It’s insane how much crisp quality you get from these practical elements

The transitions from macro to handheld were completely seamless. Amazing video!

Your shots is so immaculately laid out and your cinematography is precise it almost feels like all these shots are 3D renders.

I can't remember the last time that a zoom out transition was this satisfying! Well done!

Have already watched this 7 times and can confirm this is a Posy classic

Posy is one of the very rare creators capable of blurring the line between documentarian content and impeccable art. 🙏

Ah, every Posy video is like a short, blissful little vacation into a beautiful wonderous land. 🧘 One of the best creators on UKposts!

In a world of AI generated, fast-paced content, you are a breath of fresh air. From original concepts, to original (beautiful) visuals, to an original (beautiful) soundtrack - you are a shining example of the best parts of UKposts. If I had the money I wish I could personally finance the production of these vids lol but I don't... all I have is sharing it with friends, and my personal gratitude to your creativity...

is it me, or do you have literally everything I could image?

There is no way I can emphasize how much I love this channel.

FYI, the “diffusion” dithering of the inkjet (as opposed to the halftone dithering of the offset and screen printing) actually exists for offset printing, too, where it’s known as “stochastic” dithering. It’s more difficult to do, so it’s never become widespread, but it looks gorgeous. Also, many inkjets by the early 2000s actually did use multiple droplet sizes. Epson’s piezo printheads actually produce multiple droplet sizes from the same nozzles, while Canon’s thermal printheads use separate nozzles for different droplet sizes.

It’s almost 3am and I can’t sleep, but I can’t imagine a better video to keep me company. Thank you Posy for your incredible passion project of a channel.

Babe, wake up. A new Posy just dropped

The Moiré interference between dot screens is minimised by maximising the angle between colourants, but four colourants means those angles aren’t really large enough, so visible Moiré would still occur... so CMYK uses a sneaky trick: It only uses three angles really, for the three darkest inks - cyan, magenta and key. The lightest ink, yellow, gets the same angle as the darkest, key, but rotated by 45 degrees. This means that there is still interference between yellow and black, but the black totally overwhelms the yellow so you don’t notice. Pantone’s failed (mostly) Hexachrome process that uses six colourants uses a similar trick - with the green and orange inks sharing the screen angle of the magenta and cyan inks respectively. The trick there is simply to avoid using the shared inks at the same time - an added constraint on the colour separation process. (Hexachrome only really had an impact on the greetings card business, as it’s too costly for general colour printing and still not a wide enough gamut for packaging).

As a printer (pressman) I love seeing zoomed in video of half tones. The work that goes into making the prints is equally interesting!

This is actually blowing my mind. Zooming out of the microscopic view, those insane dot animations at 2:49 - 3:36 and that transition at 5:00... how do you come up with this stuff?? Its crazy!"!"

Your videos are some of the most chilled out, fascinating dives into things I never thought I'd be interested in. Can't wait to learn about dots!

The enthusiasm in the phrase "Let me show you this Dot." is why I am subscribed to this channel

We absolutely need a behind the scenes for this one

Your videos are just drop dead gorgeous. Your voice is amazing. Your editing skills are second-to-none. As soon as I can I'll absolutely support you on Patreon. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with the world 😍❤️🙏

I JUST started binging your channel, and I got the notification for an upload! So far, the macro shots transitioning to full shots is stunning... I always love the production quality with your videos, it feels like something from TV

These animations are next level and the video is incredibly fascinating, good work man!

This is one of my old jobs and something I love so info dump follows: Black is used because patches of solid CMY use 3 times the ink, easily go out of register causing coloured halos around the edges, and make the paper too wet causing it to physically distort and throw off the register everywhere else. That interference pattern is called a Moire pattern. The inkjets are using a Stochastic halftone pattern, which is basically breaking each one of those dots into an approximate spread of really tiny dots. This can also be used on Offset Litho instead of the standard halftones but it's *way* more expensive. The resolution of the halftone screens varies depending on the desired quality of the product and the stock used to print on, higher resolution screens won't transfer onto rough newspaper, so a screen as low as 85lpi (lines per inch, the resolution of the screen grid), whereas high quality printing would require clay faced paper and might use a 200lpi screen. Analog Repro departments had fixed percentage screens (10%, 20%...) in a variety of resolutions to best fit the stock and press, different percentages of each primary (CMYK) colour could be combined to reproduce any particular colour. Some halftone dot pattern reverse at 50%, so 20% is a colour dot but 80% is a dot shaped hole in solid colour. Offset Litho Presses can keep perfect register assuming the stock is good and ink weight isn't too heavy and the printing company is paid enough to care. Reprographics, the job of creating colour seperations for print from b/w artwork is a lost art, replaced entirely by computers over the course of the 90's. Pre photoshop there were very highly paid people that knew which seperations (C,M ,Y, or K) needed some of it's dots ever so slightly shrunk (with acid), or expanded (same process but on a negative) to manually alter the final combined colour, eg the precise tone of whisky in a glass on an advert might take days of tweaking the colour, proofing it (special manual press for short run printing), showing it to the client who might return it with 'redder here', 'more golden there' and repeat until the client signed off.

