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Embossed finish

Printing & publishing; Paper

A finish imparted to a web of paper through an embossing machine. The paper will take on a raised or depressed surface resembling wood, cloth, leather, or other pattern.

Felt finish

Printing & publishing; Paper

A finish applied to the paper at the wet end of the paper machine by using felts of a distinctive weave rather than standard or regular wove felts. ENVIRONMENT® Papers.

Tagged image file format (TIFF)

A file format for graphics suited for representing scanned images and other large bitmaps. TIFF is a neutral format designed for compatibility with all applications. TIFF was created specifically for ...

Colour scanner

Printing & publishing; Paper

A electronic scanner that makes the colour separation required in full colour processing printing.

Optical whitener

Printing & publishing; Paper

A dye that is added to the fibre stock or applied to the paper surface at the size press to enhance its brightness.

Line drawing

Printing & publishing; Paper

A drawing containing no greys or middle tones. In general, any drawing that can be reproduced without the use of halftone techniques.

Stochastic screening

Printing & publishing; Paper

A digital screening process that converts images into very small dots (14-40 microns) of equal size and variable spacing. Second order screened images have variable size dots and variable spacing. ...