alexd@milton.u.washington.edu (Alex Danilchik) (04/07/91)
Hi. I have yet to purchase the software, but I know I am going to be using .IMG files (of which I know little or nothing about), AND am going to NEED to print these .IMG in a Postscript DTP environment...hence Pagestream comes to mind. I have been holding off buying 1.82 due to the purported soon release of 2.x. I will have a TRUE PS printer shortly- the NEC Silent Writer 90. My question: Am I in for trouble in placing .IMG files into a Postscript format? Should I expect loss or degradation in the conversion? is there a conversion? and, what .IMG editing tools are out there? TOUCH_UP ? others? Are .IMG typically large? And if converted to PS.. can I assume that were I to go to a printhouse for greater than 300dpi, i will be able to get the higher resolution for the graphics images? your help is very much appreciated. thanks gunnar alexd@milton.u.washington.edu
logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan) (04/07/91)
alexd@milton.u.washington.edu (Alex Danilchik) writes: >Am I in for trouble in placing .IMG files into >a Postscript format? I do .img imports into Pagestream all the time. > Should I expect loss or degradation in the conversion? .img files are simply compressed bit images. So, to whatever degree PageStream distorts bitimages upon resizing is your only true worry. Bit for bit reproductions should be error free. >Are .IMG typically large? Depends. Some of my clip-art type scans with the geniscanner produce .img files that are 1/6th the storage of a raw bitmap. >And if converted to PS.. can I assume that were I to go to a >printhouse for greater than 300dpi, i will be able to get the >higher resolution for the graphics images? I don't know. -- - John Logajan @ Network Systems; 7600 Boone Ave; Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 - logajan@ns.network.com, 612-424-4888, Fax 612-424-2853
boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (04/07/91)
In article <1991Apr6.201033.3056@milton.u.washington.edu>, alexd@milton.u.washington.edu (Alex Danilchik) writes: >Hi. > >My question: Am I in for trouble in placing .IMG files into >a Postscript format? Should I expect loss or degradation in the >conversion? is there a conversion? and, what .IMG editing tools >are out there? TOUCH_UP ? others? Are .IMG typically large? >And if converted to PS.. can I assume that were I to go to a >printhouse for greater than 300dpi, i will be able to get the >higher resolution for the graphics images? > No problem, I do it all the time. I cannot detect any loss of resolution. I do all my printing at school, and only use my little 9-pin to check alignment (Pagestream allows one to lighten the density of a printout, so I can check stuff fast). I print PS to disk, then put it on a floppy and lpr it on a NEC (or Laserwriter, they both work). I don't know about the >300dpi thing, if you find out please email or post. Oh, by the way, there is no conversion, you just load them straight in. -- ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- Mickey R. Boyd | "Kirk to Enterprise. All clear FSU Computer Science | down here. Beam down Technical Support Group | yeoman Rand and a six-pack . ." email: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu | ---------------------------------+-------------------------------------