3-color silkscreening ona DVD

John_Beech wrote on 12/24/2002, 12:30 AM
With out regular brochures, it's a CMYK process - and I could of course do a 3-color CMY (and make process-black), but my question relates to DVDs. Specifically, since they're silver, how do I do the best 3-color job I can?

Of course, achieving a photo realistic image on the silver disk is really 5-color job (since a white 5th-layer is a color too). But a 5-color job really jumps in price (as does 4-color - but it looks crappy compared to using white first). Anyway, my budget dictates a 3-color job . . . and it costs the same as 2-color or even 1-color silkscreening!

Is there some way to constrain Illustrator to 3-color, or 3-Pantone colors, and have it generate the pallete for me (so I don't screw up)? What esle haven't I considered?

Thanks in advance

John Beech

John Beech - GM (and janitor)
http://www.modelsport.com

Comments

Tyler.Durden wrote on 12/24/2002, 7:08 AM
I haven't got a clue John... but you might check out the COW Illustrator forum:

http://www.creativecow.net/index.php?forumid=58


HH, MPH
Chienworks wrote on 12/24/2002, 7:46 AM
I'd suggest contacting the duplication house that will be doing the printing. They've already dealt with these issues thousands of times and could probably rattle off the instructions you need in their sleep. ;)