***This procedure or series of steps and functions performed was entirely written or created or discovered / designed by Jeffrey Blake Hicks, otherwise known as the Full-Spectrum Separator, done in Adobe Photoshop CC with the tools or filters of the program described, and recorded into the accompanying action file, and all is provided free and open-source with nothing implied other than original authorship. Other products that are written by Full-Spectrum Separator are available at https://sellfy.com/planetaryprints and youtube videos about the products and other free tutorials can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/FullSpectrumVideo as they become available. Thank you for your support and if you could please keep this message attached to the free tutorial color-separation RIP actions and steps listed above and in the file I would greatly appreciate it. *** ______________________________________________________________________ FULL-SPECTRUM FREE WCMYKW+RGBCMY PHOTOSHOP COLOR SEPARATION RIP TUTORIAL ______________________________________________________________________ (With MERGED over Transparent with no other layers, RGB Mode Document in Adobe Photoshop) IMAGE> IMAGE SIZE> RESOLUTION: 1200 DPI, RESAMPLE CHECKED, NEAREST-NEIGHBOR (HARD EDGES) RENAME ORIGINAL LAYER of MERGED ART TRANS BG to: "ORIGINAL" LAYER> DUPLICATE LAYER: Name: "ORIGINAL INVERTED" IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> INVERT EDIT> FILL> CONTENTS: USE: WHITE, BLENDING: MODE: BEHIND, OPACITY 100%, OK LAYER> HIDE LAYERS (SELECT LAYER "ORIGINAL") EDIT> FILL> CONTENTS: USE: WHITE, BLENDING: MODE: BEHIND, OPACITY 100%, OK (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) IMAGE> MODE>BITMAP (Flatten Layers? OK) RESOLUTION: OUTPUT: 1200, METHOD: USE: HALFTONE SCREEN (OK) FREQUENCY: 45, ANGLE: 22.5, SHAPE: ROUND (OK) SELECT> ALL EDIT> COPY EDIT> STEP BACKWARD EDIT> STEP BACKWARD (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) EDIT> PASTE SPECIAL> PASTE IN PLACE (SELECT GREEN CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT GREEN) IMAGE> MODE>BITMAP (Flatten Layers? OK) RESOLUTION: OUTPUT: 1200, METHOD: USE: HALFTONE SCREEN (OK) FREQUENCY: 45, ANGLE: 22.5, SHAPE: ROUND (OK) SELECT> ALL EDIT> COPY EDIT> STEP BACKWARD EDIT> STEP BACKWARD (SELECT GREEN CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT GREEN) EDIT> PASTE SPECIAL> PASTE IN PLACE (SELECT BLUE CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT BLUE) IMAGE> MODE>BITMAP (Flatten Layers? OK) RESOLUTION: OUTPUT: 1200, METHOD: USE: HALFTONE SCREEN (OK) FREQUENCY: 45, ANGLE: 22.5, SHAPE: ROUND (OK) SELECT> ALL EDIT> COPY EDIT> STEP BACKWARD EDIT> STEP BACKWARD (SELECT BLUE CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT BLUE ) EDIT> PASTE SPECIAL> PASTE IN PLACE SELECT> DESELECT (IF STILL SELECTED) (SELECT RGB CHANNEL ON TOP SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) (SELECT LAYER "ORIGINAL INVERTED") LAYER> SHOW LAYERS IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> HUE/SATURATION> REDS: LIGHTNESS +100%, YELLOWS:LIGHTNESS + 100%, GREENS: LIGHTNESS +100%, CYANS: LIGHTNESS +100%, BLUES: LIGHTNESS +100%, MAGENTAS: LIGHTNESS +100% (OK) IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> INVERT (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) IMAGE> MODE>BITMAP (Flatten Layers? OK) RESOLUTION: OUTPUT: 1200, METHOD: USE: HALFTONE SCREEN (OK) FREQUENCY: 45, ANGLE: 22.5, SHAPE: ROUND (OK) SELECT> ALL EDIT> COPY EDIT> STEP BACKWARD EDIT> STEP BACKWARD (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) (MAKE SURE ALL RGB CHANNELS AND RGB-CHANNEL SHOWING) EDIT> PASTE SPECIAL> PASTE IN PLACE LAYER> MERGE DOWN IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> INVERT (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) RIGHT-CLICK ON THE RED CHANNEL> SELECT DUPLICATE CHANNEL> NAME: HIGHLIGHT WHITE,(OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO WHITE, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) (SELECT RGB CHANNEL ON TOP SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) LAYER> DELETE> LAYER (YES) (WITH THE "ORIGINAL INVERTED" SELECTED TO DELETE THIS LAYER) LAYER> DUPLICATE LAYER> NAME: BLACK (OK) IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> HUE/SATURATION> REDS: LIGHTNESS +100%, YELLOWS:LIGHTNESS + 100%, GREENS: LIGHTNESS +100%, CYANS: LIGHTNESS +100%, BLUES: LIGHTNESS +100%, MAGENTAS: LIGHTNESS +100% (OK) (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) RIGHT-CLICK ON THE RED CHANNEL> SELECT DUPLICATE CHANNEL> NAME: BLACK,(OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO BLACK, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) (SELECT RGB CHANNEL ON TOP SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) LAYER> DELETE> LAYER (YES) (WITH THE "BLACK" RGB LAYER SELECTED TO DELETE THIS LAYER) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: BLACK, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) (SELECT RED CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT RED) RIGHT-CLICK ON THE RED CHANNEL> SELECT DUPLICATE CHANNEL> NAME: CYAN,(OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO CYAN, SOLIDITY: 0%, (OK) (SELECT GREEN CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT GREEN) RIGHT-CLICK ON THE GREEN CHANNEL> SELECT