A range of colors that can be reproduced by a given system.
The complete range of colors available from a printing system. For example, the extent of colors possible from the three primary (tri-stimulous) inks applied in different amounts and combinations to a specific substrate. Continuous Inkjet - Without a break or synchronous. Events occurring regularly in the time domain. The adjective applied to that branch of inkjet technology where drops are generated at a regular unbroken rate. Print selection is then made by deflections of the ink droplets after they are charged so that they are either intercepted by a catcher and not permitted to impact the substrate or charged and deflected to intercept the substrate at specific locations. Continuous inkjet technology is the oldest an most mature inkjet technology. Its advantages are low print (throw) distance (distance form the bottom of the printhead to the substrate) and extremely high droplet production rate in some cases as high as 150,000 droplets per second per channel. Disadvantages are the requirement for conductive inks, a more expensive and complex system because of the requirement for recirculation and less drop placement accuracy because of the requirement for deflection.
The range of colors that are unique to a particular device, paper, ink set or combination. The widest gamut is the visible spectrum, those wavelengths of light perceived by the human eye.
The complete range of hues and strengths of colors that can be achieved with a given set of colorants such as cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks on a specific substrate.
The range of colors a device can create.
The range of colors that can be formed by all possible combinations of colorants in any color reproduction system.
The range of colors within the CIE Chromaticity Diagram included when combining different sources.
The tonal range of colors that can be reproduced by a digital device.
The range of colors supported by a device designed to display or print them (e.g., a monitor or color printer).
The range of colors available in an output device or image.
A range of colors that can be displayed on a digital TV, or seen by the human eye.
The range of colors that can be produced by a particular device. When transforming color data from one device to another, the gamuts might not match. This is one source of color distortion. For information about how you can check for this effect, see "Checking Gamut Mapping".
A digital prepress term describing the entire range of hues possible to reproduce using a specific device, such as a computer screen, or system, such as four-color process printing.
The range of colors that can be formed by all combinations of a given set of light sources or colorants of a color reproduction system.
The particular range of colors that a device is able to produce. A device such as a scanner, monitor, or printer can produce a unique range of colors, which is determined by the characteristics of the device itself. See also: color profile; rendering intent