You are here:   color management...  glossary.

hp home banner

 
 

 
 

 
 ...

 
 

 


 

 

© 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company

 

 

 

 
 Converting rgb to cmyk using Adobe Photoshop

 
 About PANTONE® colors

 
 Links to color-related web sites

 


 Glossary of terms

 

Densitometer

A densitometer is a device which reads:

  • Ink film thickness on a printing machine
  • Dot area

Density is a measurement of the amount of light that is absorbed by the colorants on the media.

Dot area is used where tonal values are printed with halftone or frequency-modulated patterns. Dot area is the ratio of tonal coverage to the media area measured as a percentage.


Web links on this page:

[HP Home] [Designjet Online] [Support] [How to Buy]