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Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide

 

Subtractive color model

A color process in which the red, green and blue components of the

 

original subject are reproduced as three super-imposed images in the

 

complementary (subtractive) colors of cyan, magenta and yellow

 

respectively. See also CMYK, Process colors, Additive color model.

Three quartertone

Tone area of an image influencing the shadow detail and with density

 

values between the Midtone and the Dark Point. Typically printed

 

with a dot area near 75%.

Tone compression

The reduction of the density range of an original to the density range

 

achievable in the reproduction.

Tone reproduction curve

A graph showing the density of each point of the original and its

 

corresponding density on the reproduction.

Trapping

Creating and overlap (spread) or an underlap (choke) between colors

 

that adjoin each other to hide misregistration during printing.

 

Trapping is sometimes referred to as spreads and chokes, or fatties

 

and skinnies.

UCR

Abbreviation of Undercolor Removal. This is a method for reducing

 

the CMY content in neutral gray shadow areas of a reproduction and

 

replacing them with black. As a result, the reproduction appears

 

normal but less process color inks are used. See also GCR.

Unsaturated color

A color whose highest value is less than approximately 80%. In an

 

unsaturated, dirty color, the difference in the values of the wanted

 

colors and the unwanted color is relatively low.

 

For example, when the color is red, 30% cyan, 80% magenta, 70%

 

yellow is more unsaturated than 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 80% yellow.

Variable Information (VI)

Variable information (VI) jobs are jobs in which the printed materials

 

are individualized for specific recipients or purposes. These materials

 

can include bills, targeted advertising and direct mailings.

Vector drawing

The geometric system used to define lines and curves in many

 

computer graphics most often used for line drawings.

Vignette

See Degradé.

Virtual Printer

For Macintosh and PC networks, the Spire CXP Color Server

 

provides three default network printers, known as virtual printers.

 

Virtual printers contain preset workflows that are automatically

 

applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer.

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Xerox CX240, CX250 manual Color process in which the red, green and blue components, With a dot area near 75%, Skinnies