CutContour not working

[bayviewsignworks]

I'm creating a CutContour in Illustrator, file also has a placed cmyk PSD image, when I bring it into VW it shows up as a white line, not the grey I assigned it. - Help!!??

 

[tanneji]

might be something to do with the RGB vs CMYK. are you using grey as a cutcontour cut path?

 

[Tharnpheffa]

Isn't the Roland contour swatch pink?

 

[bayviewsignworks]

Actually, it's more that it needs to be spot and the word "CutContour". You can make it any color - I usually use 75% black/spot. It was CMYK. I think it had to do with the PSD file I placed had layers - didn't like that. I ended up resaving without layers as a tif and seems to work now. Thanks all!

 

[tanneji]

Isn't the Roland contour swatch pink?

yeah thats what i was thinking ... grey is too vague and it might be picking up that tone in other gradients etc as a side effect

 

[Jester1167]

The swatch can be anything. Mine is 50% cyan. When you export it as an eps file the color name "CutContour" or "CutPath" is exported. When it sees that name, it will ignore the color and recognize it a Cut Path.

 

[synergy_jim]

please look at the attached pics.... all of these need to be right for it to show up. It is color independent as long as it is a CMYK spot color.

Also, if the PSD file has transparency, it will cause problems. You are better off to save it as a flat tiff and then place the contour over the flat tiff in illustrator.


CutContour is also acceptable as a swatch name...