continuous tone
Steady audio signal
Continuous tone describes an image with smooth gradations between shades, as in a photograph, where tones blend seamlessly rather than appearing as distinct dots or steps.
The term distinguishes photographic-quality images from halftones or line art: The printer can reproduce continuous tone images at high resolution.
In printing, continuous tone originals must typically be converted to halftone patterns for reproduction.
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- color depthBits encoding pixel hues
- color gamutReproducible hue boundaries
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
digital imaging · dithering · resolution · offset printing · printing press · photoengraving · pixel density · gradient · analog photography · photo print · dynamic range · screen printing · hum · artistic composition · drone · sound wave · texture mapping · frequency
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- halftoneshalftone, dither, dithering, dot pattern, Ben-Day dots