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Record 1 2002-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

The process of making a separate electronic or photographic record of the amounts of each process colour of cyan, magenta, yellow or black needed to reproduce an original copy.

OBS

The record may be a photographic film made through red, green and blue separation filters or a computer file. A set of four separations, cyan, magenta, yellow and black, are required to reproduce an original image, since each of the four process colours must be represented. The separations may be made photographically using traditional methods or digitally using electronic scanners and computer programs. The original copy may be a transparency(slide), reflection photographic print, drawing, painting or printed reproduction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

[...] séparation du document original en quatre documents correspondant chacun à une des couleurs d'impression selon le procédé 4-couleurs [cyan, magenta, jaune, noir].

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Copy viewed or photographed by reflected light.

CONT

Full-color illustrations can be either reflection copy, including opaque artwork and photographic prints, which are viewed by light reflected from them; or transmission copy, such as photographic transparencies, which are viewed by light transmitted through them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
CONT

Il n'est pas possible d'espérer obtenir sur une reproduction opaque, toutes les qualités de coloration et de luminosité qu'offrent les diapositives.

Spanish

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