No idea how you’ve filmed this but it’s like magic. Bravo.

Just wow. You make those zooms so seamless that most people probably won't realise just how technically difficult it is to pull something like that off, the amount of work required. I don't normally do Patreon but your videos are so special I will make an exception.

Amazing! I am far from being an artist, more of an enthustiast at the very beginner level, but I've been very interested in halftones recently. It is astonishing how a dotted layout can create a whole picture.

It's insane how underrated your channel is. Every video is a masterpiece of nice tunes and thought provoking ideas

it’s 2:27AM August 4th 2023. Today is Friday, I’ll be at my bus stop in 4 hours and at school in 5. I feel like a toddler watching a calming TV show for children while already calm

These must be some of the most seamless transitions I've ever seen!

Amazing video as always. The transition from macro/microscope shots to wide angle shots baffles me. well done!

I’ve always been fascinated with screen tones especially CMYK ones and I always like to look at printings real close and admire the screen print which I still do and I absolutely love the way it looks

The zooms/transitions are just incredible! Not to mention the music too :) Awesome work once again!

Your videos are so full of your affection for their subjects, and watching them sweeps me up in that affection, which is a real treasure. Thanks Posy :) Also I would love to have a Countless Dots T-shirt like yours. Beautiful design!

bro the visuals in this video is beyond amazing

3:06 Those moire interference patterns are a big reason we're stuck with a 4-color process. You need to rotate each color ~30 degrees to get rid of them, so you only have room for Cyan + Magenta + Black. And you get Yellow for free, because it's faint and doesn't create a noticeable moire. You can mix more colors than just CMYK, but at the end of the day you only have 3-4 angles to work with, so it gets very complicated on the pre-press/printer side. Most of the time, it isn't worth it.

The cinematography in this episode is wild

I was just playing Portal Reloaded before watching this, but I think this video messed with my head even more! Also, whoa! Nostalgia hit me like a brick when I saw the Construx Lunar Exploration Set at 9:59. I played with that as a child sometime in the early 90s

Art, pure art. Mesmerizing. Thanks for colourfully enlightening my day again.

Being a Lithographic printer by trade, I never thought I would enjoy a cinematic presentation about half tone dots. But this was truly a beautiful thing and held my attention from beginning to end. Now I suddenly have a nostalgic yearning for the printing industry I left behind

It takes an artist's eye to see these things.

Amazing video as always! I'm a graphic designer from the UK and seeing the way you present halftone printing is incredible. I just wanted to add that when you spoke about the colours used in a halftone, the black colour used in printing is in fact called kobalt, which is where we get the k from CMYK printing. Also, I love the cover design for your new album, I'd kill to have it on a shirt like you showed in your video.

2:57 Man my eyes were NOT ready for that, they nearly popped out my head 😂

Love the macro shots in this! Your videos have such a unique style that really stands out against the standard youtube content. The structure, the images, the music--and above all, you're so genuine about what you're interested in and what you choose to focus on. It really captures my attention every time.

Your editing style just feels cozy for some reason. I can't quite explain why

Woah those seamless zoom effects are crazy

I absolutely love how much energy and research you put into your videos. Always entertaining and always something to learn.

The transitions between micro and macro shots were flawless. Another beautiful job Posy

This guy is pushing the envelope in video production like a real G.

the amount of invisible cuts this video has is mind boggling. and it's so well done, too!

The halftone macro zooms look so cool and your voice is so relaxing.

You are quite possibly the best creator on UKposts. I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you. :)

I've been fascinated with offset lithography for years now, so this video makes me extremely happy. The production quality that goes into these videos is incredible.

This is insane, I would love to see how this was made!

This is your calling in life. I prefer your videos to most feature films, quality work my guy.

Incredible video as always! The amount of work required to create these seamless zoom shots with variable lenses and lighting is astonishing! Beautiful music as well! We don’t deserve you Posy.

I love your videos posy!! Keep up the great work. Love from australia

not even a minute in, but already a great video! Yet another excellent production.

Every time you watch the video, the great background music and zoom in/out shooting techniques will keep you hooked!! Thank you for this wonderful video that feels like a documentary and art at the same time.

Ok, but that Alfa Romeo logo somehow looking better from distance is trippy. Entire video is so crisp, the supermacro is beautiful.

Awsome video as always 😃 Watched it as soon as it appeared in my feed, definitely a new favourite channel! 3:41 Would love to get that print on a shirt!

My mind is blown! How do you even film things like this, and have a such a smooth transition while keeping it consistent between different scales?!

