rcd@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (rana.c.dutt) (12/27/89)
I've been using Pagestream 1.8 with the HP Paintjet printer for a few
days now. This combination has opened up a completely new dimension in
ST computing for me: high-resolution color desktop publishing.
Pagestream can import all resolutions of Degas and Neochrome files, and
print them with their color palettes intact. It can even import IFF format
files containing Amiga ILBM/HAM pictures with hundreds of colors, and they
come out in their full spectral glory at 90 dpi. At this resolution the
Paintjet offers up to 330 colors using a 2 x 2 dot dithering scheme per pixel.
With Pagestream, you can also draw object-oriented drawings, and assign each
object a color from the default set (which includes colors like cyan, etc).
Although you will not see the full range of these colors on screen (you
can map only a couple of them in medium-rez), they will print out correctly and
brilliantly on the Paintjet. Thus, creating purple triangles, orange pentagons,
and complicated grouped objects in color is a breeze.
Pagestream also has fantastic text capabilities, since it uses outline fonts
and comes with a set of serif, sans serif, and artistic fonts. Needless
to say, text can be assigned colors as well.
Summary: for the ST, this is one heck of an impressive color DTP system.
P.S. If you would like to see good-quality color printouts of any of your
ST files (Degas, Neo or IFF format), send me email (rcd@mtqua.att.com).
I have no affiliation with Softlogik or HP other than as a user of their
products.
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