CD Terms

Book standards

Refers to the CD standards - Red Book for audio CD, etc.

CD, DVD, Specialty, CD-R, DVD-R

CD replication

Mass manufacturing of CDs

CD duplication, CD pressing

CD, DVD, Specialty, CD-R, DVD-R

hub

Used for mouonting a CD or DVD into printed folders. The hub is a small button, made of some material like foam, rubber or plastic, and is used as an alternative to a tray or pocklet.

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CD silkscreening

Printing done by squeezing ink through a fine screen, areas of which having been coated to stop the flow of ink. Best with spot color artwork

CD silk screening, CD screening, CD screen printing

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Gamut

The range of colors that can be produced by a color system. An RGB video monitor has a wider gamut than process printing.

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Pantone

Color matching system, used widely to specify exact color. Pantone color swatch books are available at print shops and many online stores.

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Proccess color - C

Cyan (blue)

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Proccess color - K

black

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Proccess color - M

Magenta (reddish pink)

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Proccess color - Y

Yellow

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Rich black

black, printed using a mix of the other process colors, to produce a deeper tone. Rich blacks can be made warmer or cooler in hue by adding a larger proportion of one of the additional inks.

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UV

A varnish having a UV-blocking capability.

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bleed

Practice of printng beyond trimlines, to avoid paper white showing through should trimming be a little off the trim marks. Recommended bleed is 1/8 inch. CD artwork should have no bleed.

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film

special transparancies, one created for each color to be printed, used to create printing plates or screens.

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flood

Ink or coating which covers an entire printed piece. On a CD, flood generally refers to the white ink printed before the other colors.

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ink limit

the maximum amount of ink that may be applied in printing to avoid oversaturation of the paper. Typically around 300% for most paper printing.

total ink

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panel

Each face of a finished, assembled printed piece. A single sheet CD jewelcase insert (not a folded piece) has two panels - the front and the back.

pp

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process color

Four industry standard inks, cyan, magenta, yellow, black

CMYK inks, process inks

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registration marks

Crosshairs or other features, placed on artwork to allow close alignment of the various color plates.

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spot color

Premixed color, used to print colors out of the process color gamut, or where a more solid color is desired. Also used to ensure exact color.

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spot varnish

Varnish which has knockouts in one or more places. Frequently used to create printable areas on CD or DVD mailers.

spot UV, spot gloss

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trap

Creating overlap where one color of ink abuts another. Without trap, white (paper) or silver (raw CD surface) could show through if registration is not perfect.

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varnish

Clear coating, applied over inks for protection and to enhance appearance.