Glossary of pre-press, U. Undercolor removal, UCR.

Glossary of pre-press, graphic arts and color reproduction terminology beginning with the letter U.

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Undercolor Removal (UCR)

Reducing the amount of cyan, magenta and yellow ink in the midtones and shadow areas of an image, whilst the amount of black ink is increased. Commonly referred to as UCR.

See also: Gray Component Replacement