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4 color fake duotone - simulation of two color halftone 4-color process - the four primary colors used in printing – cyan, magenta, yellow or black bleed - the extra amount of the printed image that extends beyond the trim edge of the sheet or page blends - more than one color fading or blending into each other CD - (compact disc) a laser encoded optical storage disc that can store data top clipping paths - a path created in an image editing application, usually Adobe Photoshop, that outlines only the areas that will print CMYK - abbreviation for the 4 primary process colors (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) color values - percentage of the color placed within an image comp - a rough layout of the finished piece, usually a low resolution color laser dpi - (dots per inch) a measure of the resolution of a screen image or printed page top duotone - a term for a two-color halftone reproduction from a one-color photograph EPS - (encapsulated postscript) a file format used to transfer graphic images within compatible applications flattened - when multiple layer files are collapsed to become one layer Flightcheck - an application used to check files for all support and fonts fonts - in composition, a complete assortment of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. of a given size and design top formats - the size, style, type page, margins, printing requirements, etc. of a printed page Freehand (Macromedia) - an application used to create vector art and illustrations FTP - (file transfer protocol) a method of file transfer via the internet gradient - where one or more colors gradually fade to a lighter or another color Illustrator (Adobe) - application used to create vector art and illustrations top images - photos that are usually scanned at 300 dpi and placed into another application to print JAZ - 1 or 2 gigabyte disc for storing and transporting information laser - a photocopy printed directly from an application layered file - a file with one or more layers of information stored within it MB - (megabyte) a measurement used to indicate file size top naming conventions - organization of characters allowed by the OS OPI - (open prepress interface) this is used to swap out low resolution photos with the hi resolution photos during the ripping process Outline - fonts can be outlined in some applications which changes them from a font to an object; after outlining, you no longer have a font that can be changed PageMaker (Adobe) - application used for creating page layouts Pantone - the industry standard in color matching/reproduction top PDF - (portable document file) device independent portable file that can be transferred Photoshop (Adobe) - raster based image editing application used for photo manipulation PMS - (Pantone Matching System) Pantone colors are often referred to as “PMS” colors PowerPoint (Microsoft) - application mostly used for creating slide shows Pre Flight - a method used to evaluate or analyze every component needed to produce a printable job top PSD - (Photoshop Scan Document) a native photoshop file Publisher (Microsoft) - an application used to layout pages Quark Xpress - the most common application for page layout rastered art - created in image editing applications such as adobe photoshop, these files are generally scans, bitmapped line art or some other file native to a raster application. These files are resolution dependent, therefore cannot be scaled without affecting the resolution reflective art - positive form of art top resolution - the quantification of printout quality using the number of spots per inch RGB - (red green blue) these are the colors used in displaying objects on your monitor RIP - (rastered image processor) postscript data 'S' Colors - a pantone color series that are intended to process separate only, but when this is done, the colors can shift dramatically, giving undesired results scanning - when photos, transparencies or other art is digitized and saved as a file top screen capture - acquiring a low resolution picture from your computer screen spot colors - Pantone colors that are not built out of process colors Stuffit - an application used to compress files for transfer support files - all images and art that are used and placed within the page layout file Tracking Values - adjustments of kerning made to Pagemaker files top vectored art - created by drawing programs such as Macromedia Freehand and Adobe Illustrator, vectored art is resolution independent and can be scaled to any size and printed without loss of quality WinZip - compression application for pc, used to compress files for transfer ZIP - 100MB or 200MB disc used for storage and easy transporting files top |
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