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Printing Technology. Xi’an University of Technology Prof. Dr.Cao Congjun. Cp5. Color & color reproduction. Fig.Visible range in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves. 为什么?. Why ?. Cp5. Color & color reproduction. For text and graphic. No problem. How to ?. Multi-color printing. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Printing Technology
Xi’an University of Technology
Prof. Dr.Cao Congjun
Cp5. Color & color reproduction
Fig.Visible range in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves
For text and graphic
No problem
Why ?
为什么?
Cp5. Color & color reproduction
How to ?Multi-color printing
Autotypical multicolor printing (microscopic photo of a print image
section); scale: cell spacing about 167 µm.
a Image detail with homogeneous color (3-color print);
b Image detail with structured color (4-color print)
1. Color dispersion :
White light
White light
prism
Convex mirror
R 700nm G 546.7nm B 435.8nm-Additive primary color
Color and Light
2. R / G / B basic optional colors :
The building up of luminosity by means of the individual colors involved is known as additive color mixture.
3. Additive color mixing process
RR
G
Y
R
G B
Y M
C
W
Additive mixing of different luminosity
Light increasing?
4. Subtractive color :
Subtractive color mixing :
Absorb and Reflect Color
• Different chromatic value have a different absorptivity and reflectivity
The same chromatic
Different saturation
5. C / M / Y subtractive primary colors
fresco
photo
With subtractive color mixing, luminosity 发光度 decreases by the addition of individual colors.
C
M
C
B
YM
C
R
GBK
6. Subtractive color mixing processes
Light reducing?
Color mixing with different percentage of ink
The two basic condition of color reproduction:
Color separations and synthesization
Color original
Printing products
?
Color separations and synthesization
Color separations :
Color original
C film M film
Y film
Color of original are separated to the basic ink color
Color synthesization
Printing products
Ink the three primary color on each plate and overprint.
Fig.Color separations and overprinting for reproduction in four-color offset printing
1. Color separations method :
滤色片
R filter — C negative filmG filter — M negative filmB filter — Y negative film
According to Subtractive color mixing principle, process the originals with scanner or camera to get c/m/y color separations.
How to Separate?
Filter
Dye or Pigment
filter
Incident light
Transmission light
Y inked plate
originals
filter
Y negative film
Y positive film
Printing products
M C
返回:颜色合成 返回:总结加色法色环图 减色法色环图
2. Color synthesization methods
Dot overprinting
1. Copy separated color negative film to positive one 2. Platemaking3. Inking plate separately with C/M/Y basic ink4. Overprinting
Printing products
Dot position relationship when overprinting: parataxis superposition(overlap)
Did Superposition dot and parataxis dot have the same color result when overprinting?
A. Superposition dot: Subtractive color mixing principle
R G
B K
Note : the color result is influenced by the chroma, transparence, ink thickness, and overprinting order.
bluepurple
Dot superposition can faithfully reproduce color
B. Parataxis dot :
(W)R
(W)G
(W) B
(W)(W) gray
B. Parataxis dot :
Note : the color result is influence by the chroma
Dot parataxis can reproduce color
orange mauve
(W)R
IF considering the dot size and the reflection form white paper , then …
Note!
(W)R
The same color result
If considering the dot size the reflection from white paper , then…
Note
Whatever dot superposition or parataxis in a unit area, the reproduction result are the same in the theory.
Conclusion
(W)(W) Gray
(W) (W)GrayK W
Same color
But
In practice: we need to add a black plate because of material problem of ink and filter.
Ideal model: C ,M ,Y three primary ink color
Fig. Spectral distribution (degree of spectral reflection) of printing inks for multicolor printing -P102 Fig 5.6
Color Masking
Color masking has three distinct goals in color reproduction:
※To compress the density range of the color original
(called tone correction)
※ To compensate for color deficiencies in process inks (called color correction)
※ To enhance the detail of the final reproduction (called sharpness enhancement)
The Color BlackWhy black? Essentially, black is used in multicolor printing to
reduced the technology expense of three chromatic colors to create black or gray value by the direct use of black ink, to cut down the use of expensive high-quality chromatic inks and also, primarily, in order to stabilize the printing process, that is, to make it less sensitive to variations in the individual colors.
There are several methods for controlling the black color separation, that is, for supplement chromatic composition using the colors cyan, magenta, and yellow with the fourth color, black:
Chromatic composition with Under Color Removal (UCR)
Achromatic composition (or GCR: gray component reduction)
Black creation
Fig. Examples of determining the color separation for black using the multicolor printing of brown as an example. a Chromatic composition; b Chromatic composition with under color removal (UCR); c Achromatic composition (or GCR: gray component reduction); d Achromatic composition with chromatic color addition (UCA) Note: The chart serves to explain the principle and does not represent a metrologically accurate reproduction
Under Color Removal (UCR) is a variant of chromatic composition, in which a part of the example there is to be a 30%UCR of the used brown. To this end ,the achromatic portion composed from cyan, magenta, and yellow is reduced from 70% by 30% and replaced by the corresponding black portion. As a result of this the area coverage is no longer 240%, but only 180% with the same apparent hue. This greatly simplifies the printer’s task , because the danger of offsetting is reduced and the color balance is easier to maintain.
Chromatic Composition with Under Color Removal
Achromatic composition Unlike chromatic composition, in achromatic
composition in principle all achromatic portion are replaced by black (GCR: gray component replacement). Therefore, the blackening of chromatic color shades is no longer done by means of complementary color, but solely by black. The brown shown as example consists in achromatic composition of only magenta, yellow, and black. The area coverage is a total of only 100%. As a result of this, the color portion of cyan, magenta, and yellow can be noticeably reduced in all images and hues, the printing process becomes more stable, the ink acceptance (trapping) behavior noticeable improved.
Summary
Film Plate Color prints
Separation informationColor originals
Color reproduction principles:
Color separation and synthesization.
Homework
P105 Review questions 4-8. Describe the difference of UCR and GCR.