Oh-Yeah?
Newbie to Printing
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- Minolta 4750DN
Hi,
I'm trying to print a computer-generated hologram, which requires a high resolution.
I want to print the 1-bit (binary B/W) image exactly as is, at either 1200dpi (laser) or 2400dpi (inkjet) etc.
But I came to learn that, nowadays, most printers do not allow us to print directly at their max dpi; for example, when I send a bitmap (or PDF etc) to a Windows printer driver, it automatically lowers the dpi so that it can use some dot-patterns for halftoning. Many drivers do not even indicate the actual dpi at work, but just say "best quality" etc.
So here's my newbie question: how do I tell my printer like "Just print these dots at your max dpi; don't bother with halftoning or dithering" ?
Right now I'm trying GIMP + wingp (gutenprint for win), but I'm not yet sure how to define my printer settings (PS, PCL6, Epson, or Canon, etc), and I'm not sure if it's possible at all to do such a job with this software combination.
Maybe (I imagine) I might be able to write PS or PDF or PCL6 scripts to embed the image data for direct printing?
I'd appreciate any help. Cheeeeeeeers
P.S. I know there are professional "image setter" services out there, but I hope to see how far I can go with ordinary printers around. Thanks!
I'm trying to print a computer-generated hologram, which requires a high resolution.
I want to print the 1-bit (binary B/W) image exactly as is, at either 1200dpi (laser) or 2400dpi (inkjet) etc.
But I came to learn that, nowadays, most printers do not allow us to print directly at their max dpi; for example, when I send a bitmap (or PDF etc) to a Windows printer driver, it automatically lowers the dpi so that it can use some dot-patterns for halftoning. Many drivers do not even indicate the actual dpi at work, but just say "best quality" etc.
So here's my newbie question: how do I tell my printer like "Just print these dots at your max dpi; don't bother with halftoning or dithering" ?
Right now I'm trying GIMP + wingp (gutenprint for win), but I'm not yet sure how to define my printer settings (PS, PCL6, Epson, or Canon, etc), and I'm not sure if it's possible at all to do such a job with this software combination.
Maybe (I imagine) I might be able to write PS or PDF or PCL6 scripts to embed the image data for direct printing?
I'd appreciate any help. Cheeeeeeeers
P.S. I know there are professional "image setter" services out there, but I hope to see how far I can go with ordinary printers around. Thanks!