public final class SpotColorSpace extends DeviceNColorSpace
A type of ColorSpace dealing with Separation ("Spot") Colors.
Spot colors are used to define an exact color in the printed output. This is usually done by printing these colors using a matching ink onto a separate film, ink which may be outside the gamut of the normal CMYK printing process. Commonly used Spot colors include those from the PANTONE™ and Focoltone™ range of colors.
Every Spot colorspace has a name, which is the name used by the printer
to identify the ink. Because not every output device may have the specified
ink available (displaying the PDF on screen for example), every Spot color
must have a "fallback" color specified as a process color (RGB, CMYK
or Lab
)
as well. Remembering that not every spot color can be reproduced in CMYK,
the fallback color is often just a close match unless a Lab
color is used.
Like normal colorspaces (RGB, CMYK and so on), different colors can be specified within this space, although they will all be just a different intensity of the specified ink - ranging from zero (no ink is applied) to one (the full intensity of the specified color is applied).
Here's an example showing how to use the PANTONE™ color "PANTONE Reflex Blue" to print a line of text.
Color fallback = CYMKColorSpace.getColor(1.0, 0.72, 0, 0.06); SpotColorSpace blueink = new SpotColorSpace("PANTONE Reflex Blue CVC", fallback); Color logoblue = blueink.getColor(1); PDFStyle style = new PDFStyle(); style.setFillColor(logoblue); page.setStyle(style); page.drawText("This is in PANTONE Reflex Blue CVC", 100, 100);
Note the three stages. First we create the fallback color, specified in CMYK. As it happens this spot color is outside the gamut of the CMYK colorspace, so our fallback is an approximation only. Then we create the colorspace, and finally we select a color which is this ink at 100% intensity. From there we can just use the color as normal.
The special color "All" can be used to create a "registration color" - objects drawn in this color will appear on all plates, including the process color plates, and this feature is commonly used for printer marks.
In the PDF specification Spot color is referred to as a "Separation" color.
CS_CIEXYZ, CS_GRAY, CS_LINEAR_RGB, CS_PYCC, CS_sRGB, TYPE_2CLR, TYPE_3CLR, TYPE_4CLR, TYPE_5CLR, TYPE_6CLR, TYPE_7CLR, TYPE_8CLR, TYPE_9CLR, TYPE_ACLR, TYPE_BCLR, TYPE_CCLR, TYPE_CMY, TYPE_CMYK, TYPE_DCLR, TYPE_ECLR, TYPE_FCLR, TYPE_GRAY, TYPE_HLS, TYPE_HSV, TYPE_Lab, TYPE_Luv, TYPE_RGB, TYPE_XYZ, TYPE_YCbCr, TYPE_Yxy
Constructor and Description |
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SpotColorSpace(String name,
Color color)
Create a new SpotColorSpace representing a single custom ink.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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Color |
getColor()
A convenience method returning the color specified by the full intensity
of this colorspace.
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Color |
getColor(float amt)
A convenience method to return a color from this ColorSpace.
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Color |
getColor(float amt,
float alpha)
A convenience method to return a color from this ColorSpace.
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String |
getName()
Get the name of this ColorSpace (which is the name of the Ink)
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DeviceNColorSpace |
remap(ColorSpace newfallback)
Attempt to convert this DeviceNColorSpace to an equavalent one, but with a different
fallback ColorSpace.
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int[] |
toRGB(int[] in,
int[] out) |
equals, fromCIEXYZ, fromRGB, getFallbackColorSpace, getName, getNumComponents, hashCode, toCIEXYZ, toFallback, toRGB, toString
getInstance, getMaxValue, getMinValue, getType, isCS_sRGB
public SpotColorSpace(String name, Color color)
name
- the name of the inkcolor
- the color to use as a fallback color if this ink is
not available. Must be from either an RGB, CMYK or Grayscale
ColorSpace, or an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.public int[] toRGB(int[] in, int[] out)
public String getName()
public Color getColor()
public Color getColor(float amt)
amt
- The intensity of the color. Any value between zero and
one, where zero means no ink at all and one means the full intensity.
If the number is outside this range, an IllegalArgumentException
is thrownIllegalArgumentException
public Color getColor(float amt, float alpha)
amt
- The intensity of the color. Any value between zero and
one, where zero means no ink at all and one means the full intensity.
If the number is outside this range, an IllegalArgumentException
is thrownalpha
- the alpha value of this color - 0 meaning transparent, 1 meaning opaque.
If the number is outside this range, an IllegalArgumentException is thrownIllegalArgumentException
public DeviceNColorSpace remap(ColorSpace newfallback)
DeviceNColorSpace
remap
in class DeviceNColorSpace
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