LAC TIRE PRINTER. Manual for creating data. Attention for creating print data Create the Printing Data Make data from original data...

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1 LAC TIRE PRINTER Manual for creating data Attention for creating print data... 2 Create the Printing Data... 3 Make data from original data How to Create Data for Letters Examples on How to Make Check Pattern Change color Method to print discontinuous data Copyright 2013 LAC Corporation All Rights Reserved Manual Ver. LTPDER03-1 -

2 Attention for creating print data 1. Print data needs to be created by professional graphics software like Photoshop CS. For the use of Photoshop, please refer to a Photoshop instruction manual which is provided by software supplier. CMYK color mode must be supported. You cannot use anything with limited functions such as Photoshop Elements. 2. Due to the distinctive paints with strong hiding power, light or subdued tints and gradation are especially difficult to be depicted accurately. Therefore, the actually printed color image will not be exactly the same as the color image seen on the monitor. (Gold, silver, metallic and fluorescent colors are not supported.) 3. Mist of paints could increase if you print on a slope part of the tire. Please print on a flat part as much as possible. Nozzle Mist of paints Profile of tire 4. In addition, please do not print the part which is near to the wheel (green part in the picture) because some cracks can occur

3 Create the Printing Data It is necessary to go through the procedures at least from 1 (size calculation) to 4 (making of the alpha channel) and 8 (preservation) to make any kind of data. 1. Calculate print data size. Measure a diameter of tire and a width to print with measuring tape and determine the print data size (pixel value). Printable area e.g.) When you want to have a print size of 600mm diameter, divide it by 0.4 mm. 600mm 0.4 = 1500 pixels Set the print data as 1500 x 1500 pixels. e.g.) When you want to have a print width of 40 mm, divide it by 0.4 mm. 40mm 0.4 = 100 pixels Make the print data with the width of 100 pixels. 320mm (12.6 inches) 2125 pixels 850mm (33 inches) 2. Open new file with Photoshop. Click [File]-[New ] in menu bar. Input pixel data in Width and Height. Select [CMYK Color] and [8bit] in Color Mode. Open new file Input pixel values for width and height then select CMYK color for the mode. Select Transparent in Background contents

4 3. Display a grid line in the center. Click [Edit]-[Preferences]-[Guides, Grid & Slices ]. Set [50] and [Percent] in [Gridline Every], and then set [1] in [Subdivisions]. Click OK. After setting the above, click [View]-[Show]-[Grid] and grid line will be displayed. grid line Display scale. Go to [View] and [Rulers]. Other than the above settings in [Preferences], please check [Show Channels in Color] in [Options] of [Interface]. Please also designate [Pixels] for [Rulers] and [Type] in [Units] of [Units & Rulers]. Besides, it is convenient to display each window (pallet) of [Channels] [History] [Info] in [Window] by checking them. Example: Channel pallet - 4 -

5 4. Make data of white and primer (alpha channel). Magnify the center where the grid lines are crossed with Zoom tool +. Then select Elliptical Marquee tool. Set the style as Fixed Size. Then, input the pixel values for its width and height. Zoom Tool If cursor is -, you can change it to + ( magnification ) by pushing Alt key. Put a cursor on the center and click one time pushing Alt key to draw a circle from the center. Go to [Select]-[Save Selection] and create alpha channel. If you mistakenly click twice, 1/4 of the circle will be cut. In this case, please delete this operation in History. A part that is indicated in black in the alpha channel is printed (K: 1 ~ 100%). If the selected area is white like Fig 1, please double click the alpha channel. Then, you can select Masked Areas or Selected areas. Please check either one. Fig 1 Double click here - 5 -

6 Then, click [Select]-[Transform Selection]. Drag the right top corner pushing Alt key & Shift key and make the selected area small by print width x 2. (Example:If print data size is 1500px and print width is 100px, drag it to the point where W H is 1300px.) If the selected area is determined, click [ ] to fix it. the left, click If the indication is like Push Delete key once to paint white, or click [Edit]-[Cut]. Please keep background color in white. click foreground color background color if the background color is not white, you can change it to white by clicking background color. The part indicated in black is the data of P & W. An alpha channel which is for the data of white and primer is made. It is impossible to add gradation expression with alpha channel (eg; adding gradation to white color) (Please save the file with a name with [File]-[Save As ] in Tiff) - 6 -

