Re: Best 'screen' for photocopying? ROOKIES LISTEN UP

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From: Matthew Greenfield
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 00:00

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Gregory Lawhorn <gplawhorn@mail.earthlink.net> wrote:

> > Matthew Greenfield wrote:
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me the best way to output laser copies to get optimum
> > > results when the printout is photocopied?
> > >
> > > I am printing black and white layouts with grayscale images, in
> > > QuarkXpress, on a 600dpi HP printer. I (think) I am mainly thinking
> > > about what 'lpi' to use....
> 
> I've discovered with my Personal Laserwriter NTR that I get the best
> results by reducing the image to 72 dpi and then converting to a bitmap at
> 300 dpi with a diffusion dither. Either way, make sure you adjust the
> brightness of the image, otherwise the print is too dark and a copier will
> make mud of it.
> 
> --
> Gregory Lawhorn
> MacMechanic
> Proverbs 3:5-6

Many thanks for all your helpful suggestions!
-- 
Matthew Greenfield
matti@grnfield.u-net.com

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From: matti@grnfield.u-net.com (Matthew Greenfield)
Subject: Re: Best 'screen' for photocopying? ROOKIES LISTEN UP
Date: 1998/05/22
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