Let's Learn About Permanent Press 2
Plate Settings
Just like a real offset printing press, you're able to adjust the position of the printing plates, their offset, rotation and plate trapping. Add an extra dimension to your image with emboss and deboss effects to create authentic Letterpress looks!
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Adjusting Ink Plate Settings
- Horizontal/Vertical Offset - After you select the ink plate you wish to work with from the drop down menu at the top of the GUI, you can use the sphere or slider controls to shift individual plates off center horizontally or vertically.
* TIP: - The fastest way to offset a plate is from inside the preview window. If you're on a Windows machine, simply select the ink plate you wish to offset from the drop down menu at top, then in the preview window right click and drag to move the plate. On a Macintosh, simply hold down the Command (Apple) key, then click and drag to offset the plate in the preview window. - Ink Plate Rotation - After you select the ink plate from the drop down menu at top, you can also slightly rotate each plate to your liking by adjusting the Ink Plate Rotation slider controls as much as 20 degrees in either direction.
- Mask Ink Plate Details - Quickly and easily mask or remove small details from each ink plate by adjusting the slider control. This control is only applied to the ink plate selected above and doesn't apply globally to all ink plates. Use this control when you want to fill in small areas and overprint other ink plates.
- Ink Plate Trapping - Beneath is the Ink Plate Trapping control which allows you to either Starve or Gain an individual ink plate to cause the ink to spread or choke depending on how much trapping you wish to allow per plate and as always you can apply this to any single ink plate or all by checking the box to apply this feature globally to all ink plates.
ink plate Depth Settings
- Adjust Plate Depth - Now you can quickly and easily create authentic emboss or deboss effects by simply adjusting the ink plate depth using the slider control or the text entry box.
- Emboss/Deboss Lighting Direction - Click and drag anywhere on the sphere control to change the direction of the light being applied to the emboss/deboss effect or simply enter your desired lighting positions in the text entry fields to the right of the sphere.
- Ink Plate Depth Offset - Occasionally when embossing or debossing, the ink plate doesn't properly register with the already printed ink. To offset the emboss/deboss effect, adjust the slider controls or simply enter your desired offset positions in the text entry fields to the right.
- Apply Ink Depth Settings Globally - Adjust and apply the ink plate pepth settings to any single ink plate or all by checking the box below to apply this feature globally to all ink plates.
Working with the Preview Window
- Preview Options - Above the preview window at left, you'll notice some viewing options. By default the Composite option is selected to show you what all combined tabbed section effects look like applied to the image. You'll also notice the Current Ink option which will show you the specific ink plate you're working with. Use the Ink Plate Selector to change the ink plate you wish to view. At any time you can click the Original option to toggle between the unaffected image and a preview of the filtered image with all effects applied.
- Reset - Reset is located above the preview window on the right. When clicked, it will reset all Ink effect controls to their default state.
- Magnifying the Preview - Below the preview window, you'll see the magnification controls. By clicking the appropriate icon (- or +), you can decrease or increase the magnification of the preview window. The current level of magnification is shown between the magnification icons. If you prefer keyboard shortcuts, you can simply hold down the Command (Apple) key (or the Ctrl key on Windows) then press the plus sign (+) or the minus sign (-) respectively to zoom in or out of your image.
Pro Tip - Adobe Photoshop users may use keyboard shortcuts to instantly change the zoom magnification. To fit the full image within the preview window, simply hold down the Command (Apple) key (or the Ctrl key on Windows) then press the number zero (0) on the keyboard. To view the image at 100% size, hold down the Command (Apple) key (or the Ctrl key on Windows) then press the number one (1) on the keyboard. - Moving the Preview - When you have increased magnification and wish to view the texture effect on the rest of the image not visible in the preview window, simply move your mouse into the preview window and click and drag your image around to reveal the effect on your image.
- Re-positioning ink plates - To modify the position of an ink plate on your image, hold down the Command (Apple) key (or the Ctrl key on Windows) then click and drag within the preview window to reposition the center of the effect. You can change which ink plate you're repositioning via any ink plate selector dialog along the top of the plug-in.