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Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer Tool
Introduction
The Spot Layer Tool can be used to set up two spot data planes that define areas where Spot 1
and Spot 2 data are added to a print job. The tool is used with the Arizona printers that both have
two extra channels to provide varnish or white ink as well as with CMYK only printers. Both white
ink and varnish can be printed using either Spot 1 or Spot 2 data. The same spot data can be used
to print either white ink, varnish, or both.
NOTE
Varnish is not supported for the Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II series.
In this section, you’ll learn how to access and set up the Spot Layer Tool. The tool provides a
variety of options for generation of spot layers, and you may want to explore them with a sample
file of your own to familiarize yourself with the functionality. Remember that any actions you set
for this tool will only work successfully when used in conjunction with properly constructed
layers. The tool is located in the Job Editor on the Color Correction tab.
The Spot Layer Tool provides options for generating spot layers for your image in ONYX Thrive
rather than in image editing programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop. The tool has many
advanced options and this section will explain them so that you can set them up to best achieve
your desired results. The tool options and settings to use it for spot data creation are listed here
and are followed by instructions to access the tool.
Access the Spot Layer Tool
1. Open a print job in Job Editor using an ONYX profile (media model) that contains spot data
channels.
2. Select the Color Corrections tab.
3. Click on Tools and select Spot Layer Tool. This will open the feature set.
4. Check Enable Spot Layer Generation to activate the tool.
Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer Tool
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