Stochastic screening, Substrate, Tint, Tonal calibration | Xerox CX

170	Chapter 14—Glossary

stochastic screening

A digital screening process that converts images into very small dots of equal size and variable spacing. Also referred to as frequency-modulated (FM) screening.

substrate

Any printing surface to which ink will adhere. Also referred to as stock.

TIFF

Acronym for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF is a file format used to describe, store, and exchange bitmap images. TIFF is cross- platform, highly flexible, and capable of saving a wide variety of image types, including photographs and illustrations. Most page makeup and image editing software supports TIFF.

TIFF/IT-P1

Acronym for Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology, Profile 1. A file format that is similar to TIFF/IT, but provides a minimized set of options that allows simpler implementation when the full set of TIFF/IT options is not required.

tint

The percentage value assigned to a dot.

tonal calibration

The act of setting equipment to reproduce tonal values to specified values on final output such as a proof, press sheet, or plate.

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Xerox CX manual Stochastic screening, Substrate, Tint, Tonal calibration

Contents

Version Page Copyright Page Contents Managing jobs Variable data printing jobs Glossary 153 Getting started Printing this guide Hardware and software components System overviewSupported formats Overview of the Workspace EPS Getting started Turning on the CX print server Turning off the CX print server Requirements Computer for printing Setting up yourSetting up your computer overview Printing Methods ProcessPrint Print Driver softwareProcessStore SpoolStore Adding a network printer to your Windows computer Setting up printing on a Windows computerPrinter Tasks area, select Add a printer Loading the Print Driver software for the first time Enable enhanced user interface, list select offDeactivating the Print Driver software Removing the Print Driver software DEXUninstaller.exeDEXUninstaller.exe, and select Run as Administrator Downloading fonts Click Change Install Location Setting up printing in Mac OSInstalling the Print Driver software in Mac OS Click Continue Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS Click Utility Removing the Print Driver software Calibration Calibration overview Calibration Requirements Click Calibrate Page Order they appear in the icons Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Mapping jobs to calibration tables See also Calibration Windows and Mac OS Using a hot folder to printPrinting a file Printing a file to the CX print server Password protect jobs Secure printing overview on Preferences window on Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Importing and printing a job Printing from the colorServer Click Import Editing a job overview Merging one or more pages into a job Moving a page in a jobDeleting a page from a job Next Replacing pages Click Merge Jobs Verifying the content of the job Finding the Cmyk values of a specific area Preflight Check Preflight ReportPage Performing a preflight check HiRes Viewing and printing a preflight reportPreflight Report window Spot Colors Proofing the job using color sets Outdoor photos Assigning a color set to your jobPhotos of people Corporate documents Secure printing overview Archival and retrieval of jobs Managing jobsArchiving a job From the File menu, select Retrieve from archive Forwarding a job to another CX print serverRetrieving a job Click Retrieve Resubmitting a job Duplicating jobsPrinting copies of a job Job Report overview Job ReportsAccounting Viewer overview Ensuring proper billing Printing a job in black and white InSite jobsCmyk area, select Preserve black color Exporting a job as an InSite job JobPage Managing jobs Color tools overview Managing colorManaging color and profiles Creating a destination profile Managing color and profiles Click Create Profile Importing a source profile Importing a destination profileResource list, select Profile Manager Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool Select Source Profile tab Resource Center, select Media and Color Manager Calibrations window Managing calibration tablesCalibration table list Output Density Info DataProperties Separations Adding an entry to a calibration tableInfo Graph Input % Managing spot colors Resource list, select Calibrations Managing color Adding a spot color Deleting a spot color Printing a spot color chartEditing a spot color Spot dictionary list, select Custom Dictionary Spot color variations overview Click Test Print Selecting a spot color variation Printing a spot color variation From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor Protecting specific spot colors Click Print Variations Defining an RGB color as a spot color Defining a gray color as a spot color Defining a Cmyk color as a spot color Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool Previewing a job Creating a new gradation table Editing a gradation table Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up Exposure and color cast Red-eye Image noiseShadows and highlights Jpeg artifacts Managing color Imposition overview Print using impositionProduction workflows Imposition methods Previewing an