Re: solarplate images up on my website
Hi All,
I don't know whether you have seen this site. It
contains some good info re screens plates etc and some images too
http://www.psy.ku.dk/ross/
Regards,
David
H
On Feb 22 2007, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
I second
this, Susan,
Yesterday I called all around. No one has imagesetters
anymore. One place
has one up in northern Montana, but the other
problem is the software
capable of doing stochastic is $50,000. He
can do a stochastic right to
PLATE but not to film. But what do we do
when the last imagesetter goes out
of biz? I mean, would it be the
same if we did a digital one and
projected/enlarged it onto film
ourselves, I wonder...
Also, the notes I have on screens so far:
1800 dpi, 80% density; from Ross
20 or 40 microns and that stochastic
is 2 different diameter dot sizes of
diamond shape. I don't even
know what all this means, what a micron is--I
assume the 20 micron is
a finer dot...
I printed out Jon's entire website and keep
referring to it. Especially the
little jpg of the different exposures
and dots--very helpful, Jon.
Chris
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From: "SusanV"
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Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: solarplate images up
on my website
> Dear gravure folks... I got an email
last night from Copygraphics, > and
they believe they have the
problem with the stochastic screens > sorted
out. Yay!
I
have tried to find someone around > here to make me one (a stochastic
screen), and came up empty. it > seems that even long established
printing shops have gone digital. > One place told me he gave his
imagesetter away a few months ago! > (and those things are lot of
$$$$$
) Another problem is that they > aren't used to making
stochastic
screens... that's a random dot > pattern rendered by
special software
that not all places even have > available.
so... I highly advise getting a screen now from > copygraphics
and
taking good care of it.
susan
>
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