February 2002
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
13h 2m
English
Trapping is used to compensate for any gaps or color shifts that may occur between adjoining or overlapping objects when printing. These gaps or color shifts occur from misregistration, the result of the paper or the printing plates becoming misaligned during printing. Trapping is a technique developed by commercial print shops to slightly overprint the colors along common edges.
Gap created by misregistration

Gap removed by trapping

About trapsWhen overlapping painted objects share a common color, trapping may be unnecessary if the ... |
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