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Contone

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001327

Continuous tone: Describing an image where colors and shades smoothly transition from one to another without visible dots or patterns. Photographs are examples of continuous tone images, possessing an infinite range of color and tonal values. Printing processes often convert contone images into halftones for reproduction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001327
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Contone; Spanish: contone; French: ton continu
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001327",
  "term": "Contone",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Continuous tone: Describing an image where colors and shades smoothly transition from one to another without visible dots or patterns. Photographs are examples of continuous tone images, possessing an infinite range of color and tonal values. Printing processes often convert contone images into halftones for reproduction.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Contone",
    "es": "contone",
    "fr": "ton continu"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/contone/"
}

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