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  1. In ColorFlow, click the Print Curves tab.
  2. In the Transfer Curves section, click the Add  button.
  3. In the Name box, type XX Flexcel cutoff curve (where XX = your initials).
  4. In the Device Conditions section, in the Device Type list, select Flexographic Press, leave all the other settings as default, and click OK.
  5. In the Viewer window on the right, click the Transfer Curves icon.
  6. Click the View Curves button.  
    A new window appears.  
  7. Arrange the Transfer Curve Definition window and the Transfer Curves View window so that you can see both.  The Transfer Curves View window displays the edits from the Transfer Curve Definition window as you make them.
  8. In the Transfer Curve definition dialog box, select the Show in Prinergy  check box.
  9. In the Curve Origin section, click Flexcel NX Preset.
  10. In the Midtone Tone Value Increase box, enter 0.
    Note:  If you want to add a bump to one of the standard c3 Flexcel NX curves, enter the desired midtone number instead of 0.  For example, to create a c3-31 transfer curve with a mindot bump, enter 31 instead of 0.
  11. In the Mindot Bump/Cutoff > Process Inks (CMYK) section, set the following:
    1. In the Tint In box, type 1.18 (minimum system value)
    2. In the Tint Out box, type 1.18 (minimum printable dots on this type of Flexcel plate)
  12. In the Mindot Bump/Cutoff > Spot Inks section, set the following:
    1. In the Tint In box, type 1.18 (minimum system value)
    2. In the Tint Out box, type 1.18 (minimum printable dots on this type of Flexcel plate)
  13. Leave Snap Tint Into 8-bit values selected.
  14. Leave the Highlight Contrast as the default value (70%). This value can be adjusted to give the desired adjustment slope.
  15. Click OK.
    A mindot cutoff print transfer curve for Kodak Flexcel NX plate is generated. 
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