How to tell ghosting apart on a cosmetics carton
On a cosmetics carton, tell ghosting apart like this: doubling puts a second dot on every halftone dot, and ghosting follows a large solid. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause.
On a cosmetics carton, tell ghosting apart like this: doubling puts a second dot on every halftone dot, and ghosting follows a large solid. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause.
Name it wrong and you adjust the wrong place
Light type after a large solid is weaker than the same type elsewhere. If you treat it as another defect, you skip this step: check the ink train and ink take first, and do not treat it as register. On a cosmetics carton the brand colour decides whether it ships. It does not decide what it is called.
How to tell them apart
| What you see | Closer to | How you separate them |
|---|---|---|
| Light type after a large solid is weaker than elsewhere. | Ghosting | Naming it from one white spot |
| Doubling puts a second dot on every halftone dot. Ghosting follows a large solid. | Handle it as that other defect | Using the same adjustment |
| The spot sits on the brand colour | Hold this area first | Ignoring the position just to name it |
Confirm it on the spot
- Look by eye or with a loupe: light type after a large solid is weaker than elsewhere.
- Rule it out: doubling puts a second dot on every halftone dot, and ghosting follows a large solid.
- Check the ink train and ink take first. Do not treat it as register.
