Re: Printing

Afternoon all,

I have to tell you this.  As aggravating as this printing out has been, I
have learned so many new tricks.  Doncha just love it!!!! Thanks so much
Jeff, Judith, Sharyn and D<smiles>, Captain, and Ches.  You helped to make a
very exasperating day much much nicer.

Have a great evening.
Carol <~~~~Has decided not to throw her printer against the wall a few
times!


----- 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 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: Printing


> Carol Parent wrote:
>
> > 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)
>
> ok - first, if it is just a black and white logo with absolutely no
colour -
> take it in at minimun 500 dpi and twice the final size to be printed
(before
> anyone jumps on this as incorrect - WAIT)
>
> i know photoshop more than paint shop pro but here it goes - once in the
editing
> software, the image should be classified as a bitmap not greyscale. if
it's not
> a bitmap, you should have the option to convert it to that. in photoshop
v5 +
> it's under image>mode>bitmap. if that is greyed out (not an option) change
it
> first to greyscale, then bitmap.
>
> the next menu/selection will to be on the final dpi/resolution - put this
as
> high as possible - preferably at 1500 dpi to 2000 (the reason behind this
is
> that this will smooth out the edges when printed - four of my printers and
one
> service bureau always recommed to me, and from my experience also, that
line
> artwork - or simple black and white artwork, have the highest
resolution/dpi as
> possible)
>
> once saved as a bitmap - tiff file with NO lzw compression can then be
imported
> in to either pagemaker or quark. i don't work with other so called layout
> programs (ms publisher) as they aren't the industry standard for graphic
> (desktop publishing).
>
> seriously - if you take a publisher file into kinko's or alphagraphics -
do not
> expect to be taken serious.
>
> if you're just printing the proposal from your home printer, you shouldn't
run
> into any further problems.
>
> sharyn hinchcliffe
> hinchcliffe designs
> http://www.hcdesigns.com
>
> design is art - art is design
>
>

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