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From: SRFERGU%ERENJ@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU (Scott Ferguson)
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Subject: High-Quality Color Printers
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Date: 19 Jun 91 18:04:10 GMT
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Has anyone got any experience with continuous-tone color printers? I've
got a Tektronix 4693DX, which does 300 dpi (if you only use the three
primary colors), but dithers down the resolution. Also, it doesn't do a
real good job of reproducing some colors (blues come out too dark, etc).
I've adjusted correction parameters on the printer to the best I can get,
but some colors just never come out right.

What types of printer alternatives are out there, and at what cost? I can't
afford the Canon Color Copier yet, and even 20K would be too high, but I
would like to know so I can target vendors when I go to SIGGRAPH and check them
out.

Thanks,
Scott Ferguson
srfergu@erenj.bitnet