richard@mee.tcd.ie (06/12/91)
We're considering buying a colour postscript printer for our lab, with the idea of printing 24-bit colour images. While I realise that we're not going to get anywhere near photographic quality, any sample prints I've seen all seem to be from drawing packages, with very little variation in intensity. I've seen output from colour photocopiers, the quality seems to fit our needs exactly, but my question is is it possible to get printers that come this close to photographic quality ??? If anyone has seen the NEC Colormate PS 80 in action (they have yet to sell one in Ireland ) I'd really appreciate their comments, or indeed anyone who has experience in this area. thanks, Richard Richard Bolger // Trinity College Dublin // rjbolger@vax1.tcd.ie Republic of Ireland //
geof@aurora.com (Geoffrey H. Cooper) (06/15/91)
In article <1991Jun12.141616.1@mee.tcd.ie> richard@mee.tcd.ie writes: >I've seen output from colour photocopiers, the quality seems to fit our >needs exactly, but my question is is it possible to get printers that >come this close to photographic quality ??? There is a Mitsubishi printer (more of a marking engine) that prints 24 bit color at 150 dpi using a sublimation process. This might be more in line with what you want; It is the kind of printer that would make a poor choice for an existing color PostScript device, since I've not seen a PS that will do anti-aliasing on graphics instructions (and without it 150 dpi output is very jagged). It is the kind of device that expects reams of data under strict timing constraints, but I believe that it takes the data over a centronics (almost) compatible port, so you might be able to drive it with a 3/486 box. - Geof -- geof@aurora.com / aurora!geof@decwrl.dec.com / geof%aurora.com@decwrl.dec.com