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Introduction: A Brief History of Printing

PrePress: Planning and Strategy; Design Tips; Color Management; File Submission; Proofing; Materials and Stocks; Inks; Platemaking

Types of Printing: Offset Lithography; Digital Printing; Screen Printing; Gravure; Thermography; Flexography; Letterpress; Large Format

Specialty Printing: 3D Printing; Promotional; Security Printing; Green Printing

Types of Finishes: Coatings; Binding; Folding; Scoring; Die Cutting; Embossing; Foil Stamping; Perforations

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Term: Value

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

In color theory, one of the three attributes of color, the other two being hue and saturation.

Brightness describes differences in the amount of light reflected from or transmitted through an image regardless of its hue and saturation.

Value is a difficult word to use in marking color correction. People use it for both the addition and subtraction of color.

Correctly used, it refers to the amount of light (paper white) apparent in an area.

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