Xerox 550 15Glossary, absolute colorimetric, amplitude-modulatedAM screening, bitmap file format

15Glossary

absolute colorimetric

A method of color matching during the translation of files from one device to another. The absolute colorimetric method refers to the use of device-independent color space.

amplitude-modulated (AM) screening

A type of halftone screening in which the size of the dots varies but the spacing between dot centers is constant. For darker areas, the dots are bigger, and for lighter areas, they are smaller.

Automatic Picture Replacement (APR)

Technology in which two versions of a file are created—a high- resolution file and a low-resolution file called PSImage. You use the latter file for positioning and manipulating images in DTP software. The high-resolution file automatically replaces the low- resolution version during the RIP process.

bitmap file format

A file format in which graphics are represented by a series of pixels. The file name extension is .bmp.

booklet

In a variable information (VI) job, a personalized copy of a document. A booklet can consist of several pages, but the entire document is targeted at a specific individual or address. VI jobs contain elements that differ from booklet to booklet, including text, graphics, pictures, and page backgrounds.

bounding box

In a PostScript file, the smallest rectangle that encloses all of the graphic elements. The bounding box is specified by two sets of coordinates.