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Abstract

The present invention provides a method of producing in a single in-line process a printed image suitable for creating an illusion of depth in the perception of a viewer of the image, comprising the steps of: (1) providing an opaque web to an in-line printing process, (2) providing a transparent web to the in-line printing process, the transparent web having a lenticular surface on one side and a flat surface on an opposing side, (3) transporting either the opaque web or the transparent web to a first printer unit of the in-line printing process at a preselected speed and printing a line-formed image on the opaque web or the flat surface of the transparent web, the line-formed image being compatible for viewing when viewed through the lenticular surface of the transparent web, and (4) setting the image on either the opaque web or flat surface of the transparent web in a heat setting unit of the in-line printing process. In one embodiment of the present invention, only a transparent lenticular web is advanced through the in-line printing system and the line formed image is printed on a flat underside of the lenticular web. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a dual line formed image is printed on the flat surface of the transparent lenticular web, on the opaque web, or both, to form a final image which changes as the angle at which the image is viewed through the lenticular surface changes. Novel printed products manufactured in accordance with the above methods are also provided.

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First Claim