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Jun 17, 2012 15:55
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German term

120er Raster

German to English Tech/Engineering Printing & Publishing
"Sie legen Wert auf höchste Druckqualität sowohl im 60er und im 120er Raster als auch bei frequenzmodulierten oder anderen Spezialrastern?"

"Raster" in printing is usually translated as screen. But searching on Google has confused me between dpi (dots per inch) and lpi (lines per inch) => and then there is also stil that term "raster" in English. Who can clear this up for me?

TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 -2 120 - screen
4 -2 3000 dpi

Discussion

Alexander Schleber (X) (asker) Jun 21, 2012:
600 dpi I have used "approximately 600 dpi" in the translation.

Proposed translations

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1 hr

120 - screen

Peer comment(s):

disagree Kim Metzger : What's the purpose of your reference?
31 mins
disagree Klaus Herrmann : If you give this number to an US print shop, you'd end up with a 48er Raster
13 hrs
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-2
5 hrs

3000 dpi

120 er Raster means 120 lines per cm which equals 3000 dpi.
Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : Do you have any references? And why does 120 lines per cm equal 3,000 dpi?
2 hrs
disagree Klaus Herrmann : Explanation is correct, but numbers and are not. it's 150 and 300 lpi for 60er and 120er Raster, resp. See http://deu.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/printing_publish...
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disagree Eleanore Strauss : Klaus Herrmann is correct. I managed international ad campaigns for so long that this became familiar verbiage. I must admit that the conversion of dot per cm to lpi can be confusing.And yes, a raster refers to the screen.
3 days 18 hrs
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