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From: pazzani@ics.uci.edu (Michael Pazzani)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: smoothing bitmap graphics
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Date: 14 Sep 89 16:25:42 GMT
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The Apple LaserWriter has a facility to "smooth" bitmap graphics does
a pretty good job of making 72dpi bitmaps look acceptable when printed at
300dpi.  Does anyone know if these facilities can be accessed
directly from postscript?  I have a large number of bitmaps (from
a Symbolics Lisp Machine) that are printed using the postscript
"imagemask" procedure.   I'd love to find a way to make them print
on a laserwriter with the same quality as images produced by MacPaint.

Thanks in advance,
Mike
pazzani@ics.uci.edu