Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Buyind second hand scanner

Large format scanners are commercially available in a wide range of prices from very low to very high, depending on the quality, speed, resolution, format width, imaging technology, Color scanners are much more expensive than black and white scanners. It is often better to pay a little higher price for trusted brands of scanners with good record of after-sales service

When going for a second hand scanner, care must be taken to ensure that the machine is compatible with computers and operating systems that are used today. The major attraction in buying a used scanner is the lower cost involved. When buying used scanners, it is always advisable to buy it from a dealer that you trust, since that will make the repair and maintenance easy, whenever necessary also make sure that parts are easy obtain when your scanner breaks down.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

large format printing quality inks and paper types

You have a lot of options when choosing different quality inks and paper types, all of which can be combined to form a satisfying result for your large format printing.

Different photo papers will give surprisingly different results from the same photo printed on the same printer. Photo paper comes in many different styles, weights, and photo finishes, including matte, glossy and varying degrees of gloss, which is usually called semi-gloss. Colour photos usually look best when printed onto glossy or semi-gloss photo paper, while black and white photos usually look better on matte. It is also worth while creating and saving different profiles for your printer for each type of photo paper you use. This is because on some papers a printer may use too much of one colour, instead of correcting the colour yourself you can select a profile you created before.

The cost of ink can sometimes be greater than that of paper. Purchasing brand name inks by your printer manufacturer is usually the safest option and will produce the best results. Remember that printer damage caused by third party printer cartridges sometimes isn’t covered by manufacturers. Some companies such as Lyson produce high end inks which in some cases are better than the manufacturers own.

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