Reynolds Metals Company

Randall L Peek

Steven M Carter

Steven J Clemens

Jennifer P Mueller

A lenticular preprinting process producing a composite image which, when printed, is assembled with a lenticular lens material (18). The composite image is developed from a plurality of images (A-D) which include both graphic and textual images. Each of the respective images are digitized and a pixel array for the image is formed. Separate digital files are created for each image. Next, computerized files are separately created for continuous tone images and for linework images. From these computerized files, separate raster image files for the continuous tone and linework images are produced. Next, segments from each raster image file is combined in a predetermined sequence with segments from the other raster image files to separately interlace the respective continuous tone and line work images. The resulting combined files are now linked to produce an image having both continuous tone and linework constituents. An image plot is now produced whose characteristics represent a map of the interlaced continuous tone and linework images and which includes one or more desired visual effects.

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County of St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Randall L Peek