What does RGB mean, and it’s relation to Pixels?
Continuing with our Color Series; Today RGB
In our last post we explained how color printing is accomplished using the subtractive color system and the meaning of CMYK. We mentioned that the system used by your TV and your monitor will be featured in a future post so here we are. Getting right into the subject here the additive color system uses the colors Red, Green and Blue (RG
to mix different amounts of light in those colors to produce other colors. If you combine all three primary colors you ultimately produce white.
Your monitor creates color by dots of light called pixels and they are originally black. The phosphors of the pixel are illuminated red, green and blue simultaneously and produce white or are lighted in different intensities to produce other colors. What needs to be taken into consideration is the size of the pixels, you can’t just see them straight out to the naked eye. They are minimal in size and close together to make out the different images, we are talking about thousands of dots.
You probably have noticed when shopping for a new monitor that not all companies use the same intensity so an image can be seen different from one device to the other. We are not only talking about monitors or TV screens but any machine that uses the additive color system to show images, they could be for example video cameras, scanners, digital cameras, iPods, iPhones, blackberry devices, drum scanners etc.
To summarize: Additive color involves the use of colored lights. It starts with darkness and mixes red, green and blue light together to produce other colors. When combined, the additive primary colors produce the appearance of white.
Tomorrow we’ll finish the Color Series of our blog by explaining why when you print an image from your screen, phone, and7or camera is not exactly the same result on paper. What is the process of changing RGB’s to CMYK’s. Why so much color? Well actually spring brings out the color in all of us and some prep for some Easter Info and printing tips. But why ask why?
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In our last post we explained how color printing is accomplished using the subtractive color system and the meaning of CMYK. We mentioned that the system used by your TV and your monitor will be featured in a future post so here we are. Getting right into the subject here the additive color system uses the colors Red, Green and Blue (RG
to mix different amounts of light in those colors to produce other colors. If you combine all three primary colors you ultimately produce white.Your monitor creates color by dots of light called pixels and they are originally black. The phosphors of the pixel are illuminated red, green and blue simultaneously and produce white or are lighted in different intensities to produce other colors. What needs to be taken into consideration is the size of the pixels, you can’t just see them straight out to the naked eye. They are minimal in size and close together to make out the different images, we are talking about thousands of dots.
You probably have noticed when shopping for a new monitor that not all companies use the same intensity so an image can be seen different from one device to the other. We are not only talking about monitors or TV screens but any machine that uses the additive color system to show images, they could be for example video cameras, scanners, digital cameras, iPods, iPhones, blackberry devices, drum scanners etc.
To summarize: Additive color involves the use of colored lights. It starts with darkness and mixes red, green and blue light together to produce other colors. When combined, the additive primary colors produce the appearance of white.
Tomorrow we’ll finish the Color Series of our blog by explaining why when you print an image from your screen, phone, and7or camera is not exactly the same result on paper. What is the process of changing RGB’s to CMYK’s. Why so much color? Well actually spring brings out the color in all of us and some prep for some Easter Info and printing tips. But why ask why?
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Posted by Karla Arostegui - Content Mgr. at 3/31/2009 7:39 AM 
Categories: Ink and Toner Cartridges:Printing Tips and Crafts
Tags: images printing process
Categories: Ink and Toner Cartridges:Printing Tips and Crafts
Tags: images printing process
this is good to know
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