jbodine Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have a InDesign file with variable data on a record player. I need to add a spot gloss varnish on the record for our Nexpress. The steps I have taken so far are: 1. Created the spot varnish over the record in Indesign. Exported that as a pdf and opened in Illustrator. I set the artwork to multiply and saved it. In Fusionpro, I added it as a resource and created the return rule for the resource. I drew and graphic frame and set it to the varnish rule. I would like to export this a VDX for speed purposes, but when it prints on the Nexpress the varnish knocks out the record so it is all white when it prints. If I save it as a PDF or PDF/VT it rips but it is slow. We are really trying to get this to rip fast. I have added a picture of the record. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Open the Colors dialog. (In the Acrobat menu, select FusionPro -> Advanced -> Colors.) Select the color you're using for the varnish spot color and click Edit. Check the "Overprint" box. Click OK twice, then re-compose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbodine Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for responding Dan. I failed to mention that the spot gloss varnish that the Nexpress uses. is a spot color in InDesign, set to Multiply. The name of the spot is very specific also, NexPress DryInk clear. Will the overprint still work when saving a VDX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for responding Dan. I failed to mention that the spot gloss varnish that the Nexpress uses. is a spot color in InDesign, set to Multiply. The name of the spot is very specific also, NexPress DryInk clear. Will the overprint still work when saving a VDX? I'm pretty sure that it will. The VDX file is really just an annotated PDF, and overprint works in PDF output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbodine Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) I set the Nexpress gloss to overprint and our operator will be trying that tomorrow. Also on this job, a transparent frame is required to ensure that DryInk clear from the spot gloss image does not adhere to the Glossing Belt. I used your turtorial for adding a background to a imposition: http://forums.pti.com/showthread.php?p=15995#poststop and http://forums.pti.com/showpost.php?p=11530&postcount=3 It worked great. Thanks Edited March 23, 2015 by jbodine typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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