Elliptical dots: dots MADE by a special screen. These are elongated dots giving a smoother gradation of tone in middle-tones areas.

椭圆网点：用特别网片所造成的延长网点。它使中间色调部份的色调层次更为畅顺。

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Continuous tone a image in which tonal gradation is produced by gradually changes of density.

连续色调由渐变密度构成的不同色调层次的图像。

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Continuous tone: a image in which tonal gradation is produced by gradually changes of density.

连续色调：由渐变密度构成的不同色调层次的图像。

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Additionally, the TV's picture engine employs multi-frame analysis to help create missing resolution, and Sony's Super Bit Mapping technology incorporates 14 bit up-scaling, processing and pixel mapping to smooth gradation and improve the quality of low-tone pictures.

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