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Chapter 7-Advanced Imaging

Chapter Overview

Levels of Gray

Line Screens

Scanner Resolutions

Line Art Scanning

Halftone Scanning

TIFF, PICT, EPS Formats

Gamma Corrections

Enhanced Screening

Accurate Calibration Technology

Page Design

Typefaces and Fonts

Typeface Forms

Other Elements of Design

Orientation

Pitch

Point Size and x-Height

Spacing

Page Design Tips

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Notes

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Introduction

To take full advantage of your Accel-a-Writer 8200’s high resolution

and make your images look their best, it is important that you

understand levels of gray, line screens, scanner resolutions, and their

uses within specific applications. The first half of this chapter

explains what levels of gray and line screens are and how to work

with them to achieve the best possible quality of output. It also

covers scanning, selecting formats for your files, and using gamma

corrections, enhanced screening, and XANTÉ’s Accurate Calibration

features. The second half of the chapter covers terms and elements of

page design with tips for adding finishing touches for a truly

professional image.

Levels of Gray

The resolution of a laser printer is measured in dots per inch (dpi).

The standard resolution on your Accel-a-Writer 8200 is 600 x 600

dpi, which you may have upgraded to 800 x 800 or 1200 x 1200 dpi.

Generally speaking, the human eye can detect approximately 200

shades of gray in an image. This means that the higher the levels of

gray (number of shades) used to produce a halftone image, the

smoother the image looks during the transition of changing dot sizes.

The following simple formula can help you determine the shades of

gray used to produce an image:

dots per inch

lines per inch

For example, if you print at 600 x 600 dpi with a 60 line screen, the

image produced has 101 levels of gray (600/60 = 10; 10 x 10 + 1 =

101). If you want more levels of gray at 600 dpi, the line screen or

lines per inch (lpi) has to be reduced.

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Keep in mind that the higher the lines per inch, the tighter the screen

on the image will be. To produce higher levels of gray without using

a lower line screen, you must print at a higher dpi. An illustration of

this would be to print the same image at the Accel-a-Writer 8200’s

optional 800 dpi with the same 60 line screen. You would now have

approximately 170 levels of gray (800/60=13; 13 x 13 + 1 = 170).

Use the following table as a guide to get 256 levels of gray.

LPI ToAchieve 256 Levels of Gray

Printer

Resolution LPI

1200 x 1200 dpi 75

800 x 800 dpi 50

600 x 600 dpi 38

Line Screens

Knowing how many levels of gray you would like to achieve is one

factor in determining the appropriate line screen to use. Depending

on the individual image quality, some degree of experimentation

usually is necessary to produce the best possible output. You do not

always have to achieve 256 levels of gray for the best output. We

have found the following line screens (lpi) to work the best: 60 for

600 dpi, 71 for 800 dpi, and 95 for 1200 dpi. Trying these line

screens generally gives you a more precise idea of the optimum

output for a particular image.

Scanner Resolutions

Another way to insure high quality output for your images is to

determine the optimum scanning resolution.

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Line Art Scanning

For line art, the optimum scanning resolution would be at the same

resolution as the output device, especially when reproduced at the

same size. For example, when printing from your Accel-a-Writer

8200 in the 600 dpi mode, the scanner resolution should be set at 600

dpi.

Halftone Scanning

The resolution for scanning a halftone is usually lower than that of

the output resolution. Black and white images should generally be

scanned at a resolution of 2 times that of the line screen used, if

printing at 100% size. For example, if a line screen of 95 is used, the

scanner resolution should be set to 190 dpi (95 x 2). If that resolution

cannot be selected, choose the next higher resolution available. Also,

scanner resolutions depend on the size at which the output is printed.

If the previous example were to be printed at 75% of original size,

then the scanner resolution should be set to 142 dpi (95 x 2 x .75).

The formula for scanning in this section is used to determine the

optimum resolution possible. Scanning the image at a lower than

optimum resolution results in less detail. Scanning at a higher

resolution increases the file size and the processing time, and it may

only slightly increase the amount of detail. The following is a

formula for scan resolution:

desired lpi x 2 x % of original size

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TIFF, PICT, EPS Formats

After creating or scanning the image, you need to decide the format

in which to save it. The three most popular formats are TIFF (Tagged

Image File Format), PICT (from Picture), and EPS (Encapsulated

PostScript) files. If you use a scanning application such as

Photoshop, make sure to choose the appropriate line screen under

Page Setup before saving the image. This is essential for importing

the image into other applications. Some programs do not allow you

to change the line screen of an individual PICT or EPS image once it

is imported.

