{"id":5,"date":"2012-05-08T02:18:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T02:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicgi.com\/blog\/?p=5"},"modified":"2022-09-04T23:16:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T23:16:50","slug":"on-ghosting-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicgi.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/08\/on-ghosting-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"On Ghosting Shadows&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The definition of <a title=\"lenticular ghosting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lenstar.org\/how\/glossary_ghosting.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghosting on lenticular<\/a> printing is:<\/p>\n<p>An undesirable result of lenticular printing happens when more than one image is visible at a certain viewing angle. Possible causes are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Images on the same lenticule (lens) have too much color contrast<\/li>\n<li>Poor registration<\/li>\n<li>Mismatched pitch, or<\/li>\n<li>Too many frames.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Since we received many questions on how to minimize ghosting shadows, we decided to write up an article to explain the causes, the way to detect and minimize ghosting shadows.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in reading this write-up, please click on following article:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vicgi.com\/How_to_Prevent_Ghosting_20120113.pdf\">How to Prevent Ghosting in Lenticular Printing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your questions, suggestions, and comments will be most welcome!<\/p>\n<p>Best and cheers!<\/p>\n<p>-cg-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The definition of Ghosting on lenticular printing is: An undesirable result of lenticular printing happens when more than one image is visible at a certain viewing angle. 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