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Is it possible to use Pantone colors in Inkscape?

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I want to use Inkscape for DTP (Desktoppublishing), therefore I need Pantone colors.
Is it possible to use Pantone colors in Inkscape?

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Christopher Lunsford (binarymutant) said : 		#1

There are legality issues involved with using Pantone colors but here is an article you might find useful
http://www.linux.com/articles/49236

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ubby (kostas-sytske) said : 		#2

Now I understand, but is Inkscape a good program for prepress because of the output?

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Best RIco (rico-rootscore-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

For DTP I would recommend to use Inkscape together with Scribus (you will get better support for CYMK, PDF, etc.)

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ubby (kostas-sytske) said : 		#4

Thank you for your answer.

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ubby (kostas-sytske) said : 		#5

Thanks RIco, that solved my question.

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Kevin (kevin-bradley0928) said : 		#6

The link is now broken. I'd like to find out how to use Pantone colours. Clients are putting PMS codes in the brief.

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Kevin (kevin-bradley0928) said : 		#7

Answered my own question >_<

http://www.jesusda.com/projects/colorpalettes/

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Christopher Lunsford (binarymutant) said : 		#8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantone#Intellectual_property

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Kevin (kevin-bradley0928) said : 		#9

Thanks for that. I did not know this >"Pantone asserts that their lists of color numbers and pigment values are the intellectual property of Pantone and free use of the list is not allowed[14], however copyright law does not support such a claim"

Fantastic.

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John P (johnpharrell) said : 		#10

Hey Kevin, not sure you will see this, but the Scribus wiki suggests purchasing old versions of software that packaged the swatches
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_legally_obtain_spot_colour_palettes_for_use_in_Scribus_1.3.3.x_and_later_versions
See more at link ^