Pantone Solid vs Process

[Raphael Goubet]

Hi,

What's the difference between Pantone Solid and Pantone Process, as
they appear in the Pantone color selection palette?

Thanks!

Raph

 

[Mary Sauer]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=FX,HA,HP,QZ,RC,XT&Query=pantone&App=PB

 

[Mike Koewler]

http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArticle=683&idArea=12

Mike

 

[Raphael Goubet]

http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArticle=683&idArea=12

Mike

I do understand the difference between spot color and process; what I
don't get is why you get a Pantone process palette when doing a
composition in spot color. To put my original question another way:
what is the difference between regular CMYK and Pantone process?

Raph

 

[Mike Koewler]

Raph,

I'm not a color guru but from my understanding, a Pantone color is a
special ink that is created using specific amounts of different dyes.
Coca-Cola red will look the same regardless what press it is printed on.
(It is not unlike a spot color.) However, most (if not all) Pantone
colors have a CMYK equivalent that ideally results in the same color -
if the pressman runs all the checks. But that means that four different
inks are involved instead of one, greatly increasing the likelihood the
result is not a perfect match.

Mike