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3Select your path, feather the edge,
use the eraser or gradient fill tool, etc.
4Create a new layer and fill your
shape with black.
5Convert your file to Monotone,
making sure to name Ink 1 the
same as your metallic ink swatch
in InDesign®— Silver (PMS 877C)
or Gold (PMS 871C).
6Delete your background layer.
7Save your monotone file as an EPS.
Creating a spot or alpha channel
1Open the image to apply Metallic
Dry Ink in Photoshop®.
2Create a new path or select a shape.
3With your shape selected, add a
New Spot Channel.
a. Name the new spot channel the
same name as your metallic ink
swatch in InDesign®— Silver
(PMS 877C) or Gold (PMS 871C).
b. Select % value if desired.
4Save as PSD or TIFF with spot
color included.
5Place into InDesign®on the
metallic layer.
Note: This option may present a layering
issue in InDesign®since your base image
and metallic area are part of the same
image file. If you have additional design
elements assigned to print with metallic
inks on the same page, we recommend
using the Monotone, EPS option — verses
the Spot Channel, PSD/TIFF option.
To see your image in your PDF file, select
Advanced > Print Production > Output
Preview and click on Simulate Overprinting.
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Creating your files.
Pulling it all together in
Adobe®InDesign®
Now that you have created your raster
mask for metallic, you are ready to put
it together.
1Follow the set up instructions for
InDesign®on page 12.
2Place your color image on a layer
below your metallic layer.
3Copy the image.
4Paste in Place on the metallic layer.
5Relink the file to your raster file
“filename_Metallic.psd”.
6With your graphic still selected,
go to Window > Effects and choose
Multiply. This will enhance the
metallic color you are highlighting.
Exporting as a high-res PDF
from InDesign®
It’s important to choose the correct
settings when saving a PDF for printing
with Metallic Dry Inks. Follow the steps
below to create a PDF preset for saving
high-res PDFs right out of InDesign®.
1From the main menu, select: File >
Adobe PDF Presets > Press Quality,
and click Save.
2Select General: Compatibility > and
choose Acrobat 6. On the lower-right
side, check: Create Acrobat Layers.
3Select Compression: Color Images >
Do Not Downsample. Compression
> JPEG, Image Quality > Maximum.
Choose the same for Grayscale
Images. Monochrome Images >
CCITT Group 4.
4Set up Marks and Bleeds if desired.
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5Select Output: Color > No Color
Conversion. Profile Inclusion Policy >
Include All RGB and Tagged source
CMYK Profiles. Click on Ink Manager
and make sure the box for All Spots
to Process is unchecked.
6Click on Save Preset and name it. We
suggest Xerox®Digital Press Metallic.
Checking your PDF
1Open your PDF in Adobe®
Acrobat®Professional.
2Select Advanced > Print Production
> Output Preview. Check the
selection for Simulate Overprinting.
If your file is set up correctly, all
areas designated in metallic should
be visible and on a separate layer.
If you mouse over metallic areas,
the percentage should change.
Designing for
Multi-Pass application
If you want to create the effect of
dimension with Multi-Pass Metallic
Dry Ink application, you’ll create an
additional PDF that isolates the
desired metallic objects.
1Duplicate the final InDesign®file
and save as filename_multipass.
2In the duplicated file, remove all
elements except for the objects
to be printed using the Multi-Pass
feature. You should have only Silver
or Gold elements remaining, and
they should be in the same position
as the original file.
3Create a high-res PDF of the
Multi-Pass file.
4Provide both the original high-res
PDF and the Multi-Pass PDF
for printing.
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Digital Front End (DFE) and workflow.
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Xerox®FreeFlow®Print Server
When using Xerox®FreeFlow®Print Server,
it is important that Metallic Dry Ink jobs
are properly designed, prepped, and
uploaded to the print server ready
to print.
Before printing any jobs, be sure that
Specialty Dry Inks have been enabled.
1At the Print Server, go to Set up,
then System Preferences, and
choose the Job Policy tab.
2Under Colorants Supported,
select the Specialty Dry Ink
colors desired to have available.
Once this is complete, the selected
colorants will be available for every job.
The process for printing
your file at each print server
varies based on how the
job was designed.
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