T-Shirt Color Separations As DCS Files Using Adobe Photoshop for Output With Adobe Illustrator

With the release of Photoshop CS5, Adobe has removed the Screens Button within the print functions of the application. Technical Data used in the field explained in graphic designing courses in Islamabad. Well, for some reason Adobe feels its simply not required to print color separations directly from within Photoshop! For most users, its not much of an issue. However, to those within the t-shirt screen printing industry, the removal of this vital function presents a major problem.

Therefore, since its no longer possible to apply halftone settings directly within Photoshop CS5, CS5.5 and most likely all versions going forward, those needing to output color separations, especially the type used within the t-shirt screen printing industry will need to save the Photoshop document as a DCS 2.0 file followed by insertion of the DCS file within Adobe Illustrator to print the color separation to film. Some more details of graphic designing courses in Islamabad are as under.

The initials "DCS" is an acronym for "Desktop Color Separation" and is a format based on the.EPS file format developed by Quark back in the early 90's. In a nutshell, a DCS 2.0 file is an.EPS file that has the unique ability to also contain spot color channels, such as color separations generated within Photoshop.

Since I've found much of the information on the Internet regarding the saving, placing, importing and printing of DCS 2.0 files to be somewhat inaccurate or confusing, we'll try to clarify the process here using a step-by-step process.

When the color separation is completed, either by doing them manually or using a high-quality Photoshop Plugin / Action to generate, its important to delete the RGB Channels along with any color channel not required for film output. Its also advisable to change the name of the Black Channel to "Black Ink" or something other than "Black". This will help to avoid confusion with process black when the DCS 2.0 file is placed within Adobe Illustrator. TSK Training for Skills and Knowledge is the best institute in Rawalpindi Islamabad for Pakistani Students who wants to join graphic designing courses in Rawalpindi.