Indexing Tutorial by Daniel_Juve | Indexing Kits & Numbers/Fonts

[Daniel_Juve]

The process is the same for numbers or fonts, so just follow the same steps for both.

With the file opened in Photoshop:

1 - Hold CTRL and click on the numbers layer on the layers list, this will select it's pieces.

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2 - Go to the "Channels" tab and create a new channel:

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3 - It will create a black layer, click CTRL + i to insert the transparencies as white in the black background.

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5 - Deselect it and go back to the Layers tab.

6 - Now that we have the alpha channel, create a solid background for using the exact same color as the numbers/fonts color (or boarder if it's the case). This will make sure the cut endings will look good, avoiding white outlines and all that.

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7 - Export the file as .TIFF, and saving options:

Select "As a Copy" and "Alpha Channels".

Deselect "Layers", as you don't need it and it will make the file lighter.

8 - Open OPTPix and index the file, if you did everything correctly, this time it will have transparencies (alpha channels) within it.

You can right click the file and click on "Display Alpha Channel" to see the transparencies before you index it.

9 - Done.