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DOT GAIN SCALE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Photoengraving
OBS

A scale which provides a rapid method of estimating relative changes in dot area, e.g. the GATF Dot Gain Scale and Slur Gauge (a scale which measures both dot gain and slur).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Photogravure
OBS

Première barre de contrôle utilisée en France, G.A.T.F. Slur Gauge Dot Gain Scale en anglais; cette barre regroupe en fait et la barre de contrôle du doublage, et la barre de contrôle d'engraissement du point. (Référence : L'Événement technique, 1988 publié par la revue Caractère : CEVET, 1988, pp.364-365.)

OBS

Barre de contrôle permettant de mesurer rapidement l'engraissement et le rétrécissement des points de simili.

Spanish

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