Create a "stay away" trap in XMF

[Joe]

Dan - what version of Prinergy are you running?

7.5

7.5.0 or 7.5.1? I ask because I am on 7.5.0 and using your trap settings it does not spread the CMY back in the image from the white text. Here is my original test PDF and then the trapped one.

[DCurry]

7.5.0.668

I looked at your PDF and it isn't working because the black value in the image is 88 or 89%. In the trap settings change Black Color Limit to 87 and it will do it. However, your trap will not be solid black - it will be the 88 or 89 or whatever the value in the image is. In those situations, I like to edit the trap afterwards to be 100% K, but if it's a lot of pages I may just leave well enough alone.

[Joe]

How are you editing the trap? Trap Editor? We don't have that here.

Here is what my trap looks like after refining:

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If I try to do a global change with Pitstop to change that value to 100% K it only changes it to 93% K. Can't make it go any higher. Weird.

[DCurry]

Yes, Trap Editor. Bummer if you don't have it.