Desktop Color Separations
Desktop Colour Separation (DCS) is an enhanced Encapsulated PostScript file format that was introduced by Quark, Inc.[1] It is now primarily used for specialised graphics work particularly images that use multiple channels, e.g. when applying different spot colours to each part of a greyscale image.[2]
Format
In DCS a CMYK graphic is separated into five files; a main file and four pre-separation files, one for each CMYK process colour.[2][1] The main file contains an indication of which separation files are needed and where to find them, together with a composite image information which is used to print a composite of the image.[1][3]
Operation
When output to a PostScript printer, the printer driver reads the information in the main file and assigns the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black files to their corresponding separation files.
References
- ^ a b c "OPI and DCS Desktop Color Separation Method Comparison". Adobe Systems Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.
- ^ a b Bear, Jacci Howard. "DCS". About.Com. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Powers, Lynn (1993-12-10). "Desktop Color Separation (DCS) General Information". Adobe Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.
External links
- Colour Separation, PrintWiki.
- Desktop Colour Separation (DCS) General Information at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2016), Lynn Powers, Adobe Inc., 1993-12-10