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GLOSSARY |
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| Know what it is, but not what it is called? Here is a collection of common prepress and press terms. (It's the educational part of our website). |
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Film Trapping - The amount of spread or choke of a particular color built in when the plates are burned.
Finish - The texture of a particular paper.
Fit - Refers to the registration of film for multi-colored projects. Good fit means all film lines up properly.
Flat Color - Using one ink to represent one color as opposed to percentages of process color. Also, spot color.
Flood Varnish - To cover entire printed sheet with varnish.
Foiling - A die process used to create images or type with a shiny, reflective appearance.
Form - Each side of a press sheet.
Fountain - The well on a printing press that holds the ink.
Four Color - See Process Color or CMYK.
FPO - An acronym for "For Position Only." Refers to low resolution images used in a mock up or dummy to denote their finished size and cropping. |
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