Lenticular Products Guide: Lenticular Terms

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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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3D
Lenticular image effect that creates a three-dimensional illusion using multiple images (same as depth).

Alignment
The parallel positioning of a lenticular image to the lenticules (ribs) of the lens.

Animation
Lenticular image effect using multiple images to create the illusion of motion (same as motion).

Banding
Unwanted pattern caused by a resolution mismatch of the image, output device, or lenticular lens.

Depth
Lenticular image effect that creates a three-dimensional illusion using multiple images (same as 3D).

Flip
Lenticular image effect when switching from one image to another.

Frame
One of the multiple image files interlaced to create a lenticular image.

Lenticular Terms

Gauge
The thickness of a lenticular lens (same as thickness).

Ghosting
Unwanted visual artifact that does not completely turn off during an image transition.

Interlacing
The process of interweaving multiple frame (image) files into a single lenticular image.

Lens Count
The number of lenticules (ribs) counted per inch of a lenticular lens (same as LPI).

Lenticule
Single magnifying rib of a lenticular lens.

Lenticular Lens
Extruded clear plastic comprised of lenticules (ribs).

LPI
The number of lenticules (ribs) counted per inch of a lenticular lens (same as lens count).

Morph
Lenticular image effect that smoothly transitions from one image to another.

 

Motion
Lenticular image effect using multiple images to create the illusion of motion (same as animation).

Orientation
The reference to lens direction. Vertical lens orientation provides a side-to-side or walk-by motion. Horizontal lens orientation provided top-to-bottom motion and will provide the best motion and flip result. Note: A three-dimension effect requires a vertical lens.

Parrallax
The offsetting of visual planes to create the illusion of three-dimension.

Refresh
The jump a lenticular image makes while transitioning to the beginning frame image.

Thickness
The thickness of a lenticular lens (same as gauge).

View Distance
The distance the lenticular image will be viewed at. Hand-held and poster are the most common references.

Zoom
Lenticular image effect when enlarging a portion of an image.

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