7 5. Make CMYK data. We will use the example called ring which has the data of alpha channel that has been made on the last page (W/H 1500, width 100 pixels). We will also use the following image that is called image A assuming that it has already been made with W545/H145). We will put some of image A on ring from now on. Open image A from [File]-[Open ]. 6. Adjust the size of image A. If a wide size of image A is short assuming that you put some of image A on ring, please widen an image in right and left. ( [Image]-[Canvas Size ] ) Please make background for the area that you widened. In addition, it is necessary to put it on the ring with 100pixel. If the height (H) of the original image is too big or too small, please adjust it to the width of the ring with [Image]-[Image Size ] [Constrain Proportions]. Make gradation in the background because there is the gradation from yellow to green in the example. Gradation First, make a new layer with [Layer]-[New]-[Layer ]. Click colored square and then click top of the image. Click OK in Color Picker dialog. The first color has been determined. Then, click background color bottom of the image OK in Color picker dialog. The second color has been determined. If the direction of moving the mouth is different, you will have different gradation. Click gradation tool and move the mouth from top to bottom of the image. Then, the gradation will be made

8 Change the turn of layer 1 by dragging it under Background copy in layer pallet. (Please save image A with a name in PSD file here.) 7. Deform images. Integrate the layers in image A with [Layer]-[Merge Visible] or [Flatten Image]. Then, carry out [Select]-[All], [Edit]-[Copy]. Click the tab of the ring and then click CMYK in channel pallet. After that, carry out [Edit]-[Paste]. Display the alpha channel. If you paste it without clicking CMYK in the channel pallet, it is pasted on the alpha channel. Please do it again in this case. In Select, select all of the pasted image A or carry out [Select]-[All]. Move it to upside by Move tool. Enlarge it so that you can easily deform it. Move Tool With [Edit]-[Transform]-[Warp], deform image A to overlap it along with the alpha channel

9 Adjust the shape with mouth. After adjusting the shape, Click [ ] to determine the deformation. If there are some uneven parts which are out of the ring, cut them later. a) [Select]-[All] b) [Edit]-[Copy] c) [Edit]-[Paste Special]-[Paste in Place] d) [Select]-[All] e) [Edit]-[Transform]-[Rotate] f) [ ] (to determine the deformation) Repeat the above procedure and rotate the layer by dragging the image

10 8. Integrate the layers and save it. Before integrating the layers, set an alpha channel to non-indication in the channel pallet. Then, minimize the color difference in the parts where the layers are overlapped with Eraser tool. Integrate the layers with [Layer]-[Merge Visible]. In order to eliminate the uneven parts that were made at deformation, first read Alpha 1 with [Select]-[Load Selection ] and carry out [Select]-[Inverse]. After that, cut them with [Edit]-[Cut]. Save the data with a name with [File]-[Save As ]. Please save it in TIFF file and rememer the place of it and the file name. [Attention for the creation of print data] 1. Color mode has to be CMYK (8 bit/ channel). 2. Channels must be comprised of CMYK 4 channel and alpha channel. Alpha channel data will be applied to White and primer nozzles. Delete all the unnecessary channels before saving data. 3. File type must be TIFF. The layers can be included. But please delete the unnecessary layers because the file size becomes big

11 Make data from original data 1. Determine the part where you want to print from the original data. Select the data taking into account the pixel vales of print. For instance, if you convert the data 200 pixels for one side to the print data of 1500 pixels for one side, you will have poor image quality. You can use the original data of RGB color. The part where you want to print. 2. Extract a print area. Open an original file in Photoshop and select Elliptical Marquee Tool. Select [Fixed Ratio] (Width:1,Height: 1 ) in Style of Menu bar and then select the image. You can change a size of the selected area. First, click [Select]-[Transform Selection]. Then, drag one of squares while pushing Shift key. In addition, you can also change a position of the selected area by dragging the selected area. After determining the selected area, click [ ] Carry out [Edit]-[Copy]

12 3. Edit as a new file Go to [File]-[New ] and click OK in New dialog. Paste the extracted image with [Edit]-[Paste]. If the data is based on RGB color, change it to CMYK with [Image]-[Mode]-[CMYK Color]. If confirmation dialog shows up, click OK. Go to [Image]-[Image Size ] to put pixel size in Width & Height and click OK. If the display is enlarged, please make it small by zoom tool(-). 4. Make an alpha channel Please make the alpha channel based on the procedure of NO.4 in Create the Printing Data. Attention: When you cut the center part (make it white), please do that with the state where the alpha channel is selected (the state after clicking alpha channel 1 in channel pallet)

13 5. Complete the data and save it. Click CMYK channel in channel pallet. Read alpha channel 1 with [Select]-[Load Selection ]. After [Select]-[Inverse], cut with [Edit]-[Cut]. Save the data with a name with [File]-[Save As ]. Please save it in TIFF file and rememer the place of it and the file name. Fine adjustment of data size You can adjust trimming and resolution when selecting the print data in printer. (Please refer to Select print data in operation manual.)

