Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Video Out Cable PAL
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An image transfer device or computer connection used primarily for preview purposes.
A camera may have an analog video output terminal which connects to a computer or television monitor allowing images to be viewed, inspected, and discarded to make room for more images in the camera.
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- Viewer
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A utility program used when receiving a file that is not supported on a client’’s workstation. For example, a user receiving a PostScript file must use a viewer to be able to read the file’’s content.
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- Viewfinder
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A “through the lens” traditional means of viewing the subject matter to be photographed.
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- Vignette
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When the background of an image gradually fades away and blends into the unprinted paper.
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- Vignetting
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A fall-off in brightness at the edges of an image, slide, or print.
Can be caused by poor lens design, using a lens hood not matched to the lens, or attaching too many filters to the front of the lens.
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- Vinyl
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A film that is highly durable and resistant to chemicals and moisture.
It is high in conformability Excellent for outdoor use.
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- Virgin Paper
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Paper manufactured from new pulp or cotton. Does not contain any recycled material.
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- Virtual Reality Markup Language
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VRML
A computer programming modeling language for use in rendering 3-D simulated “worlds” on Web sites through a VRML-capable Web browser.
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- Virus
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A software program that replicates itself and infects a computer.
It causes the destruction of files and programs on a computer system.
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- Viscosity
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The degree to which ink resists flow when it is under force, such as in the roller train of a printing press.
If ink does not flow easily, it has a high viscosity, and if it flows easily, its viscosity is low.
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- Visible Infared Ink
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Infrared visible inks are available in readable and disappearing ink.
When printed they can look the same but when viewed under infrared light, one will be readable and one will disappear.
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- Visible Security Fibers
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Visible fibers are added to the paper when it is manufactured.
They are placed randomly on the paper, on both the front and back side.
They can be different colors, densities and lengths.
The fibers can be easily seen without the use of any special equipment.
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- Visible Spectrum
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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.
Humans can only detect red, green and blue.
All colors visible to the human eye are a combination of these colors.
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- Void Pantograph
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A pantograph screen that has the word “VOID” hidden in it, created by using special screens and background designs.
When photocopied by a color copier, the word “VOID” appears on the copied document.
A document with a void pantograph is more difficult to duplicate than one with a standard pantograph.
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- Voids
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Light areas in the bars of a bar code symbol and in the numbers of MICR encoding which are generally the result of problems encountered while being printed.
The voids areas cause problems when the scanners try to read the numbers.
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- Volume
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A book or periodical that is part of a series or a set.
The volume notation can be a number, letter, or a similar form.
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- Vortal
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A term used to describe a web site which acts as a vertical portal or a central gathering point to locate industry specific information for automotive, steel, financial, medical industries, etc.
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- VRML
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Virtual Reality Markup Language
A computer programming modeling language for use in rendering 3-D simulated “worlds” on Web sites through a VRML-capable Web browser.
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