When I was younger I used to stop at my Nan's house in the Summer holidays and we'd stay up late watching How it's Made and similar shows. Your narration, presentation, and video topics really take me back there. Nan passed in 2018, but I know she'd have loved your videos (if we could have conviced her to use the internet!) Thank you for making me feel close to her again 🩷

You put so much effort into making these video and it shows, the sound, the animations, finding all the things to need for your video and the overall presentation. Watching you inspires me into putting more effort in what I so Thank you.

When a grid's misaligned, with another right behind, that's a Moiré.

You have the incredible ability to make us watch a 10-minute video about a thing that we don't usually notice at all just by making the video in such quality.

Been waiting on another video by you man. Always mesmerizing. ❤

During the pandemic I had to make a college project in my digital design course. Since I was on lockdown, I spent all the time searching about graphic print and ended up making my project using halftone as a big inspo. I was very glad with the outcomes and found this physical printing world very amazing. This video just made my night, thanks!!

Yet another celebration of how we can be amazed by the things that are in fact all around us. Your videos are full of genuine delight, and they ignite a spark in me!

Geweldige video 👍🏻👍🏻😀

I love dots, and Posy.

I love halftones. Probably because I'm near-sighted and loved looking at newspapers when I was a wee one. Worked a bit in preprint, aligning film for the plates, and your beautiful video shows that halftones also reduces the effects of misalignment. Much easier to spot a misalignment with full coverage printing.

Posy, I LOVE YOUR WORK. It's insane the amount of effor you put into your craft. Thank you for being such a gifted human being.

10:56 IS THAT A FART?! 😂

Might I suggest that you make a video dedicated to minerals? Many of them look mindblowing in macro, and the symmetry type of the crystal influences the look, you might find the physics as interesting as the mechanics of LCDs or floating droplets. And there is hardly one good video dedicated to that on UKposts, certainly not on your quality level Also, love you man, what a beautiful feat! As usual

I'm not sure why but this video is quite satisfying to watch, both the visual and audio of it

Your videos always bring me great joy, Posy! I am enthralled with each new topic you cover. I didn’t realize how beautiful halftone dots are up close! I still can’t figure out how you seamlessly transition between macro and further away moving product shots, and you used that technique many times in this video! Beautiful music too, I’ll have to check out your music on bandcamp. Your voice + your music + your cinematography + your humor = a very interesting video ❤

It doesn't matter it's 5am, new Posy video is a must.

Interested in the seamless zooms. At 4:52 you can see a resolution(?) change towards the right side of the screen. Am I correct in assuming that you took several shots, near, further, and far, and arranged the layers on top of each other and zoomed out to give the illusion of a smooth zoom effect? if so, it is very well done.

These macro zooms are INSANE. And the transition to the stereo, my god. The music is amazing, reminds me of Royksopp and Sigur Ros, well done.

Great work as always! I'm simply amazed at how you keep raising the roof of what's possible on youtube *all* the time!!

9:49 What program is running? My guess would be DESQview/TopView from 1985. The lower-right window seems to be a DIR listing, partly clipped on the left edge showing that windows can overlap. It seems to be operating in text mode, not graphics mode, and the font seems to be the normal display font.

This is a UKposts video? For free?

The zooms are SO damn smooth!! I cannot express the emotions of ecstacy and satisfaction at this phenomenal quality production!

An audio-visual treat as always, and I love the meta “halftone pattern made of a halftone pattern” logo

I really appreciate the transitions you've done here. Great way to present this.

And just like that - another mind-blow from Posy. Thank you so much! Your content is truly outstanding...The edits too!

Your videos are really inspiring just as they are presented!!! The topic, the no nonsense, the conversational commentary, the laxed chill music, the flowing, moving visual content, the informative nature, the nostaligic factor, overall very unique, high produciton value!!

I hope this video blows up. So satisfying to watch the zoom out turn into such a clear image.

Nothing but top quality in your videos. As an artist I haven't tried working with screen tones much, myself, but I find the illusions they create endlessly fascinating. This one shows so many fantastic examples.

Your cinematography is incredible. You are an insanely talented filmmaker.

forever in awe at the quality you can produce - great job as always :)

Your videos are so relaxing, educational and inspiring. Keep up the good work!

Im beginning to suspect this channel was created to justify the purchase of a macro lens and a collection of electronic obsessions. that being said I am completely here for it. Your genuine curiousity for how things work is infectious.

unreasonably enchanting, i got giddy at some of these macro shots. stunning!

I love your enthusiasm about the little things. These videos get me so invested in new things I didn't know I loved.

One of the most beautiful vids on all of UKposts. Stunning and amazing, thank you

This is probably one of your best videos so far. The production quality is wild. Loving it, hope to see more!

I love the skin like textures of the paper samples when you’ve fully zoomed in!

One hell of a visual experience Thank you for making this

the way that you put msic on your videos is just fantastic