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Printing on Inkjet
I have a Lexmark 3200 and I will be printing Word documents that will have
both text and graphics files on them. My questions to the group is, One: what graphics file,( jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc,) should I use to get the sharpest picture on a inkjet printer. The other question is after I create my page that has both text and graphics, should I convert this Word document to another file to get the sharpest image on my inkjet? |
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"bdowns" wrote in
: I have a Lexmark 3200 and I will be printing Word documents that will have both text and graphics files on them. My questions to the group is, One: what graphics file,( jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc,) should I use to get the sharpest picture on a inkjet printer. The other question is after I create my page that has both text and graphics, should I convert this Word document to another file to get the sharpest image on my inkjet? I believe you have a misapprehension of the term "prepress," and hence are posting to one group too many. |
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That doesn't mean we can't help him, Eric.
For your purposes, BD, bmp and tiff are exactly the same and it doesn't matter which to use. The only advantage they would have for you over Jpeg is the fact that they're uncompressed so they won't show any artefacts in them and will generally give you a better image. However, a jpeg can be just as good as a tiff or a bmp if the compression is fairly low, so it really doesn't matter. If you can see errors in the image, they'll print, but otherwise, you're fine with anything you decide to use. Pretty much the only format you couldn't use would be EPS, but if you had a postscript compatible printer that wouldn't be a problem. "Eric Gill" wrote in message ... "bdowns" wrote in : I have a Lexmark 3200 and I will be printing Word documents that will have both text and graphics files on them. My questions to the group is, One: what graphics file,( jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc,) should I use to get the sharpest picture on a inkjet printer. The other question is after I create my page that has both text and graphics, should I convert this Word document to another file to get the sharpest image on my inkjet? I believe you have a misapprehension of the term "prepress," and hence are posting to one group too many. |
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bdowns wrote:
I have a Lexmark 3200 and I will be printing Word documents that will have both text and graphics files on them. My questions to the group is, One: what graphics file,( jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc,) should I use to get the sharpest picture on a inkjet printer. The other question is after I create my page that has both text and graphics, should I convert this Word document to another file to get the sharpest image on my inkjet? I don't mean to sound critical, but it is my view that you are placing far, far too much emphasis on the picture file type and document file type than with the actual piece of printing equipment you expect to use - the Lexmark 3200. Don't expect too much print quality from a $70 (US$) printer, and no black magic fixes (file types) is going to solve your problem. Invest in a higher quality printer. I have a Lexmark Z55, a rather high quality line from them. But I only use it to print junk stuff (emails, grocery lists, etc), it cannot compete with a real printer. The important work gets done on my Canon i850. Just my opinion, you can choose to ignore it. But I think most people here might agree with me. But I will give you a tip. When using photos (I like .jpgs), use as large an image as possible for the original, it'll give you a far better result when you reduce it in size in Word for your actual needs. This is the same principal used in digital cameras. The actual picture your take is quite huge - you need all those bits of information for a good, sharp, detailed image, suitable for printing. PS - If a photo isn't sharp to start with, you can sharpen it using inexpensive and free photo editing software, easily found on the Internet. -Taliesyn |
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Aaargh! Are there still Word users on this planet???
The original will do for the sharpest image on your Lexmark, also depending on the compression rate and the image dimensions. It doesn't make sense to print a 1200 DPI image on your inkjet printer. 300 DPI will be enough for color and grayscale images. I wouldn't recommend converting to another format for printing to your inkjet (if you want to read your document next year, you may need conversion...). "bdowns" wrote in message ... I have a Lexmark 3200 and I will be printing Word documents that will have both text and graphics files on them. My questions to the group is, One: what graphics file,( jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc,) should I use to get the sharpest picture on a inkjet printer. The other question is after I create my page that has both text and graphics, should I convert this Word document to another file to get the sharpest image on my inkjet? |
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the formats you list are all bitmap formats. given the same resolution,
there should be no difference in the printed page. be aware that increasing resolution beyond that which is needed (and the old prepress song of "twice the lpi" has absolutely no application for you or any inkjet) will not improve the output quality, but it will dramatically increase the times needed to print a page. experiment with resolutions in the 100-150 dpi range. This is calcualted at the actuall size of the graphic as used in the document you are printing. -- Mac Townsend, Adcom Graphics, Fairfield, California: Electronic Prepress & Large Format Imaging www.adcomgraphics.com |
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