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  Re: PNG!(61K)SeattleSpaceNeedle again  
From: Remco de Korte
Date: 27 Jan 1999 07:29:21
Message: <36AEFB92.350B36EC@xs4all.nl>
Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> Well, if you mean CMYK versus RGB, done that. A test of these two output
> types seems to favor RGB instead of my printers CMYK (black cartridge
> separate) as if the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow are the only things going
> in. RGB makes for a blacker black. Printers are all different of course.
> I've also upgraded my Epson Stylus Color ESC/P2 driver to a Epson Stylus
> Color Pro instead (sounds haphazard, I know) and changed the printer
> style (don't know what others have for these kinds of choices) from
> Deskjet to Laserjet.
> I have much better monitor to printer color now than before. I couldn't
> adjust brightness/contrast and color saturation to get a better setup
> before and now without any adjustment it does a fair job of it.
> Problem is still there though, green is notorious for being off from the
> original and no adjustments can fix it.
> 

An odd trick to improve colourprinting I picked up is to use some sort of glossy
paper. It makes the colours more saturated. It's a bit more expensive but I've
seen a friend of mine use it for presentations and he thought it was worth it.

Remco


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