PageMaker only allows you to change the line screen of a TIFF file.

Do this by clicking the image and choosing Image Control under the

Elements menu. Set the line screen using the formulas in the

previous section, “Halftone Scanning.”

Note: Different versions of PageMaker may work differently. See

the application manual for details.

QuarkXpress only allows you to change the line screen of an

individual TIFF file. Do this through the Style menu. QuarkXPress

gives you a choice of Normal (default), 60, 30, 20 and Other line

screens. You may choose your own lpi through Other. QuarkXPress

goes a step further by allowing you to change the line screen of the

entire document in Page Setup under the File menu.

Note: Different versions of QuarkXpress may work differently.

See the application manual for details.

For more information on specific applications, see appendix B,

“Application Notes.”

Gamma Corrections

XANTÉ Halftone Calibration Technology includes a sophisticated

gamma corrections feature. This feature allows you to change

midrange contrasts by adjusting grayscale values without altering the

black shadow and white highlight values at each end of the scale.

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For example, if a scanned image is too dark, you can use the printer’s

front panel to select a new gamma setting to lighten and enhance the

details. Gamma corrections bring out details that can be lost when

printing at higher line screens or when dark photos are scanned.

Your Accel-a-Writer 8200 offers seven gamma settings, 0 through 6

with 0 as the default. Settings 0 through 5 progressively lighten the

midrange values. If you need a negative (reverse) image, which is

required by some printing processes, you can create one using

gamma 6 rather than using a software application. Figures 7.1 and

7.2 illustrate the effects of gamma correction settings.

Output Levels

Gamma 0

Black White

Input Levels

Black White

Fig. 7.1 Gamma Correction 0

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Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 6

Black White

Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 5

Black White

Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 4

Black White

Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 3

Black White

Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 2

Black White

Output Levels

Black White

Input Levels

Gamma 1

Black White

Fig. 7.2 Gamma Corrections 1 through 6

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If you use gamma corrections in combination with XANTÉ’s new

enhanced screening technology, you can further fine tune your

output quality. See “Levels of Gray” earlier in this chapter and the

next section, “Enhanced Screening,” for more details.

Enhanced Screening

XANTÉ’s enhanced screening allows you to select from the normal

(default) or the enhanced screens defined by 145, 197, or 256 levels

of gray using either the printer’s front panel or via software printer

setup. If you use the front panel, the default enhanced screen is setup

under the MISC:SCREEN menus. If you use the software printer

setup, you can select the levels of gray and gamma settings

simultaneously. Gray level and line screen combinations of enhanced

screens are defined as:

Levels Line Screens

of Gray 600 dpi 800 dpi 1200 dpi

145 70 93 140

197 60 80 120

256 53 72 106

There are nineteen possible gamma correction and levels of gray

combinations from which you can choose to fine tune your output

quality. Depending on your printing environment, Macintosh or PC,

use one of the following procedures to select the enhanced screens.

In a Macintosh environment, to select the enhanced screens

1. Select Print… from the File menu from within your

application. The print dialog box appears.

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2. Click Options…. The Options window appears

3. Select the desired screen.

4. Click OK. The print dialog box reappears.

5. Click Print.

In a PC environment, to select the enhanced screens

1. Start your Windows application.

2. Go to the Control Panel and select Printers.

3. Click Setup….

4. Click Features….

5. Locate the Enhanced Screen options and select the desired

screen.

6. Click OK.

7. Click OK.

8. Close the Control Panel window.

Accurate Calibration Technology

XANTÉ’s Accurate Calibration Technology (X•ACT) allows you

easily to calibrate the printer’s engine to print more precise

horizontal and vertical dimensions within the width of one dot.

X•ACT compensates for print engine variations. Every printer prints

in a slightly different way; one engine may print one line a little long

and another a bit short with a usual accuracy of 1 mm ±2 mm. While

this variance is acceptable for many uses, it is unacceptable for color

separations and other jobs where pinpoint accuracy is essential.

Working with X•ACT varies depending on if you are in a PC or

Macintosh environment. Also, after you adjust the printer’s line

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