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Subject:Copiers and washed-out images From:Peter Crimmin <peter_crimmin -at- VIS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 12 Mar 1997 14:52:16 -0500
I had a variation of this problem. I would print a master using a laser
printer (looked great); I would test on my office copy machine (looked
great); and then I would send the master to the commerical copy center
(washed-out images).
The guy at the copy center pointed out the following:
* Small volume office copiers are optimzed for image quality.
* High volume office copiers are optimzed for speed.
* To get the speed, the strobes are brighter. The extra intensity washes out
your greyscale.
fwiw,
pc
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