Halftones
Scenario: When you prepare raster images for press, you must provide enough information to create an acceptable halftone. In order to do this, you must understand halftone screens and their relationship to image resolution.
Instructions:
1. Print
this page.
2. Click on the link below for an introduction to halftones.
3. Use your printout to answer the questions below.
4. Bring your filled out answers to the next class
5. Complete the exercise at the end of the tutorial and bring to
the next class along with this answer sheet.
Student Name:
1. How do line art and continuous tone images differ?
2. What are halftones and where are they generated?
3. Explain the term screen frequency.
4. What image resolution is necessary to create a high-quality 133-line halftone?