Glossary

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ACTIVE FILE

The name given to the process of sending profiled copy data to a file instead of (or at the same time as) the printer

ADAPTIVE

Adjusts dynamically to reduce background noise levels. Used where simple thresholding would not be effective

ASPECT RATIO

Relationship between the width and height of the copy

B

BINARY

Black and white, bitonal or 1-bit data. Engineering / architectural drawings

BLACK POINT

Point below which all colours are grouped as black

C

CAD

Computer Aided Design (referring to engineering & architectural drawings)

CCD

Charge-Coupled-Device used in the SmartLF Gx Series scanners

CIS

Contact Image Sensor used in the SmartLF Cx 40 scanner

CMYK

The cyan, magenta, yellow, black ink set - colours or dyes forming the basis of elementary reflection colour printing - subtractive theory

CALIBRATION

Used interchangeably with the word Normalisation meaning to reset the white-level of the SmartLF scanner

D

DONGLE

Security device aimed at preventing software theft (USB device)

DRIVER

Program which converts one form of data (e.g. scanner data) into another form of data (e.g. printer or screen). Can be Windows or non-Windows. The majority of CopySmart drives are non-Windows, only using the Windows driver to connect to the printer (usually across the network)

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EMBEDDED PROFILE

Where the profile is incorporated into the header of the image file to instruct the receiving device exactly how to display colour. ScanWorks does not view embedded files but CopySmart can (File input)

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FILE FORMATS

Type of raster format which can be compressed or uncompressed e.g. PDF, TIFF, JPEG, TIFFG4

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GAMUT

The colour range which a device can produce or display. A printer has a smaller gamut than a scanner or display screen

H

HASP

Software security device manufacturer

HOT FOLDER

Method used to direct copy data in the form of TIFF data to any chosen directory ready to be processed by an external printer.

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IT8.7/2

The 190 patch standard colour target for profiling scanners

ICC

The International Colour Consortium

ICM

Image Colour Matching

I-BUTTON

Used in CopySmart to reveal further settings (like Windows Properties)

INK-LEVEL

Point representing the maximum allowable percentage of primary inks permitted when they are mixed

J

JPEG

Full colour compressed image format. Used for photos and colour information (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

JPEG 2000

More advanced than JPEG with lossless compression option as well as other features. Not widely used

K

Black

L

LAB

The master translator or superset of colour coordinates where devices with differing colour gamuts can be connected and made to work together. Contraction of CIELAB (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage)

LED (printer)

Large format printing technology very similar to laser technology but uses multiple light-emitting diodes instead of the single laser and mirror systems of small format printers

LINEARISATION

Process to characterise the inking and dot-gain of the target printer

M

MOIRE

Unusual beating / repetition effects (resolution interaction)

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NORMALISATION

Process to reset the white-level of SmartLF scanners (Utilities)

NORMALISATION TARGET

Sheet of white paper generally used matt side down to set the scanner white-level

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OUTPUT

Printer, ACTIVE file or Hot Folder in CopySmart terminology

P

PCS

Profile Connection Space

PDF

Portable Document Format (Adobe Acrobat)

PRESET

Used to enable filters or processes e.g. adaptive black & white

PROFILE

Mathematical relationship between input and output colour

Q

R

RASTER

Comprising of dots or pixel data - as distinct from vector (co-ordinate)

RIP

Raster Image Processor - sophisticated printer driver and queueing system for managing large and small format data

RGB

Red, green, blue - the basis of additive colour theory

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sRGB

Standardised RGB data (Philips/ Microsoft development)

SOFTPROOF

Method of displaying how the printed copy will appear by displaying it on the higher gamut monitor or displaying by taking account of the various device profiles in the colour process. The CopySmart viewer is a softproofer

SPOOLER

Part of the Windows driver which stores print data until the printer is ready to accept it

STEP & REPEAT

Method of printing multiple smaller copies across the paper before moving to print down the paper - saves paper

SWATCH

200, 400 or 800 colour squares printed by the target printer then scanned by the scanner to determine the printer colour profile

T

THRESHOLD

An arbitrary level below which data is retained. Used in black and white scanning and copying

TIFF

Tagged Image File Format - basic file storage format used by manufacturers of large and small format scanning equipment.

