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IMPOSITION LAYOUT [3 records]

Record 1 2019-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A guide that indicates how images should be assembled on the sheet to meet press, folding, and bindery requirements.

CONT

An imposition plan helps a designer to plan the colour fall so that all the pages that need printing with a certain colour can be grouped together ... The imposition plan can look confusing: some pages appear upside-down ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
CONT

Le plan d'imposition de l'imprimeur peut sembler énigmatique pour des yeux non avertis, car certaines pages semblent être imprimées la tête en bas.

OBS

[Le tracé d'imposition] comporte également des indications pour le montage des éléments graphiques et rédactionnels.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
CONT

Like the blueprint, the imposition proof(or layout proof) is mainly intended for checking the content and completeness of the elements of printing copy.

OBS

In contrast to a blueprint, this proof is in color, although the colors are not binding. Large-format inkjet printers are mainly used for printing imposition proofs of this kind today.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
DEF

Épreuve tirée pour vérifier l'imposition du document à imprimer avant de fabriquer une plaque ou de procéder à l'impression.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Intaglio Printing
DEF

A same-size copy made from paper impregnated with iron-salt compounds taken from a translucent original; often used for showing proofs from offset negatives prior to making offset plates. The resulting print is blue except where shielded by ink on the original.

OBS

The blueprint replaced the traditional press proof as a means of checking layout and imposition where photographic systems are used in the composition and preparatory stages of production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
DEF

Épreuve positive obtenue sur papier au ferrocyanure d'après le négatif d'un document. Sert à la confection des maquettes de mise en page des travaux qui s'imprimeront en hélio ou en offset.

OBS

Le terme «ferroprussiate» est un synonyme ancien de «ferrocyanure».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Litografía, offset y fototipia
  • Impresión intaglio
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