Autotype
Definition
A photomechanical printing process used to reproduce continuous-tone images (photographs, paintings) by means of a screen (halftone screen) that breaks the image down into a dense layout of fine dots of varying sizes. The term also denotes the metallic printing plate (autotype) obtained through this method, historically used for illustration printing in books and newspapers.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Autotype
- Halftone plate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular graphical plural and structural case variations. |
| Formation | Adapted from Western typographic roots, combining 'auto-' (self/automatic) and '-type' (print/impression). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.ˈtip] |
| Source | Handbook of Graphic Arts, Vintage Printing Techniques and Typographic History |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Meșterul tipograf a pregătit un autotip din cupru pentru a imprima gravura veche pe coperta ediției de lux.
EN: The master printer prepared a copper autotype to print the vintage engraving onto the luxury edition cover.
RO: Fiecare autotip folosit în presa din secolul al XIX-lea necesita o gravare chimică atentă cu acid azotic.
EN: Every autotype used in the 19th-century press required careful chemical etching with nitric acid.
RO: Calitatea imaginii reproduse depindea structural de finețea rasterului folosit la crearea acelui autotip.
EN: The quality of the reproduced image structurally depended on the fineness of the screen used to create that autotype.
Idioms & Phrases
Clișeu de autotip / Autotype printing plate
RO: Placă metalică zincografică sau din cupru prelucrată fotografic pentru a transfera cerneala pe hârtie sub formă de puncte.
EN: A zincographic or copper metal plate photographically processed to transfer ink onto paper in the form of dots.
Autotip în culori / Color autotype / chromotypography
RO: Tehnică avansată de suprapunere a mai multor clișee rasterizate cu cerneluri diferite pentru obținerea imaginilor policrome.
EN: An advanced technique of overlaying multiple halftone plates with different inks to obtain polychrome images.
Procedeu de autotip / Autotype process
RO: Metodă clasică de reproducere industrială care a permis pentru prima dată inserarea fotografiilor reale în ziarele de masă.
EN: A classic industrial reproduction method that allowed for the first time the insertion of real photographs into mass newspapers.
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