imposition layout Imposition layout Preview window Printing a business card job Conflict indications Imposition Method list, select Step & Repeat For Trim Size, select Custom Printing a saddle stitch job Click Spacing & Marks Imposition Template Builder overview Imposition Template Builder ToolCreating an imposition template Binding Left Imposition template viewer windowImposition method Saddle Stitch Columns Rows From the Tools menu, select Imposition Template Builder Editing an imposition template Both Select the Apply changes to front and back check box Adding exceptions to your job Print with exceptionsSimulating a job with your template Click Advanced Options Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commandsDeleting exceptions from your job Click Save or Submit Printing dynamic page exceptions Select the Support dynamic page exceptions check box Type Tabs plug-in overview Tabs plug-in windowTabs Size Orientation Bottom Offset TextTop Offset Length Italic ColorBold Underline Text on both sides Direction Creating tabs Page Managing tabs Changing the location of a tab Inserting a tab before or after a specific Saving the tab settingsReplacing a page with a tab Removing a page or tab from the file Deleting saved tab settings Variable Data Printing jobs Variable data printingJobs About VDP document formats Sub-job About Variable Print SpecificationBooklet Reusable Elements About Ppml Select General DefaultsManaging VDP elements Selecting to Cache Global VDP Elements Retrieving VDP elements Archiving VDP elementsResource list, select Cached VDP Elements Deleting VDP Elements 100 Job parameters Print tab in the Job Parameters window Layout Print tab in the Job Parameters window 103 Set and apply imposition settings to your job Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window 105 106 Imposition overview on Quality tab in the Job Parameters window Quality tab in the Job Parameters window 109 Color tab in the Job Parameters window Cmyk Color tab in the Job Parameters window 111 112 Color tab in the Job Parameters window 113 Cmyk RGB Photo touch-up tab in the Job Parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job Finishing tab in the Job Parameters window Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window 119 APR/OPI Services tab in the Job Parameters window 121 122 Setting up your color Server Preferences window Processed Preferences window 125 Password protect jobs on page 24 Secure printing overview on Virtual printers Setting up a virtual printerAdding and editing a virtual printer Backing up the configuration Maintaining your settingsRemoving a virtual printer Configuration backup area, click Start Backup Restoring the configurationPreferences window, select Configuration Backup Click Start Restore Tools for maintaining your system Remote Site Manager overview Working with color server tools on your computerCreo Remote Site Manager Activating remote tools Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager Viewing the printer status Connecting to the workspace from your computerRemote Workspace overview Connecting to the Web Center Using the Web CenterOverview of the Web Center Installing the Office Hot Folder tool Office Hot Folder tool Click Create HF Using the Office Hot Folder tool to printCreating a hot folder Ppt Doc Xls Pub Creo Color Server Job Ticket software Language settingsCreo Color Server Job Ticket overview Creating a job ticket in Windows Creating and managing job ticketsDouble-click the CreoColorServerJobTicket.exe file Loading job parameters from a selected server From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings FromSubmitting a job ticket for printing Easy VDP File Creator tool Creator tool 142 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template Click Continue to add data records Next Adding records manually to your variable data job Adding records from a database to your variable data job Creating and printing the variable data job 148 Troubleshooting Job History window Handling alerts and frozen jobs Alerts window Aborting a jobResume printing Printing system messages Click Print List Glossary Brightness BookletBounding box Brisque Imposition Job Calibration curve BrisqueCache Click charge Color correction Color castColor channel Color gamut Color rendering dictionary CRD Color match verbColor profile Color set Conventional screening Composite modeContrast Creep DCS desktop color separation CT file formatDatabase Densitometer Device DensityDensity range Device-independent color space Dot area Device profileDevice type Dot gain Frozen job Gray component replacement GCRFrequency-modulated FM screening Gravure printing Head-to-head GrayscaleHalftone screen Imposition Job Job flow Long-edge first LEF Job ticket template JTTLine work Lookup table LUT New line work NLW file format LW file formatNormalize PPD PostScript Printer Description Process colors Pre-separated file Printer description file PriorityProcess PSImage Rich black Relative colorimetricRender RTP ready-to-print job Sheet Screen angleShadows Short-edge first SEF Spine trim size Smooth scalingSource profile Spot color Tint Stochastic screeningSubstrate Tonal calibration Variable information VI job Variable print specificationTrapping Vector drawing 172 Index Storage area 5 Supported formats 2 system messages