14 How to Create Data for Letters We will explain the examples to put letters and to change letter format here. The design only with letters is unsuitable for a print. When you put letters, please be sure to put a back ground as well. 1. Open original data with Photoshop. 2. Click letter tool and set letter format. Select font and style of letters. You can select anything here except none. This is for anti-alias. It is convenient if you convert the letter size to pixel in advance. Select Pixel for unit of letter in [Edit]-[Preferences]-[Units & Rulers ]. If you want to have letters in black, click here (set the text color). Then put 100% in C, M, Y, K and click OK

15 3. Click any place on the image and input letters. Click and input letters 4. After inputting the letters, click layer pallet tab and the layer of the letter you made

16 5. Edit letters Select [Arc] with Warp select tool and adjust [Bend] with Slider or number input. Adjust position by dragging the letters. You can change the font if you want. You also can extend or reduce the size with [Edit]-[Transform]-[Scale] and warp it with [Warp]. Adjust the position of the letters by dragging. Adjust a curve by Slider. Example: [Transform] [Scale] Example: [Transform]-[Warp] after enlarging the display with zoom tool Click [ ] after determining the deformation

17 6. Save the data temporarily. Save it temporarily in PSD file with [File]-[Save As ]. Read this file when you edit it again. 7. Edit the data of letters again When you edit it again, open the PSD file you save with [File]-[Open ]. Click letter layer in layer pallet and select letter tool. Then, edit the letters in terms of font, size, color and so on. When you can not select the letters, please click the letter layer that you want to edit in layer pallet. If you want to display letter menu in menu bar, please click letter tool

18 8. Edit letters as image Make a copy of letter layer with [Layer]-[Duplicate Layer ]. Then, you can edit the letter layer you copied as image with [Layer]-[Rasterize]-[Type]. Attention: you cannot edit it as letter if it is rasterized. Example)Make the layer with -[Rasterize] and duplicate it twice, then rotate by 120 degree for each. 9. Integrate the image and save it. Before integrating the image, save it in PSD file for re-edition with [File]-[Save] or [Save As ]. Integrate the image with [Layer]-[Flatten Image]. Save the data in TIFF file with a name with [File]-[Save As ]

19 Examples on How to Make Check Pattern Things to be determined before making it 1. Size of outer diameter to be printed (in pixel) 2. Size of inner diameter to be printed (in pixel) 3. A number of layers of check pattern 4. From the above 1, 2,3, approximate size of one check pattern (in pixel) (outer diameter mm inner diameter mm) (a number of layers x 2) 0.4 Note: Size of check pattern tends to be bigger in outer side. Application example of checkered pattern Example for explanation 1. Size of outer diameter:1150 pixel(460mm) 2. Size of inner diameter: 950 pixel (380mm) 3. A number of layers: Will explain the case in 2 layers. 4. Reference: how to calucurate the size of check pattern in each layer - 2 layers ( ) (2 x 2) 0.4 = 50 pixel (20mm) - 3 layers ( ) (3 x 2) 0.4 = 33 pixel (13.2mm) - 4 layers ( ) (4 x 2) 0.4 = 25 pixel (10mm) 5. Color: Black and White 1150 pixel 50 pixel 25 pixel 2 layers 4 layers 950 ヒ クセル

20 How to make it 1. Open new file a) Open Photoshop and select [New] in [File]. b) Baesd on the size of one check that is 50 pixel, please put 100 in both Width and height.. Please select CMYK color (8 bit) for color mode and Transparent for Background Contents, respectively. Then click OK. Unit is pixel. 2. To make one set of check pattern a) Magnify the file you opened by Zoom Tool b) Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Then set up Fixed size in Style and put 50 pixcel in both Width and Height. Style: Fixed size, Width: 50 px, Height: 50 px

