Re: Printing

Hi Sharon,

Ok, I will try to be as precise as possible.  I am very use to working on
the web.  If you do not like little jaggies, you anti alias it.  If you
don't like a color you click and it is gone.  So this printing stuff has
taken me for a bit of a loop.  I think it requires a lot more patience than
I have <grin>

It is a black and white logo on a plain piece of copy paper.  It is part of
a letter head.  I have tried scanning at ALL resolutions that the scanner
allows.  If I go just plain black and white drawing resolution I end up with
a very ragged graphic, if I scan as black and white  or color photograph I
end up with what looks like dirty white and dark gray.  Then as soon as you
start "filling" colors in it goes all messy again.  Tends to look "anti
alias" like you would want in a web graphic but looks lousy as a printed
graphic. (please keep in mind this is the FIRST time I have even attempted
to use a printer for graphics)

My questions were posed to you all more as a wanting to learn this.  It is
NOT essential for this project.  I just thought it would be nice to put
their logo in print on the proposal I am bringing with me to the
presentation.  Boy did that open up a can of worms.  4 hours later, my
dishes are still not done, my lawn still needs to be mowed, and the graphic
still looks lousy.

One gentleman recommended descreening, but I can not find that option
anywhere in my scanning software nor my Paint Shop Pro 6 beta.  As you can
see in this area I am a complete neophyte.

Thanks much,
Carol

----- Original Message -----
From: Sharyn Hinchcliffe <sharyn(at)hcdesigns.com>
To: Carol Parent <parent(at)djam.com>
Cc: <hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: Printing


> Carol Parent wrote:
>
> >
> > print it out so that it looks just as clear and clean as it does on
paper
> > that I scanned it from.  This must be why Desk Top Publishers are in a
> > different category then Web Designers<smiles>
>
> hi carol
>
> how true on the desktop designers/publishers (i am one) (vbg)
>
> first - what was the image scanned in as??? that's the first and most
important
> question. if the resolution of the image is high enough, then it will
print out
> relatively decent. (note the relatively decent). if your inkjet printer
has a
> resolution of 600x600 dpi, then scanning the image at 300x300 will be a
good
> start. also - try to scan the image in at least 25% + or - the final size.
this
> will help to reduce any problems of bitmapping.
>
> and yes, this is where adobe software really comes in. i love the
macromedia
> programs for web development but adobe is still where it's at for desktop
> publishing.
>
> there are several programs and books out there that offer training for the
adobe
> (and i believe also for the macromedia) products.
>
>     classroom in a book - this actually comes with several of the major
programs
> by adobe. really explains things well (although sometimes you have to have
some
> knowledge of the publishing industry - they do make that assumption
sometimes
> IMHO)
>
>     vtc - virtual training centers - these are series of interactive disks
that
> also can show you step by step. how to get some of the things done.
>
> both of these can be reached from adobe's site http://www.adobe.com (check
out
> the support area)
>
> sharyn hinchcliffe
> hinchcliffe designs
> http://www.hcdesigns.com
>
> design is art - art is design
>
>

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