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Color Separations

Learn how color separations fit into desktop publishing. Create color separations and have them print correctly from your software
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Separations

Describes and illustrates the use of separations in printing.

Composite vs. Preseparated

Digital PostScript or PDF files take two primary forms: composite or pre-separated. Which you use depends on your software, colors, and the software or RIP your printer or service bureau uses.

Marvin's Corner

New to desktop publishing and commercial printing? Here's an illustrated explanation of color separations and film.

VT Technology

View how CMYK Color Separations come together to form a full-color picture with this series of pages.

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