21 c) You can select square of (0,0) (50, 50) if you click (0,0) in file. If a position slips off, you can move the selected area by arrow key. Click d) [Edit] Fill, then select black. Click OK. If you would like to have a different color, please select color in Use. e) Selected area is painted with black. Likewise, click the area next to black and select to fill it with white. e) Click Fill with white

22 f) Next, you fill with white under the balck layer while filling with black under the white layer. f) 3. Make a pattern a) [Image] [Image size], uncheck in Constrain Proportions and select Nearest Neighbor. Change the unit to percent for widh and height. Then put 62 in Width and 228 in Height, respectively. Click OK. unit:: % Width:62 %, Height:228 % Uncheck Nearest Neighbor b) Click [Window] [Info ] to display Info pallet. [Select] [All ], to select all. As a result of the cahnge from width 100 and height 100 to width 62 and height 228, the image is based on width 62 and height 228. c) [Edit] [Define Pattern], integrate the selected image to pattern. Put a name for pattern in Name (you can leave [Pattern 1] in it), then click OK

23 d) Next, make the following cariculations to change a canvas size. Double the size of outer diameter = 2300 Divide it by the pixel of width in a) = Round this to even number 36 (or 38 is applicable as well. 36 will be used for explanation from now on) Multiply 36 by the pixcel of width = 2232 This will be used as one side for square canvas. e) [Image] [Canvas Size], put 2232 pixcels in both Width and Height. No check in Relative box. Ancor is positioned on upper left. Anchor is positioned on upper left. f) [Select] [All], select All. [Edit] [Fill], select Pattern in Use. Select one of images in Custom Pattern. Then click OK. Please save it with a different name here

24 4. Shift to Polar Coordinates and determine selected area. a) [Filter] [Distort] [Polar Coordinates], Select Rectangular to polar in Polar Coordinates. Click OK. b) If the grid line is not displayed, please display it referring to Creating the printing Data - 3. Display a grid line in the center. (page 4)

25 c) The size of outer diameter you want to make is 1150 pixel, so = 575. Magnify and display the image in the position of around 541 on X-coordinate of horizontal guide line ( = 541). You will find that X-coordinate is 547 in Info if you put cursor on the border between black and white. Magnify X:491 X:547 X:603 d) Select temporary outer and inner diameters on X-coordinate. In the case of two layers, take the value of X-coordinate on the border between each layer. Make the value on left side a bit bigger so that necessary check design can be cut. On the other hand, make the value on right side a bit smaller. 491 on left side should assumed as 497 while 603 on right side should be assumed as 597. The following calcration should be made in advance. Temporary outer diameter:( ) 2 = 1238 Temporary inner diameter:( ) 2 = When you make the check design with 3 layers, please determine the value of X-coordinate so that the 3 layers of the check design can be cut. This is the same in the case of 4 layers. 4 layers 3 layers standard

26 5. Take out check pattern in two layers a) Move to the right using slide bar. Magnify and display the center position (where the guide lines are crossed.) b) Switch to Elliptical Marquee Tool. Set up Fixed Size in Style and put 1238 pixel in both Width and Height (outer circle). c) [Select] click [Deselect]. Put the cursor which became a cross on the center. You can select a circle by making one click pushing Alt key simultaneously. d) [Select] click [Inverse]. [Edit] click [Cut]

27 e) Select Elliptical Marquee Tool and put 1038 pixel in both Width and Height (inner circle). f) Put the cross shaped cursor on the center. Make one click pushing Alt key. g) [Edit] click [Cut]. Example of cutting to leave 3 layers h) [Image] [Canvas Size]. Put 1238 pixel in both Width and Height (outer circle). Remain the position in Anchor. Click OK. You will see an attention and will click Proceed. Please save it with a different name here

28 6. Adjustment of size To make data of white To save it a) [Image] [Image Size], then make a check in Constrain Proportions. Select Nearest Neighbor. Put 1150 pixels in both Width and Height (size of diameter). Click OK. b) First, please make the data for White. Select Elliptical Marquee Tool. Set up Fixed Size in Style and put 1150 pixels in both Width and Height (outer diameter). c) [Select] click [Save Selection]. Save the selected area. d) Click Alpha 1 in Channels

