1-color in photoshop?

[dada78]

Hi,


I have a logo (CMYK) that needs to be converted into 2-colors.

I converted it to Duotone and then chose a Pantone blue and white.

1. Since I cannot select a pantone white, how would I go about this?

2. Would I need to create a 1-color file, since the bgr (paper) is already white and specify the region that gets knocked-out?

If so what would be the proper way in doing this in Photoshop 7?

Thanks so much!

[PrintDriver]

How are you getting this logo printed?

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[dada78]

I am not involved in the printing process, so I don't know how they are going to print it.

The only thing I know is that they want it ready for 2-color printing.

Since the logo is a raster image (CMYK), I need to somehow convert it, so I can import it into Illustrator
and it's still saved with it's spot colors.

How would I go about it if I would want to only apply 1-color (in my case blue) (Monotone?) to the logo, and let the white type shine through (hence paper bgr is white)?

Is there a specific way how to specify this? Clipping path?

What format would I need to save this file in?

Thanks for your help,

[PrintDriver]

I'm stepping back to let the 4-color/offset guys take a whack at these.
Good luck.

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[X]

You will need to create a DCS file or a duotone. I dot it a few ways utilizing channels and layers. Can you attach a snapshot of the file in your reply?

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