16
Elements of Card Design
Printing Design
Color Printing
Color
ribbon
is
available
in
full
‐
panel
and
short
‐
panel
styles.
Full-Panel Ribbon
Full
‐
panel
color
printing
uses
a
ribbon
with
three
color
panels:
Y
(yellow),
M (magenta),
and
C
(cyan).
The
ribbon
also
includes
a
K
(black)
panel
and
a
T
(topcoat)
panel.
The
printer
applies
the
YMC
color
panels
to
the
card
first,
prints
black
components
using
the
K
panel,
and
then
applies
the
T
(topcoat)
to
protect
the
color
image
from
damage.
Short-Panel Ribbon
Color
ribbon
also
is
available
in
a
short
‐
panel
option.
The
color
area
for
short
‐
panel
ribbon
is
1.57
inches
(40mm).
The
ymc
panels
of
short
‐
panel
ribbon
are
approximately
half
the
length
of
a
full
card.
(In
this
guide,
“ymc”
in
lowercase,
instead
of
“YMC,”
refers
to
“short
‐
panel”
color
panels.)
When
you
with
short
‐
panel
ribbon,
you
define
the
location
of
the
color
area
in
the
card
design.
Color
printing
begins
when
the
software
detects
a
color
pixel
and
continues
for
the
length
of
the
ymc
panels.
Split-Ribbon Color Printing
Split
‐
ribbon
color
printing
lets
you
use
fewer
ribbons
to
cards
in
color.
It
is
available
only
with
the
Card
Printer
Driver.
Refer
to
your
printer’s
Driver
Guide
for
information
on
how
to
specify
split
‐
ribbon
color
printing.
Split
‐
ribbon
color
printing
uses
a
single
ribbon
panel
set
from
a
full
‐
color
ribbon
to
both
sides
of
a
card,
rather
than
two
or
three
panel
sets.
The
ribbon
can
be
a
full
‐
panel
or
short
‐
panel
color
ribbon.
The
order
in
which
the
color,
black,
and
topcoat
sections
of
the
panel
set
are
used
to
the
card
depends
on
the
type
of
ribbon
installed
in
the
printer
and
the
split
‐
ribbon
option
selected
on
the
driver
Printing
Preferences
window.
Most
types
of
cards,
including
cards
with
magnetic
stripes
and
smart
cards,
can
be
printed
using
split
‐
ribbon
printing.
Options
for
color,
monochrome,
and
topcoating
are
available
when
you
use
split
‐
ribbon
printing.
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