U

USB2

Universal Serial Bus Version 2. SmartLF must be connected to the higher speed USB - USB1.1 is not fast enough

V

W

WHITE POINT

The level above which all colour is grouped as white

WIA (Windows Image Acquisition)

Standard for downloading images from scanners or digital cameras. SmartLF DOES NOT include a TWAIN-compliant driver. The WIA driver can only be used with Windows XP. The SmartLF device scan be used to scan to file from the My Computer area with no other software than the basic SmartLF Windows driver

A	ACTIVE FILE The name given to the process of sending profiled copy data to a file instead of (or at the same time as) the printer ADAPTIVE Adjusts dynamically to reduce background noise levels. Used where simple thresholding would not be effective ASPECT RATIO Relationship between the width and height of the copy
B	BINARY Black and white, bitonal or 1-bit data. Engineering / architectural drawings BLACK POINT Point below which all colours are grouped as black
C	CAD Computer Aided Design (referring to engineering & architectural drawings) CCD Charge-Coupled-Device used in the SmartLF Gx Series scanners CIS Contact Image Sensor used in the SmartLF Cx 40 scanner CMYK The cyan, magenta, yellow, black ink set - colours or dyes forming the basis of elementary reflection colour printing - subtractive theory CALIBRATION Used interchangeably with the word Normalisation meaning to reset the white-level of the SmartLF scanner
D	DONGLE Security device aimed at preventing software theft (USB device) DRIVER Program which converts one form of data (e.g. scanner data) into another form of data (e.g. printer or screen). Can be Windows or non-Windows. The majority of CopySmart drives are non-Windows, only using the Windows driver to connect to the printer (usually across the network)
E	EMBEDDED PROFILE Where the profile is incorporated into the header of the image file to instruct the receiving device exactly how to display colour. ScanWorks does not view embedded files but CopySmart can (File input)
F	FILE FORMATS Type of raster format which can be compressed or uncompressed e.g. PDF, TIFF, JPEG, TIFFG4
G	GAMUT The colour range which a device can produce or display. A printer has a smaller gamut than a scanner or display screen
H	HASP Software security device manufacturer HOT FOLDER Method used to direct copy data in the form of TIFF data to any chosen directory ready to be processed by an external printer.
I	IT8.7/2 The 190 patch standard colour target for profiling scanners ICC The International Colour Consortium ICM Image Colour Matching I-BUTTON Used in CopySmart to reveal further settings (like Windows Properties) INK-LEVEL Point representing the maximum allowable percentage of primary inks permitted when they are mixed
J	JPEG Full colour compressed image format. Used for photos and colour information (Joint Photographic Experts Group) JPEG 2000 More advanced than JPEG with lossless compression option as well as other features. Not widely used
K	K Black
L	LAB The master translator or superset of colour coordinates where devices with differing colour gamuts can be connected and made to work together. Contraction of CIELAB (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage) LED (printer) Large format printing technology very similar to laser technology but uses multiple light-emitting diodes instead of the single laser and mirror systems of small format printers LINEARISATION Process to characterise the inking and dot-gain of the target printer
M	MOIRE Unusual beating / repetition effects (resolution interaction)
N	NORMALISATION Process to reset the white-level of SmartLF scanners (Utilities) NORMALISATION TARGET Sheet of white paper generally used matt side down to set the scanner white-level
O	OUTPUT Printer, ACTIVE file or Hot Folder in CopySmart terminology
P	PCS Profile Connection Space PDF Portable Document Format (Adobe Acrobat) PRESET Used to enable filters or processes e.g. adaptive black & white PROFILE Mathematical relationship between input and output colour
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R	RASTER Comprising of dots or pixel data - as distinct from vector (co-ordinate) RIP Raster Image Processor - sophisticated printer driver and queueing system for managing large and small format data RGB Red, green, blue - the basis of additive colour theory
S	sRGB Standardised RGB data (Philips/ Microsoft development) SOFTPROOF Method of displaying how the printed copy will appear by displaying it on the higher gamut monitor or displaying by taking account of the various device profiles in the colour process. The CopySmart viewer is a softproofer SPOOLER Part of the Windows driver which stores print data until the printer is ready to accept it STEP & REPEAT Method of printing multiple smaller copies across the paper before moving to print down the paper - saves paper SWATCH 200, 400 or 800 colour squares printed by the target printer then scanned by the scanner to determine the printer colour profile
T	THRESHOLD An arbitrary level below which data is retained. Used in black and white scanning and copying TIFF Tagged Image File Format - basic file storage format used by manufacturers of large and small format scanning equipment.
U	USB2 Universal Serial Bus Version 2. SmartLF must be connected to the higher speed USB - USB1.1 is not fast enough
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W	WHITE POINT The level above which all colour is grouped as white WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Standard for downloading images from scanners or digital cameras. SmartLF DOES NOT include a TWAIN-compliant driver. The WIA driver can only be used with Windows XP. The SmartLF device scan be used to scan to file from the My Computer area with no other software than the basic SmartLF Windows driver
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