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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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Reader's Spread - Documents on a press sheet that will face each other when project is completed. Not the same as a Printer's Spread.
Reflow - Or Type Reflow. When paragraph text shifts, affecting line returns and hyphenation. Due to the replacement of one font with another.
Register - The alignment of colors on a press sheet.
Registration Marks - Crosshair marks denoted on negatives to insure the proper alignment of colors. Also called Targets.
Resolution - The number of pixels per inch (PPI) in a digital image. High resolution is typically 300ppi when the image is at finished size. Not the same as LPI or lines per inch.
RGB - Red, Green, Blue. The color format used by computer monitors and television screens using refracted light. RGB images will not properly separate to film unless converted to CMYK.
RIP - The image processor which translates type and design elements to film.
Rollers - Tube shaped mechanics that deliver ink from the fountain to the plate in a uniform manner. |
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