Gravure gives a true halftone effect: the darker areas of the image actually carry more ink as they are printed from the deeper cells. Also, images printed by gravure have greater contrast between light and dark areas,as a heavier film of ink is carried. The qualities are evident as the images have good detail with finer screens being used than with other processes. The inks, being liquid based, dry through evaporation immediately after printing. The process, therefore, does not need elaborate drying arrangements. Gravure printing is done with machines using reels of paper, which fold and gather the printed paper. The machines can run from 300,000 up to 5 million copies. Gravure printing is suited best where paginations are very high, 48 to 120 pages.

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