Black Generation
Opens a window displaying three optional levels of black separation generation. Select the level of black separation needed then select the same file opened to generate the original separations.
All three separations may be added and/or removed from a single file.
Black separation is generated and properly placed into the print order just after the base separation. It is advised to print black early, allowing it to properly affect the other color separations without dominating the print result. Move the black to the end of the print order to see how it would negatively affect the print on press in that position. This is not a “trap screen” used with hard-edge graphics like cartoons. This is an important separation to create proper tonality on press when printing halftones wet on wet. Black is an aggressive ink, properly print it early in the print rotation.
A black separation is not needed for printing on a black surface (textile).
Skeletal produces a minimal separation contacting print data mainly in shadow areas of an image used for dark surface printing (navy, brown…).
Detailed produces a separation with more mid-range data than the Skeletal black. Used when printing on medium-range colored surfaces (royal, gray…).
Sharper produces a separation with the most surface area detail. Used on lighter surfaces (white, tan…).
