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SEPARATION COULEURS [3 records]

Record 1 2010-04-28

English

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

The division of colours of a multi-coloured original into basic portions, each of which is to be reproduced by a separate printing plate carrying each process colour.

OBS

Three, and often four, (if black is included) separations are made for continuous-tone work.

OBS

colour separation; color separation: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Colo(u)r film separation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photogravure
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Division des couleurs d'une image en cyan, magenta, jaune et noir pour son impression.

OBS

Le noir est souvent sélectionné en plus des couleurs primaires.) Les clichés nécessaires à cette reproduction sont réalisés à partir du négatif de chacune des couleurs primaires.

OBS

séparation des couleurs; sélection des couleurs; sélection chromatique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Sélection photographique des couleurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 1993-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

interpreting and photographically separating design on positive and negative specialized film.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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