29 e) Select Elliptical Marquee Tool. Set up Fixed Size in Style and put 950 pixels in both Width and Height (inner diameter). Magnify and display the center of the image. [Select] click [Deselect]. Put the cross shaped cursor on the center. You can select a circle by making one click pushing Alt key simultaneously. f) With [Edit] [Fill], select White in use and click OK. When selection area is displayed in white, please make double click on the picture in Alpha channel of the pallet to open Channel Options. And then please select Selected Areas to color it. To color selected areas Double click g) Adjust the size of inner daimeter in the image. Click CMYK in Channels and then click eye icon of Alpha 1. The image is overlapped to white data and is displayed

30 h) If the image is inside the white data, click Alpha 1 in Channels. Then click [Select] [Deselect] and click the area of Alfa channel by Magic Wand Tool. After that, click CMYK in Channels. If the image is bigger than the white data, click [Select] [Deselect] and click the center of the image (part without the image) by Magic Wand Tool. Click 4 corners of the image while pushing the shift key. Then click [Select] [Inverse] and select only the image. If the image is smaller, select the alpha channel data. If the image is bigger, select the image

31 i) With [Filter] [Distort] [Pinch], preview a part of the image and adjust the image with a slide of Amount. There is a border for the amount which is approximately 20%. If the amont is bigger than 20%, the image will be dstorted to extension while it is smaller than 20%, the image will be distorted to shrinkage. In the case that the image is inside the white data, 30 to 40%

32 In the case that the image is bigger than the white data, -10 ~ -20% If you want to carry out [Pinch] again, delete it by dragging Pinch from History to Waste box (or click right and select Delete and then delete it). Then, do it again. j) [File] [Save As ]. Select Tiff format and save it with a name

33 Change color In order to change the color, select a part where you want to change the color and paste it with a desirable color or change hue. Example)This sample is based on the data of two layers that are background and master mask

34 1. Change the color of background Click a background in layer pallet and make a copy layer of the background with [Layer]-[Duplicate Layer ] (or right-click and [Duplicate Layer ]). Carry out [Select]-[All] and click [Edit]-[Fill ]. If you select [Color] in [Use] in Fill dialog, Color Picker dialog will be displayed. Select a color in Color Picker and click OK and then click OK in Fill. For color adjustment, go to [Image]-[Adjustments]-[Hue/Saturation ]. You can adjust it by using slider of Hue, Saturation and Lightness in [Hue/Saturation ]

35 2. Change the color of master Click master in layer pallet and make a copy layer with [Layer]-[Duplicate Layer ] (or right-click and [Duplicate Layer ]). Cancel all selected parts with [Select]-[Deselect]. Select Magic Wand Tool and click cursor putting it on black part. Approximate color of overall image is selected. If Contiguous is checked, the approximate color is selected only from the area which is nearby the part where the click was made. Contiguous: Only peripheral area is selected. (The selected area is colored to see it easily.) In this case, go to [Select]-[Deselect] and uncheck [Contiguous]. Then select it again

36 In the case of black color, there will be no significant change even if you do color adjustment. So add a different color with [Edit]-[Fill ] as mentioned above. Some black dots are left on the border. If you want to eliminate them, select it with Magic Wand tool first and add selected area by clicking the black dot part while pushing Shift key. Then, paste it. Image after [Deselect] a) Only auto tool select b) Additional select pushing Shift key

37 After doing [Select]-[Deselect], go to [Image]-[Adjustments]-[Hue/Saturation ]. Then, adjust the color by using slider for Hue, Saturation and Lightness

38 Method to print discontinuous data When you print discontinuous data (for example, letters in one part or design including one point), it takes some time from a nozzle discharge to the next nozzle discharge. With this, the nozzle tip is easy to become dry and as a result, the discharge could be unstable. Example data print result Magenta slips off at letters. In this case, you will make an area of dummy print before the discharge and cover the mask on the dummy print area when printing. dummy print area Example of printing letters In the case of ITALY, it is printed twice. First, you will print white, and green and red lines where the letter parts are eliminated. After the print, you will put masking on the dummy print area and will print the letters of ITALY just with color nozzles. This is the two times coating. So please be careful not to move the position of the tire I the interval between the end of the first print and the start of the second print. Rotating direction Example of one point The data of alpha channel will be made just for one point data and dummy print area. We will explain a way of making data with the above two examples from the next page

