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Solid Filled - Inverted Channels - Separations That Look Completely Wrong!

REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS AND HOW TO EASILY FIX:

This occurs due to an Invert function of Photoshop's Color Range Tool not resetting properly. If one of our Actions makes use of Color Range for only a single purpose with Color Range set to Invert, this can impact the entire separation resulting in solid or inverted channels. Although our scripts do contain a command to reset Color Range to its default, some versions of Photoshop do not respond to it.

How To Fix:

Simply restart Photoshop and the issue will be resolved.
Restarting Photoshop will reset the Invert function to its default value.

Another way to resolve this is to make a new channel using Color Range and make sure to uncheck Invert prior to clicking OK. Any type of channel can be made with any type of selection. The primary goal is to uncheck that Invert check box.

An illustration of the issue along with a screenshot of how to reset the Color Range Invert Box can be seen HERE

I can't seem to find the "Screens Button" in Photoshop CS5+ and can't print my separations?

Adobe has removed the halftone output functions from Photoshop CS5 and most likely all versions going forward. Therefore, any separation using halftones must be output from an external application such as Illustrator, CorelDraw or a page layout program. The PDF files below outline the correct procedure.

Please note, color separations from CS5+ will print using earlier versions of Photoshop as they're backwards compatible. Some may prefer this workaround over the use of DCS 2.0 files or printing from Illustrator or CorelDraw. The CS5+ issue only pertains to "halftone" separations. Index, hard solid spot color or separations converted to halftones using UltraSeps can be output directly from Photoshop CS5+.

Please note, color separations from CS5+ will print using earlier versions of Photoshop as they're backwards compatible. Some may prefer this workaround over printing from Illustrator or CorelDraw. The CS5+ issue only pertains to "halftone" separations. Index, hard solid spot color or separations converted to halftones using UltraSeps can be output directly from Photoshop CS5+.

These PDF's assume a RIP is used with your printer.
Those without a RIP can use the No RIP Actions included with QuikSeps and print from any version of Adobe Photoshop.

Printing a Photoshop Separation with Adobe Illustrator

Printing a Photoshop Separation With CorelDraw