Prepress & Color Control Terms
CTP
CTP
/siː tiː piː/
CTP (Computer to Plate) is a vital technology in the Lithography process that al...
Moire
Moire
/mwɑːˈreɪ/
Moire is an undesirable visual phenomenon created when two or more repetitive pat...
Screen Angle
Screen Angle
/ˈskriːn ˈæŋɡəl/
Screen Angle is the orientation of halftone dots in the printing pro...
Halftoning
Halftoning
/ˈhæfˌtoʊnɪŋ/
Halftoning is an essential printing technique that creates the illusion o...
Screening
Screening
/ˈskriːnɪŋ/
Screening is a specialized process in lithography where continuous tone imag...
Minimum Dot
Minimum Dot
/ˈmɪnɪməm dɒt/
Minimum Dot refers to the smallest printable and stable dot that the pr...
Banding
Banding
/ˈbændɪŋ/
Banding, also referred to as a stepped or tiered effect, is a printing defect ma...
Solid Ink Density
Solid Ink Density
/ˈsɑːlɪd ɪŋk ˈdɛnsəti/
Solid Ink Density, commonly known as SID, is a measuremen...
Tone Value Increase
Tone Value Increase
/toʊn ˈvæljuː ˈɪnkriːs/
Tone Value Increase (TVI) / Dot Gain refers to the phe...
Trapping
Trapping
/ˈtræpɪŋ/
This is a crucial operation in the prepress stage where two or more adjacent co...