39 Example of ITALY Data for the first print 1. Make a new file based on a tire size Example )image size(pixel)x:1500, Y: With Elliptical Marquee Tool, select and make a circle with 1500px width and height. With [Select]-[Save Selection ], you will designate it as Alpha1 (right picture). To make green and red lines, make a copy of Alpha1, Alpha2, and Alpha3. 3. Example ) Width of green line:32 Click Alpha2 in channel pallet. With [Select]-[Transform Selection], drag it to W H:1436px while pushing Alt Shift key and fix it with. Push Delete key to cut the inside. 4. Example )Alpha channel (white print) width:106 Click Alpha1 in channel pallet. With [Select]-[Transform Selection], drag it to W H:1288px while pushing Alt Shift keys and fix it with. Push Delete key to cut the inside. 5. Example ) Red line width:30 Click Alpha3 in channel pallet and push Delete key to cut the inside. With [Select]-[Transform Selection], drag it to W H: 1348px while pushing Alt Shift and fix it with. After [Select]-[Inverse], push Delete key to cut the outside

40 6. Make green line Click layer1 in layer pallet and after [Select]-[Load Selection ], select Alpha2. With [Edit] [Fill ], select color in use. Select green in Color Picker and click OK., OK. GREEN1 will be the name for layer1. 7. Make red line With [Layer]-[New]-[Layer ], make a new layer. RED1 will be the name for it. After [Select]-[Load Selection ], select Alpha3. Like green, with [Edit] [Fill ], select color in use. Select red in Color Picker and click OK., OK. 8. Input letters with Type Tool Example ) Arial, Bold Italic, 93px, Color:CMYK 各 100% The name of the layer will be ITALY. Save it once here to deform the letters next. 9. Deform the letters and adjust their positions with [Edit]-[Transform]-[Warp]-[Arc]. Fix it with

41 10. Duplicate ITALY layer and select [Rasterize Type] by right click.. The name of the layer will be ITALY_COPY. 11. With Magic Wand Tool, click a black part of ITALY and GREEN1 layer and then push Delete key. Click RDE1 layer and then push Delete key. 12. Make ITALY layer and ITALY_COPY invisible(click Eye). 13. Delete Alpha2 and Alpha3 in channel pallet. 14. This is the completion of the first print data. With [File] [Save As ], save it Tiff file. Data for the second print 1. Click ITALY_COPY in the data for the first print. Then, click Eye to make it visible. 2. With Rectangular Marquee Tool, select the right side of the letter (front for rotatory direction). With [Edit] [Fill ], fill it with black. 3. With [Edit]-[Transform]-[Distort] or [Warp], adjust the shape along the print area. Fix it with. 4. Make GREEN1 and RED1 layers invisible. Then, delete Alpha1 in channel pallet. 5. This is the completion of the second print data. With [File] [Save As ], save it in Tiff file. At the second print, cover the part of dummy print area with masking tape

42 Make one point data 1. Make a new file based on a tire size Example )image size(pixel)x:1500, Y: Make alpha channel for the circumference of a circle. It will be Alpha1. (right picture) Please refer to make new data 4 (P 36). Example )Alpha channel (white print) width:100 With Elliptical Marquee Tool, make a select area of the circle. With [Select]-[Transform Selection], drag it to W H:1300px while pushing Alt Shift keys and fix it with. Push Delete key to cut the inside. 3. Open one point data and copy it to attach it to the layer. Example) Data of tomato 4. With Magic Wand Tool, click a white part. With [Select]-[Inverse], make only one point data a selection. 5. Indicate CMYK and Alpha1 in channel. (Click Eye.) 6. Click layer1 (data of Tomato) in layer pallet. With [Edit]-[Transform]-[Distort] and others, move the data onto the circumference of the tire and adjust the shape by deforming it. The right picture is expanded by Zoom Tool. Click after fixing it. 7. Carry out [Select]-[Deselect]. With Rectangular Marquee Tool, make a dummu print で area in the right of one point data (front for rotation direction). With [Edit] [Fill ], select black in Use and click OK

43 8. With [Edit]-[Transform]-[Distort] or [Warp], adjust it by deforming it. Click after fixing it. 9. Auto select tool, click a white part. Click Alpha1 in channel pallet and click Delete key (or [Edit]-[Cut] ). The right picture is the state where CMYK is not indicated. You see the layer in the right picture with the state where CMYK is indicated in channel pallet while Alpha1 is not indicated. 10. Save the data. Please put masking on the dummy print area during the print