How to tell dot gain from lookalikes on a pharma label
On a pharma label, split dot gain from lookalikes: slur stretches in one direction, gain is all around. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause. The dots are larger all around than on the signed sample.
On a pharma label, split dot gain from lookalikes: slur stretches in one direction, gain is all around. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause. The dots are larger all around than on the signed sample.
Name it wrong and you adjust the wrong place
The dots are larger all around than on the signed sample. If you call it something else, you skip this step: use tone value on the control strip. Do not judge by how dark the screen looks. Legal type and the barcode decide release. They do not decide what it is called.
How to tell them apart
| What you see | Closer to | How to separate |
|---|---|---|
| Dots larger all around than the signed sample. | Dot gain | Do not name it from one white spot |
| Slur stretches in one direction. Gain is all around. | Handle it as that other defect | Do not use the same adjustment |
| It sits on the legal type and the barcode | Protect this area first | Do not ignore the location just to name it |
Confirm on the spot
- Look, or use a loupe: dots larger all around than the signed sample.
- Rule it out: slur is one direction, gain is all around.
- Use tone value on the control strip. Do not judge by how dark the screen looks.
