Re: Xara Xtreme Pro and my wish list :)
Several issues with CMYK print in Xpro. I use it for textile printing & embroidery designs, among other things....
1. The biggest problem, RGB effects which show up on all plates. Blends, tapered lines, transp, bevels, & bitmaps etc..
2. If you have overlapping colors that do not need to blend. Say a solid box over a gradient of another color(s). The gradient tends to show up over top rather than behind on the printed layers. I've created separations using only CMYK color & unless I add, join or subtract the gradient shapes they tend to show up, even though they are behind solids. Most gradients have to be converted to solid color blends to print properly.
3. Tapered lines - RGB. I always group them & use ctrl+r+L to convert to solid shapes (no outlines). Still I get outline residue on other plates.
4. Regarding print dialog for CMYK. If you manually change the angles of each plate then switch to another tab at the top or dialog & come back. The angles & frequency have to be re-entered as they always change back to the Xara default, VERY Very annoying! There should be another master box for angles & some way to lock these in. For me it's necessary to use these angles for blended colors; C=82.5, m=52.5, y=7.5, k=112.5 . For non blend printing I use 61 angle, dot size varies.
5. A way to change print default for a Xara template would be nice. The only dot I've ever needed is the elliptical spot. An option to make this the default it would be most helpful.
Last edited by wW; 24 October 2007 at 03:45 PM.
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