A photcopy, photostat, or low-resolution electronic copy of an image or piece of art positioned on the camera-ready page to indicate the position of the actual art to be stripped in by the printer or inserted by the system during prepress processing.
Refers to inexpensive copies of photos or art used on mechanical to indicate placement and scaling, but not intended for reproduction. Abbreviated FPO.
An indication on a dummy to show where the actual art to be scanned or stripped in should be placed.
A low-resolution, "rough" scan used only for creating a page and for indicating final placement and size of a high-resolution image. A layout artist may make FPO scans on a FLATBED SCANNER to use to create the page; the SERVICE BUREAU will then create the final high-resolution scans on a DRUM SCANNER and place them in the file in place of the low-resolution FPO scans.
On a mechanical, a written designation applied to a low-resolution or inferior-quality image (such as a xerox of a photograph or line art) to indicate that the image (as seen) has only been added to the mechanical to indicate its position on the layout and thus is not indicative of the appearance of the final printed image.
In digital imaging, typically a low-resolution image positioned in a document to be replaced later with a higher resolution version of the same image.