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From: prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Doubling Font sizes and Shrinking Photographically
Message-ID: <1990Nov11.151554.19347@erbe.se>
Date: 11 Nov 90 15:15:54 GMT
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In a recent article dhoyt@vz.acs.umn.edu writes:

>  Most postscript fonts do not have multiple rederings for different sizes.
>Unfortunate, but it does make it cheaper.  So in theory, photoreduction
>can be used to increase the density of dots.  However, to get a high quality
>image, you'll want a stat camera.  Which would be expensive.  A xerox or 35mm
>camera wouldn't do the job.

I beg to differ. I have successfully shrunk pages using a 35mm camera
of good quality (a Canon EOS-1 with a Canon 50mm macro lens). Just
make sure that the light is even. Use Kodak Technical Pan and develop
in Tetenal Doku or Kodak Technidol. Gives a grainless result with
normal contrast. The lens, not the film, is the limit using this
setup. Followups to rec.photo, please.

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