Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your photo on the card was half-toned. This is what is usually done when something is printed using the offset method. The density of the "benday" screen (e.i. 40%,50% etc.)used to project the image on the master plate is where one can reduce the dot effect. If your cards were done using a direct photographic process other than offset printing, you then would see an unscreened photo as in a normal print. Hope this helps. MG - -----Original Message----- From: Sam Carleton [mailto:scarleton@miltonstreet.com] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:44 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] [VOT] half tone printing I have no clue what I am talking about, nor where to turn, thus I thought of the LUG. I just got some business cards printed. The cards have a B&W image on them and shading behind some of the lettering. First off, the cards do look VERY good, but... I can see all those little dots in the picture and in the shading. When I asked the owner about how to get things printed without dots, he had no clue. I know that the whole dot thing is very standard and is how many if not all magazines are printed. But I also know that there is some way to printing a continues tone, what we photographers are use to looking at in our images. First off what are these two styles of printed called? Does anyone know if and where I can go to get B&W printed printed with a continues tone? Thanks! Sam Carleton - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html