An appraisal of the developments in the reproduction of colour in computer publishing systems

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Osmond, Matthew Richard
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1995Type
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The plethora of coloured images that are reproduced in any printed media is facilitated through a variety of related processes that collectively constitute traditional printing techniques. The aim of this research is to appraise recent developments that have occurred within the colour prepress process. The colour prepress process involves the preparation of colour separated halftone films that are used in the production of offset lithographic printing plates. Over recent years the application of desktop publishing technology to perform many of the functions associated with the colour prepress process has raised a number of significant issues and debates.
The reproduction of coloured images in the printed medium demands that certain fundamental criteria are adhered to in order to maintain professional standards of colour fidelity. Such criteria include: successful digital halftone production, the elimination of moiré patterns, and maintaining colour fidelity between the coloured original and the coloured reproduction. This research thesis shall therefore establish the principles and techniques involved in the reproduction of colour in a printed medium. It will also asses whether desktop publishing systems are able to facilitate successful professional colour reproduction by examining current debates that challenge the viability of desktop publishing solutions. Current debates concerning desktop publishing solutions are primarily concerned with assessing the value of Adobe PostScript level 2 solutions, computer interchange spaces for colour matching purposes, and rational supercell techniques that attempt to eliminate moiré patterns. The research also attempts to establish the validity of current debate findings by comparing them with statistics derived from a questionnaire (undertaken as part of the research program) that seeks the opinions of system users on the effectiveness of their individual systems at processing and delivering acceptable colour separations.
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