Color separations are the four-color negatives or positives which are the result of changing full color artwork into the four process colors (yellow, magenta, cyan, and black) by the use of filters. Color separation is done for offset printing jobs so that each color layer can be printed separately - one layer on top of the next layer - to give the final printed piece a consistent, full color look.
Prepare multi-color artwork for printing by dividing it into individual overlays, or separations, one for each component color. For traditional process color, four separations are printed, one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. For Hexachrome, six separations are printed, one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, and green. For spot colors, one separation is printed for each color used in the illustration.
(A) the process of separating a four-color image into a series of single-color (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) images that will be used as negatives (B) the process of separating a two or three spot-color job into its single-color components as proofs before running film.
Series of proofs of a multicolor print showing each color on a different sheet.
(1) Technique of using a camera, scanner or computer to divide continuous-tone color images into four halftone negatives. (2) The product resulting from color separating and subsequent four-color process printing. Also called separation.
The 4 color negatives made when a continuous tone image is converted and filtered into the 4 process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, black)
Separating a multicolor design into individual colors.
In preparing a full-color image for printing, the separation of the image into 4 halftones, one representing each of the 4 process colors (CMYK).
A division of a multi-colored original or line copy into (CMYK) the primary process colors of yellow, magenta, cyan and black.
In photography, the process of separating color originals into the primary printing color components in negative or positive form. Typically, color separations are all done using the help of computers. When working in pagelayout programs, one can view the individual colors by running color separations to their laser printer. This will show each color plate to be used on the printing press to create all the colors of your document.
The process of printing the colors in a document as separate output files, each of which is to be printed using different-colored ink. Color separations are the division of a multi-colored print file into the basic process colors of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, also known as CMYK. These should not be confused with screen colors; red, green and blue, also known as RGB.
The conversion of a colored image into its component spectral colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. One screened negative is produced for each color. Often referred to as CMYK.
The process of preparing artwork, photographs, transparencies, or computer generated art for printing by separating into the four primary printing colors.
Process of separating transparencies, prints, and/or computer files into the color components needed to create printing plates for each color.
The process of separating CMYK into film layers, each layer is than printed separately one on top of the other to give the impression of full color.
The division of a multicolored original into the basic printing colors of yellow, magenta, cyan and black.
The division of an image into its component colors for printing. Each color separation is a piece of negative or positive film. Four color or process separations result in 4 pieces of film (CMYK); Spot color separations result in 1 piece of film for each spot color.
The separation of multi-colored original art by camera or laser-scan techniques to produce individual separated colors. There are four common separations: yellow, magenta, cyan and black.
Originals which have been separated to identify spot color differences within the specifications i.e. one original with spot color headings only, the other with the body of text only
The four-color negatives or positives which are the result of changing full color photos or art into the four process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow and black (key) - CMYK) by the use of filters.
