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Duotone Setup and File Submission Instructions DUOTONE PRINTING > OVERVIEW CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 02
Duotone printing utilizes grey and black ink to achieve a rich print with a wide tonal range, while maintaining a completely neutral black and white print. This printing process requires us to create separations for the press manually, which makes for a different workflow between you and Conveyor Arts. Unlike with other types of printing, you will need to provide us with a packaged INDD folder, rather than a PDF. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you’re preparing to submit your project:
1. All files to be printed in duotone must be flattened 8-bit PSDs with an embedded grayscale ICC profile (We like Gray Gamma 2.2).
2. All files to be printed in duotone must be placed in a subfolder titled “duotone” within the “links” folder of your packaged Indesign file. IMAGE PREP CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 03
All files to be printed in duotone must be flattened 8-bit PSDs with an embedded grayscale ICC profile.
Image > Mode > Grayscale
Image > Mode > 8 Bits/Channel IMAGE PREP CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 04
Edit > C o nv e r t To Pr o file... IMAGE PREP CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 05
Select Gray Gamma 2.2 and click OK PACKAGING YOUR INDESIGN FILE CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 06
Once you’ve finished laying out your book in InDesign, go to File > Pa c k a g e...
*Before making the final package, double check that all fonts are activated, and all links are connected.
Click Pa c k a g e... SAVING YOUR FILES FOR DUOTONE CONVERSION CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 07
Once you’ve packaged your book, In the S av e A s... dialogue window in Photoshop, navigate to your packaged InDesign file.
Save any images to be converted to Duotone within a “Duotone” subfolder, within your “Links”.
Format > Photoshop (PSD)
Click Save. SENDING TO CONVEYOR CONVEYOR ARTS PAGE 08
Please send final files to [email protected] via conveyor.wetransfer.com