Printing Specified Plates In InDesign

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#1

Hi,

Does anyone know if it’s possible to print specific plates in InDesign? For instance, if I have a file using CMYK and Pantone 286, is it possible to just print out the 286 plate? I know it’s possible in Quark, but so far I haven’t found a way to do it in InDesign.

Thanks.
-Rob

#2

This would turn off the output of CMYK and print the rest of the seps. I am new to ID though.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS2"
	set user interaction level of script preferences to never interact
	activate
	tell document 1
		set properties of print preferences to {color output:separations, print cyan:false, print magenta:false, print yellow:false, print black:false}
		print without print dialog
	end tell
	set user interaction level of script preferences to interact with all
	-- close active document saving no
end tell
#3

Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, I can’t get that to work. I don’t get an error, but it prints out all plates. Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

#4

Issue Resolved. I don’t know if this is the best way to achieve this but it works.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS2"
	activate
	set fileName to the name of active document
	set outFolder to (path to desktop folder as string) & "PDF Folder" as alias
	tell print preferences of active document
		set print file to outFolder & fileName & ".ps" as string
		set printer to postscript file
		set PostScript level to level 3
		set color output to separations
	end tell
	
	tell document 1
		set print ink of every ink whose name is not "Process Cyan" to false
		print without print dialog
	end tell
	set user interaction level of script preferences to interact with all
	-- close active document saving no
end tell

-Rob