DUPLICATE CHANNEL> NAME: MAGENTA,(OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO MAGENTA, SOLIDITY: 0%, (OK) (SELECT BLUE CHANNEL SO THAT ALL CHANNELS ARE INVISIBLE EXCEPT BLUE) RIGHT-CLICK ON THE BLUE CHANNEL> SELECT DUPLICATE CHANNEL> NAME: YELLOW,(OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO YELLOW, SOLIDITY: 0%, (OK) (CREATE A NEW CHANNEL in THE CHANNELS will be called Alpha 1, Rename to "UNDERBASE WHITE") IMAGE> ADJUSTMENTS> INVERT DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO WHITE, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) WHILE SELECTED ON THE UNDERBASE WHITE CHANNEL, IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: HIGHLIGHT WHITE, INVERT NOT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: LINEAR BURN, OPACITY: 100%,UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: CYAN, INVERT NOT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: LINEAR BURN, OPACITY: 100%,UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: MAGENTA, INVERT NOT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: LINEAR BURN, OPACITY: 100%,UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: YELLOW, INVERT NOT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: LINEAR BURN, OPACITY: 100%,UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) IMAGE> CALCULATIONS> SOURCE 1, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: YELLOW, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, SOURCE 2, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: MAGENTA, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, , RESULT: NEW CHANNEL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "RED", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO RED, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) IMAGE> CALCULATIONS> SOURCE 1, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: YELLOW, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, SOURCE 2, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: CYAN, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, , RESULT: NEW CHANNEL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "GREEN", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO GREEN, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) IMAGE> CALCULATIONS> SOURCE 1, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: CYAN, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, SOURCE 2, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: MAGENTA, INVERT UN-CHECKED,, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, , RESULT: NEW CHANNEL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "BLUE", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO BLUE, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) IMAGE> MODE> MULTICHANNEL (FLATTEN LAYERS OK) (TOP RGB-CHANNEL DISAPPEARS, RED, GREEN, BLUE CHANNELS BECOME Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) (SELECT CYAN CHANNEL AT THE TOP SO THAT NO OTHER CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: GREEN, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) (with Cyan Channel still selected) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: BLUE, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "CYAN 6-HUE", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO CYAN, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) (SELECT MAGENTA CHANNEL AT THE TOP SO THAT NO OTHER CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: BLUE, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) (with Cyan Channel still selected) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: RED, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "MAGENTA 6-HUE", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO MAGENTA, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) (SELECT YELLOW CHANNEL AT THE TOP SO THAT NO OTHER CHANNELS ARE SHOWING) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: RED, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) (with Cyan Channel still selected) IMAGE> APPLY IMAGE> SOURCE, LAYER: MERGED, CHANNEL: GREEN, INVERT CHECKED,, TARGET, BLENDING: ADD, OPACITY: 100%, SCALE: 1, OFFSET: 0, UNCHECKED ALL, (OK) DOUBLE-CLICK CHANNEL> SET NAME TO "YELLOW 6-HUE", COLOR INDICATES: SELECT SPOT COLOR, COLOR: SET TO YELLOW, SOLIDITY: 100%, (OK) ______________________________________________________________________ ***This procedure or series of steps and functions performed was entirely written or created or discovered / designed by Jeffrey Blake Hicks, otherwise known as the Full-Spectrum Separator, done in Adobe Photoshop CC with the tools or filters of the program described, and recorded into the accompanying action file, and all is provided free and open-source with nothing implied other than original authorship. Other products that are written by Full-Spectrum Separator are available at https://sellfy.com/planetaryprints and youtube videos about the products and other free tutorials can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/FullSpectrumVideo as they become available. Thank you for your support and if you could please keep this message attached to the free tutorial color-separation RIP actions and steps listed above and in the file I would greatly appreciate it. *** ______________________________________________________________________